With innovative apps that help you compose songs, create radio stations, and name that tune, music lovers have even more to love about iPhone.
Tickle the ivories.
Transform iPhone into a full 88-key piano with Pianist. With authentic sound and great features like soft and sustaining pedals, dual keyboard layout, and overdubbing, you can play and compose anywhere.
Available on the App Store
Record music.
If you like to make your own music, record it with Voice Memo, then share it via MMS* or email.
Record a voice memo:
- Tap
to start recording. You can also press the center button on the iPhone headset. - Tap
to pause or 
to stop recording. You can also press the center button on the iPhone headset to stop recording.
Share a voice memo:
- On the Voice Memos screen or Info screen, tap Share.
- Choose Email Voice Memo to open a new message in Mail with the memo attached, or choose MMS to open a new message in Messages.
Create a soundtrack.
Turn the world around you into a song with RjDj. This music-making app picks up ambient sounds, then bounces them back through your headphones. Record as you go and enjoy your creative compositions again later.
Available on the App Store
See the music.
Audio and visuals are in perfect harmony with Bloom. This mesmerizing app from ambient music pioneer Brian Eno turns your iPhone into a 21st-century music box. Touch the screen to layer and loop sounds. Then sit back and enjoy the elaborate patterns and relaxing soundscapes.
Available on the App Store
Stay on key.
When it comes to finding the perfect pitch, Cleartune is spot on. Use this powerful app to tune almost any instrument that sustains a tone — from guitars and woodwinds to brass and pianos.
Available on the App Store
Be blown away.
Turn iPhone into a fun-to-play flutelike instrument with Ocarina. To play a melody, blow into the iPhone mic as you hold down various finger combinations. Even novices will be amazed at how easy it is to play hundreds of songs. And if you just can’t get enough, tap the globe icon to listen in on Ocarina players all over the world.
Available on the App Store
Strike a chord.
Want to learn a few new chords? Add GuitarToolkit for over 500,000 chord variations and a flexible guitar tuner and metronome. Then start strumming when you download PocketGuitar. Choose from six different guitar instruments and add cool effects like delay and distortion.
Available on the App Store
You’ve got the beat.
Your iPhone becomes a fully loaded music studio with the BeatMaker mobile music creation studio. Compose professional-sounding beats, record audio samples, and arrange patterns to create songs. Then export your compositions and share them with friends.
Available on the App Store
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Tune in.
Create your own personal music station with Pandora Radio. Choose a favorite song or artist and Pandora will play the music you want to hear — and music just like it. Discover new artists with similar sounds and skip over songs you don’t like.
Available on the App Store
Name that tune.
If you hear a song you like, point your iPhone at the speaker and Shazam tells you the name of the song and the artist who sings it. It also lets you download the song from iTunes, tag it, and watch the music video.
Available on the App Store
