Mobile Monday: Discovr App Review

Ever sit around and think "what new music should I listen to?" Well Discovr Apps has a great mobile solution for you to do so. Though Discovr also has an app for movies, we'll explore the experience of the music app.

As you launch the app, the user interface is very simple; a search function with a few tabs below with favorites, recommendations and trending music. The favorites are artists pulled from the music you have on your iPhone. As you tap on each artist, more circles will appear with related artist. You can tap on subsequent circles to open up even more artist. As you can see, you can explore pretty far:

In Discovr, you can read about the artists, play samples of their popular tracks and purchase them on iTunes as well.

Pros:

• The user interface is very simple and clean.
• It is a universal app—fully compatible on the iPad.
• Available in 21 languages.

Cons:

• Not a huge con, but I wish this app was one—for both music and movies.
• It was a bit unclear how to play a track (tap and hold). Perhaps a intro dialog explaining this interaction could help solve that.

Discovr was definitely worth the 99 cents to me. It is a simple app that serves its purpose very well. I can see myself sitting at home on the iPhone or iPad using this app to explore new music to listen to.

Download Discovr on iTunes