Rakuten Music

Spec sheet

What it does

Rakuten Music is Rakuten Group's subscription music streaming service with about 100 million songs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · corp.rakuten.co.jp

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Support

Google Play lists [email protected] as the support email and links to Rakuten's help and privacy pages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Founded

2016Read 28 Sep 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Ad-free listening

The service advertises music playback without advertising interruptions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

AI availability limit

The AI music agent is for paid plans and excludes Bundle-plan users; rollout began gradually on Android.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

AI feature

Rakuten AI for Music lets paid subscribers search for artists, songs, albums and playlists with natural-language requests.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

API scope

Rakuten Web Services documents APIs for Ichiba, Books, Travel, Recipe, Kobo and GORA, and explicitly says no other Rakuten services are provided; Rakuten Music is not listed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · webservice.faq.rakuten.net

App data disclosure

Google Play says the app may share personal information, app activity and app-performance information with third parties.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Background playback

The app supports background playback while users do other tasks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Bundle eligibility

Bundle access is provided to Rakuten Mobile Strongest Plan users, Diamond/Platinum/Gold members and Rakuten Black or Premium Card holders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · corp.rakuten.co.jp

Bundle restrictions

After the Bundle playback allowance is consumed, playback becomes 30-second previews and several functions are disabled.Read 15 Oct 2026 · corp.rakuten.co.jp

Charts

Charts and trend rankings are provided for discovering popular music.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Company founded

Rakuten Group states it was founded on February 7, 1997.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

Company headquarters

Rakuten Group lists its head office at Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

Company legal name

The operating legal entity is Rakuten Group, Inc. (楽天グループ株式会社).Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

Company size

Rakuten reports 29,419 consolidated employees and 9,989 non-consolidated employees as of December 31, 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

Developer onboarding

Rakuten Web Services requires registering an application to obtain an application ID and access key, with up to five apps per developer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · webservice.rakuten.co.jp

Family plan

NoRead 21 Sep 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Licence

The public app listings identify Rakuten Group as developer and provide no open-source licence; the consumer app is distributed as a proprietary service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: casting integration

A Google Play reviewer complained that Rakuten Music cannot be selected as a Google Home provider and has no cast function.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: missing tracks

App Store reviewers repeatedly reported that notable songs and artists are absent despite the advertised large catalog, with cover or karaoke duplicates appearing instead.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: playback bugs

App Store complaints describe offline playlists stopping, tracks becoming unavailable and repeat or skip controls failing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: recent outage reports

DIGLE documented user reports of problems after a May 2026 update and quoted Rakuten's request for incident details.Read 15 Oct 2026 · mag.digle.tokyo

Limit: update requirement

An App Store reviewer criticized forced updates while in offline mode and said shuffle often repeats tracks from the same album.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Lossless audio

NoRead 21 Sep 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Maximum audio quality

standardRead 21 Sep 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Mobile availability

The service is offered through iOS and Android applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

Notable news: AI launch

Rakuten announced Rakuten AI for Music on September 16, 2026, adding natural-language music search for eligible paid subscribers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

Offline listening

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Offline playback

Downloaded tracks can be played offline to reduce mobile data use.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Ownership and operation

Rakuten Music is identified as an online music streaming service whose core legal entity is Rakuten Group, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

Playlists

Users can create and manage personal playlists and favorites.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Podcasts

The product includes podcasts, radio and other programs alongside music.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Praise: usability and catalog

MyBest scored Rakuten Music 4.21/5 overall, with 5.00 for song availability and 4.70 for ease of use.Read 15 Oct 2026 · my-best.com

Praise: value and sound

An App Store reviewer said the low price and acceptable sound quality were strong points.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rakuten rewards

Listening and selected account actions can earn Rakuten Points through in-app missions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Rank program

Usage days determine four Rakuten Music ranks that provide coupons and other benefits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Rating on Apple App Store

3.3 out of 5 from 1,169 ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Google Play

3.6 out of 5 from 7.12K reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Self-hosting

The reviewed pages describe hosted Rakuten applications and do not provide a self-hosted Rakuten Music edition.Read 15 Oct 2026 · global.rakuten.com

Student plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Supported platforms

web,ios,androidRead 21 Sep 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Synced lyrics

The app synchronizes lyrics with playback for karaoke-style following.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Web player

Subscribers can play full tracks in a browser; non-members get 30-second previews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · music.rakuten.co.jp

Plans and prices

Every Rakuten Music plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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