Udio launches iPhone app with subscriptions up to $30 per month
Udio has launched its first ever mobile app, despite ongoing legal disputes.
AI music creation just took another step forward, for better or worse. Udio, the AI-powered music platform, has launched its first mobile app for iOS, giving users the ability to create songs, generate artwork, and explore other creative tools directly from their phones.
Available as a free download on the App Store, the app syncs with Udio’s existing browser platform. It includes key features like:
- Text-based song creation
- Cover art generation
- Song editing tools
- Uploads of custom audio clips
- A discovery feed to browse songs made by others
Udio follows closely behind rival AI music startup Suno, which launched its own app last July after hitting 12 million users. Both apps are using Apple’s in-app purchase system for their subscription models.
Udio’s iOS app offers three subscription options:
- Free Plan – Create up to 10 songs daily, export in audio or video, and access the community song feed.
- Standard Plan ($10/month) – Adds features like audio uploads, detailed song editing, “negative prompting”, WAV and stem exports, and more creation credits.
- Pro Plan ($30/month) – Includes everything in the Standard tier, plus early access to new features and increased monthly credits.
Additionally, users can buy 100 top-up credits for $3 if they want to generate more music without upgrading their plan.
All subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled 24 hours before the next billing cycle. Users can manage their subscriptions via their iOS settings.
This launch comes while Udio, alongside Suno, is still in legal disputes with major labels. Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records filed lawsuits in 2024, claiming that both companies trained their AI systems using copyrighted recordings without permission. The RIAA stated: “AI companies, like all other enterprises, must abide by the laws that protect human creativity and ingenuity… There is nothing that exempts AI technology from copyright law or that excuses AI companies from playing by the rules.”
Despite this, Udio is actively trying to address copyright concerns. It recently integrated Audible Magic’s audio fingerprinting technology into its platform, which aims to help streaming services identify AI-generated content and apply licensing rules.
With this mobile launch, Udio is making AI music tools more accessible to users on the go, although how it will navigate the legal landscape remains to be seen.