What is JioSaavn?
JioSaavn is an Indian music streaming service founded in 2007 as Saavn. In 2018, Reliance Industries' digital arm Reliance Jio merged with Saavn to create the combined entity JioSaavn.
JioSaavn has a catalog of over 45 million songs and allows users to stream music in various Indian languages including Hindi, English, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Bhojpuri etc. It offers both free streaming supported by ads as well as a premium ad-free subscription called JioSaavn Pro.
Key features of JioSaavn include:
- Streaming and downloading music across web, Android, iOS etc.
- Creating playlists and custom radio stations
- Lyrics for selected songs
- Podcasts and original audio programming
- Integration with smart speakers like Amazon Alexa
- Custom recommendations based on listening activity
JioSaavn competes with other music services focused on Indian content like Gaana, Wynk Music and global players like Spotify. As of 2020, it claims to have over 100 million monthly active users.
Gaana, Pandora, SongsPK, MusicSense, DownloadAnySong, Desi Music, India.FM, Biscoot Bajao, Pardesi Link, Tambura, YoSongsPK Music, Mundu Radio are some alternatives to JioSaavn.