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The iPhone is a huge hit, not just as a phone, but as a new platform for music.

There are now hundreds of iPhone music apps, ranging from Internet radio apps to music toys to experimental music apps.

Today Apple announced its top iPhone Apps for 2008 (App Store link).  Here are the top 10 commercial and free iPhone music apps:

Top Paid Music:

  1. PocketGuitar
  2. Drum Kit
  3. Ocarina
  4. Pianist
  5. Band
  6. Tuner Internet Radio
  7. Beat Maker
  8. Guitar Toolkit
  9. Harmonica
  10. Guitarist

Top Free Music:

  1. Pandora Radio
  2. Shazam
  3. AOL Radio
  4. Midomi
  5. Mini Piano
  6. iheart Radio
  7. MixMeister Scratch
  8. FlyCast Mobile Radio
  9. Last.FM
  10. DigiDrummer Lite

Apple’s list is a popularity contest, so it misses interesting music apps that don’t have mainstream appeal. 

What apps do you think should have made the list, but didn’t?

 

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14 Responses to “Apple’s Top 20 iPhone Music Apps”  

  1. 1 AltReality

    TouchOSC and Noise.io Pro

  2. 2 Sosie Vidal

    Pluto Pluto is by far the best Music App.
    http://vimeo.com/5665814

  3. 3 pumby

    For a great chromatic instrument tuner, try PitchMaster! Well worth the $0.99, less than the cost of a replacement battery for your existing tuner.

  4. 4 john

    bebot robot synth.
    [youtube KFG7-Q0WI7Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFG7-Q0WI7Q youtube]

  5. 5 franzel

    Whats about NLOGSynth. This is the synthapp with the best sound quality in app store

  6. 6 @bleepboxapp

    I'd also like to recommend my own app, bleep!BOX:

    [youtube Dyk5BotVhhk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyk5BotVhhk youtube]
    [youtube 55JQK5300D4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55JQK5300D4 youtube]
  7. 7 buzzyteam

    I like to recommand our own dj app, easymix…
    http://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/easymix/id33639280...

    [youtube kT8bpMTzsPM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT8bpMTzsPM youtube]
  8. 8 buzzyteam

    I like to recommand our own dj app, easymix…
    http://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/easymix/id33639280...

    [youtube kT8bpMTzsPM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT8bpMTzsPM youtube]
  9. 9 proChords

    I would like to recommend my app – ProChords
    ProChord knows the DNA of music. And is able to help you on the way while you are composing songs by showing the possible chords you can play in the specific situation.
    [youtube QnXmtqfo4MY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnXmtqfo4MY youtube]

  10. 10 proChords

    I would like to recommend my app – ProChords
    ProChord knows the DNA of music. And is able to help you on the way while you are composing songs by showing the possible chords you can play in the specific situation.
    [youtube QnXmtqfo4MY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnXmtqfo4MY youtube]

  11. 11 travis

    of course Apples top 20 lists are useless.. i really wish they would separate the music apps into sections, its really annoying to search through all the internet radio and stupid band apps to find actually music tools….
    i second the vote for Bebot.. good sound and unique controls!
    i also like Aura (ambient drones and leads), of course Eno's apps Bloom, Troupe and Air are very nice, though somewhat limited.
    Star Melody is also nice, somewhat similar to Bloom but with lots more control.
    Mujik is also a lot of fun, though its more for just playing around than actually creating something new
    Sound Warp is a very cool sound manipulation tool, though ive only just begun playing around with it..

  12. 12 travis

    of course Apples top 20 lists are useless.. i really wish they would separate the music apps into sections, its really annoying to search through all the internet radio and stupid band apps to find actually music tools….
    i second the vote for Bebot.. good sound and unique controls!
    i also like Aura (ambient drones and leads), of course Eno's apps Bloom, Troupe and Air are very nice, though somewhat limited.
    Star Melody is also nice, somewhat similar to Bloom but with lots more control.
    Mujik is also a lot of fun, though its more for just playing around than actually creating something new
    Sound Warp is a very cool sound manipulation tool, though ive only just begun playing around with it..

  13. 13 John

    How can you leave out OctoaPod, it's awesome and only $0.99!!!

    http://bit.ly/5h1xZE

  14. 14 John

    How can you leave out OctoaPod, it's awesome and only $0.99!!!

    http://bit.ly/5h1xZE

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