This guide outlines the steps to develop a music streaming app, including market analysis, feature planning, design, and development processes. Key features include user registration, music search, and payment integration, with development costs ranging from $15,000 to $25,000 depending on chosen functionalities and whether the app is for native or cross-platform. Partnering with an experienced development company, such as Xongolab, is recommended to successfully execute a unique app idea.

1. How to
Develop a
Music App
COST, FEATURES & TECHNOLOGY

2. Crucial
Talking
Points
Wondering how to build a music
streaming app? This guide will take
you through all the steps involved in
developing a music app, including
features and technology stack. In
this guide, I also talk about the cost
to build a music app.

3. You have an amazing app idea,
but what next? Where to start?
Step 1
Discovery &
Business
Analysis
Before getting on with music
streaming app development, you must
make a plan for the project. It includes
understanding the music app market,
your target audience, and defining the
type of music app you want to create.
Global music app market is highly
competitive & apps like Spotify & Apple
Music are highly popular among
individuals. Hence, it is pivotal to
discover your niche and build an app
that beats the competition.

4. Choose the type of music app
THE FIRST STEP IS TO CHOOSE THE
TYPE OF MUSIC APP YOU WANT TO
DEVELOP:
MUSIC STREAMING
MUSIC STORAGE
RADIO STATIONS

5. Step 2
Plan out the
app features
After research and analysis
are done, list out the key
features & functionalities you
want to include in your
application to target
audience.

6. Basic
Features
Advanced
Features
LOGIN & REGISTRATION
USER PROFILE
SEARCH
MUSIC PLAYER
USER’S LIBRARY
ARTIST & ALBUM PROFILES
AI-BASED PERSONALIZED
RECOMMENDATION
DISCOVER MUSIC
OFFLINE MODE
PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
PAYMENTS INTEGRATION
SOCIAL SHARING

7. Step 3
Design
&
Development
After 1st and 2nd steps, you are all
clear on what you want your app
to do, now it's time to design and
develop your music app.
Now that you know what you want
your app to do it is time to design and
develop your music streaming app. So
you must hire a reliable and
experienced music app development
company that will turn your app idea
into reality.

8. Creative
Brief
Tech Stack for Music Streaming
App Development
FRONTEND DEVELOPMENT (APP): SWIFT, JAVA, KOTLIN,
FLUTTER, REACT NATIVE
BACKEND DEVELOPMENT: NODEJS, EXPRESS.JS, REACTJS,
JAVASCRIPT, PYTHON, RUBY
WEB APP DEVELOPMENT: BOOTSTRAP, HTML5
PAYMENT GATEWAYS: PAYPAL, BRAINTREE, EWALLETS, STRIPE
PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: TWILIO OR PUSH.IO
REAL-TIME ANALYTICS: APACHE, IBM, CISCO, BIGDATA,
SPARK
DATABASE: MONGODB, POSTGRESS, HBASE
CLOUD PLATFORM SOLUTION: AWS, GOOGLE, OR AZURE

9. Step 4
Testing
&
QA
It is essential to make sure that
your music app runs smoothly.
Hence, in-depth testing of your
application is a must.
Now you know how to build a music
streaming app, but have you thought
about how much would it cost to
develop a music streaming app?

10. Cost to Develop a Music
Streaming App
- You need to make a decision on whether you want a native Android app or a
native Android app. It's a vital step in the app development process.
- The total cost will double if you want to develop both Android & iOS apps. On
the other hand, developing cross-platform apps will cost you very less in
compare to developing native apps.
- To sum up, the music streaming app with basic features costs you around
$15,000 to $25,000. The cost may increase depending on the features you
want to include in your music app.
- The cost may go high depending on the features and functionalities you
want to add in your app.

11. Developing a music streaming app can earn millions of dollars if you
have a unique app idea. But to capture a large audience and beat
industry big players like Spotify, Apple Music, or Pandora, your idea must
be executed with perfection in your application. And our experts at
XongoLab are glad to help you in building a successful music app. So feel
free to get in touch with XongoLab Technologies LLP to discuss your
requirements and ask for a budget for free.
Develop Successful Music App with
XongoLab

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