After viewing the ad, you can hear your tune using Pandora Premium. If you want to listen to a specific song on mobile, you have to either spring for Pandora Premium or watch a short ad.

Like the rest of the music-streaming services, you can thumbs down any track you don’t want to hear. When a song isn’t a match, you aren’t stuck listening to it forever.

For free users, the app will use songs you've thumbed up and add in other songs from artists the app believes will fit your tastes. Request the top hits, songs to workout to, or “something awesome” with a tap on the microphone icon and a “Hey, Pandora.”Īs you use Pandora, the app will figure out the kind of music you prefer and generate your own Thumbprint radio. To get to the music, you can go “old school” and browse but at least Pandora integrates voice commands. While Pandora’s layout is clean and bright, it feels dated and cumbersome. The interface lacks the sleekness of competitors like Apple Music and Spotify. The frustrations with Pandora only grow as you break into the app. Pandora states this information sharing is to “personalize your experience” which likely translates to “here are ads that match your demographic.” It’s an annoying intro. You can’t create an account without this step. When you use the Pandora app for the first time, you’ll have to turn over personal info like your zip code, the year of your birth, and if you are male or female - there are no other options here.

When you listen to Pandora music, those algorithms combine to form the core of Pandora’s listening experience - and a better guarantee you’ll actually enjoy what you hear. Its detailed song analysis comprises almost 450 different categories. The Music Genome project gives Pandora an edge. The service that revolutionized the music listening industry Free custom playlist has the edge on categorization

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