Bonus appendix: The best music-streaming add-ons

Spotify’s API lets you do some really cool stuff.

DJAY 2

Now you can be a DJ without the hassle of lugging around turntable decks and your whole LP or CD collection! With Algoriddim’s app djay 2 ( www.algoriddim.com/spotify), you can login to Spotify and start mixing millions of songs right from your smartphone or tablet. Tracks are even matched by BPMs to make your transitions silky smooth. Best of all, its got a feature called ‘Match’ which’ll suggest songs that go well with what you’re currently ‘spinning’.

MUSIXMATCH

Misheard lyrics are hilarious, but with MusiXmatch ( www.musixmatch.com), you can get accurate, real-time lyrics floating over any song you happen to playing. A music player in its own right, you can also enable a ‘floating lyrics’ box (which you can open or minimise like a Facebook Messenger chat head) that display lyrics no matter which music app you’re using. Not only that, it’s got a Shazam-style mode that listens to audio and identifies lyrics for you.

JUKESTAR

Why should any one person be in charge of the tunes at a party? With Jukestar ( jukestar.

mobi), you can make your party a ‘music democracy’ by letting your guests vote on what gets played next! Using the Jukestar web app, guests are free to request any song that’s available on Spotify. Songs with the most upvotes get moved up the queue, while ones that have received the most vetoes will get skipped entirely.

SWARM.FM

A web app for live music lovers, Swarm.fm ( app.swarm.fm) will provide you with up-to-date information about new releases and upcoming gigs from your favourite artists using data gathered from your Spotify account. Click on an artist, and Swarm.fm will also pull in a Spotify playlist for you to listen to. It won’t know where you’re situated, though, so you will need to set your location to get concert information that’s relevant to you.

JMUSIC

Ready to make the jump from Spotify to Apple Music? Whether you’re shifting services, keeping your libraries tidy, or just want to share your playlist with a friend, jMusic ( jmusic-spotify.appstor.io) sets out to make the process easy. You’ll need a login for both services, but with the ability to import from a URL, you can add a friend’s public playlist and finally bridge the gap in a matter of minutes.

RUNKEEPER

There are plenty of fitness apps out there, and RunKeeper ( www.runkeeper.com) is amongst the most popular. It has everything you’d expect, from tracking progress to setting goals and keeping a routine, but where it really shines is with its Spotify integration. From the app, you can pump up to one of your own playlists or choose from the list of suggestions that Spotify is known for and jog on to some fresh grooves.