BandJam

Social music competitions

Pick some themes, gather your friends, and discover new music. Upvote your favorite tracks and guess who submitted them.

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Round results in the app. One player's cover is shown with its points, the note they left, and what each friend gave it and said about it.

How it works

Create a league with your friends, then start the first round. Each round goes like this:

Swipe through the five steps

  1. You get a theme

    Whoever runs the league sets a prompt for the round.

    The current round card. The theme is Breakup Bangers, and submissions close in one day.

  2. Pick one song

    Search for it, or paste a YouTube link. Nobody sees what you chose.

    The submit screen with a song selected, a comment written, and a Submit Song button.

  3. Listen and vote

    Every pick lands in one playlist. Spend your votes on the ones you like, and guess who chose each song.

    The voting screen. One song has two upvotes, with buttons to preview it, guess who submitted it, and vote it up or down.

  4. See who picked what

    Names are revealed, points are counted and the standings move. Then the next theme opens.

    Round results. A song is shown with the player who picked it, its points, and the votes and comments each other player gave it.

  5. Then the charts fill in

    After a few rounds the analytics start answering questions. Who gives you the most points? Who keeps voting against you? Who is best at guessing who picked what? This is one chart of many to pore over.

    One of many analytics charts: every song in the league plotted by how well it scored against how much it split the room, sorted into cult picks, divisive, agreeable and ignored.

Round themes matter

Good leagues are made up of good themes. A few to get you thinking.

  • Covers better than the original
  • Soundtrack to my last breakup
  • From a live show I saw recently
  • Alone in the kitchen at 1:47 AM
  • Car still running, nowhere to be
  • Your personal villain theme
  • Thanks, Mom and Dad
  • A song that got me through

Why groups keep playing

The round is simple. These are what people talk about afterwards.

Analytics, 23 charts

Charts that start arguments

After a few rounds the league's analytics show the patterns nobody admits to. Who keeps giving points to whom. Whether you vote differently once you think you know who picked the song. Whose picks run mainstream and who only reaches for deep cuts. Ammunition for the group chat.

One analytics chart: every song in the league plotted by how well it scored against how much it split the room.

Guess who picked what

Pin a name on each song while you vote. Right guesses score bonus points, and every guess is revealed with the results, the wrong ones too.

Standings worth arguing over

Points carry across every round, so a bad pick is survivable and a good one is worth chasing.

A chat for the league

Replies, reactions and GIFs, right next to the round you are talking about.

  • Spotify
  • Apple Music
  • YouTube

Play with the music you already use

You do not need an account with any of them to play. Finished rounds become a playlist you can keep.

Start a league

Send one link to the group chat and pick the first theme.

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No group yet? Public leagues are open to anyone.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. There are no ads and nothing to buy.

Do I need Spotify?

No. You can play without an account on any music service. They only change how you listen to a finished round. More on playlists and music services.

How long does a round take?

Whoever runs the league decides. Rounds can move on when everyone is done, or run on a schedule. More on pacing.

How does scoring work?

You spend a fixed number of votes across the songs in a round, and the points you earn carry through the league. More on voting and scoring.

Everything in the app
  • Leagues and rounds. Invite friends with a link or a code. Creating a league
  • Standard or scheduled. Run rounds by hand or put the league on a clock. Pacing
  • Voting your way. Set vote limits, and switch downvotes off for a friendlier game. Voting and scoring
  • Guess the submitter. Bonus points for working out who picked what. Guess Who
  • Rankings and analytics. Points over time and who voted for whom. Analytics
  • Crews and theme buckets. A group that runs many leagues, and a pool of themes to draw from. Crews
  • Chat and comments. Mentions, reply threads, reactions and GIFs. Chat
  • Photo prompts. Give a round an image instead of a sentence. Rounds
  • Templates. Save a league's settings for the next league. Templates
  • Commissioners. Hand over round management without handing over admin control. Commissioners
  • Public leagues. Open a league to anyone, or keep it private. Getting started
  • Notifications. Know what is waiting before you open the app. Notifications