Suno and its AI-powered music composition are now available as a mobile app on iOS in the US. The app translates Suno’s AI music creation and sharing tools to smartphones as the company attempts to lay claim to the title of most successful AI music developer.
Suno’s mobile app basically gives users what Suno’s platform offers, but with an interface more suited to handheld devices. Users can describe a song and suggest lyrics, and the AI model will create an audio track to match it. The app can also connect to your phone’s microphone to record audio from your surroundings and process those sounds — whether it’s birdsong or conversations — into music. Music produced with the app can also be shared directly with your friends or through the app, where you can also discover and curate music created by others using Suno.
“We value originality, both in the way we build our product and in the way people use it. We’re excited that for the first time, these joys can be experienced from your phone! With the first version of our mobile app, you can explore new musical experiences wherever you go,” Suno co-founder Mikey Shulman explained in a blog post. “Suno is designed for new music, new uses, and new musicians. We’re excited to be in your pocket when the moment comes, and to give you a rich set of tools to capture it.”
Legally sound
Suno claims that more than 12 million people have already tried making music with its platform. The launch of the mobile app (iOS only, for now) will likely expand this community even further. Suno has already struck a deal with Microsoft to offer a plug-in for Suno’s text-to-music tool for Microsoft Copilot. Suno’s app is free to download, with 50 credits per day, which translates to 10 short audio clips. For more extensive use, there are Pro and Premier plans.
One unanswered question is whether the app, and Suno in general, will be around for long. Suno and fellow AI music creator Udio are facing formidable lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and several record labels. The lawsuits claim that the AI startups are infringing copyrights because of the way the models are trained, raising broader questions about whether the songs Suno produces represent original creations or are violating intellectual property rights.
