bopdrop - social music 12+

I don’t think I’ve ever written a review for an app before but Bopdrop definitely deserves one. This app is genuinely so fun. It’s so authentic and interactive! I love getting to share songs I love with the world AND getting to see what other people listen to as well. This recent update is so cool, too. Sharing my favorite artists and my top 3 current favorite songs?! It’s all I was hoping for in the update. I’ve met so many sweet people on this app and I love seeing when users add a song I post to their playlist! Music means so much to me so this app is truly something that I look forward to using every day. Also, the concept of “Bopdrop Parties” is so smart! Since users typically get to post one song per day, it is such a reward when the creators turn on Party Mode and users can post an unlimited amounts of songs for a certain amount of time. Bopdrop is definitely one of my favorite apps and downloaded it was the best decision I’ve made. I will never be able to thank the creators enough!

I genuinely love this apps uniqueness, posting songs to followers and getting to explore new genres is amazing! I've had a lovely time being on the app for about a year now, but something that was updated then taken away has made me not want to post as much. The creators brought in an update once where you had the option to pick what portion of the song your followers would hear, instead of an already set clip. I loved this update as I could finally post references to instrumentation or specific lyrics! It opened up a whole new avenue for posting, and at least twice now songs I have posted the 30 second clip starts at the very beginning. The issue being if a song has a long intro. There goes a waste of a post and no one got to hear the amazing tune being showcased! I've made comments before on my account and even captions about this issue, I really thought that song portion selection option was a great and much needed improvement to the app. If it's brought back I'd say Bopdrop would be @ 5 stars. The posting to 1 song a day (now 2 which is nice) is a creative platform for music lovers to share more easily than say random internet forums.

There is certainly a space for a music-based social media app, and Bopdrop fills that niche quite well. The general layout and UX is intuitive and pleasant, profiles contain the perfect amount of info (not too much, not too little), and the two-songs-per-day limit isn’t too restrictive. As social media, this app is a fantastic way to connect with friends through music.

My main suggestion is to increase the viability of Bopdrop as a music discovery app. Currently, the only way I have found to discover new music are the four tabs at the top of the home page, “for you” being the one that has worked best for me. However, most of the “personalized” recommendations really aren’t songs that I like, so it’s hard to find any profiles that have similar music taste. Two ways this could be fixed: 1) upgrade the recommendation algorithm and/or 2) allow users to search for posts by song and artist. Likely, the latter would be easier, and it would allow users to find other people who have posted the same songs/artists to their profile.

Overall, really good app— could see it becoming the next big thing.