Verdict
Udio once rivalled Suno for realistic vocals, and Tom's Guide gave it 4.5 stars in 2024. After its October 2025 settlement with Universal it switched off downloads for everyone, paying users included, and its terms now forbid putting songs on any device or streaming site. Its own changelog shows no major feature since September 2025, Sony filed a second lawsuit in July 2026, and the promised licensed relaunch has no date.
Privacy note. Trains on prompts and output with no opt-out in the terms (udio.com/terms-of-service); Sony's second lawsuit filed July 2026 (musicbusinessworldwide.com).
Best for
Playing with AI songs purely for listening inside the app
Skip if
Wanting to keep, share or release the songs, or objecting to prompts and songs training the model
Key facts
- Category
- Music & audio
- Made by
- Uncharted Labs Inc.
- Based in
- United States
- Launched
- 2024
- Works on
- iPhone, Web
- In the UK
- Yes
- Price from
- £10.0 a month
- Free plan
- 10 credits a day plus a 100-credit monthly limit, capped at three 130-second songs a day; no downloads on any plan
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Standard (monthly) | £10 | month |
| Standard (annual) | £96 | year |
| Pro (monthly) | £30 | month |
| Pro (annual) | £288 | year |
What it does
- generates songs from text prompts
- edits music and lyrics in generated songs
- generates songs from uploaded audio and uses existing songs as a style reference
- controls vocals with Voice Control on paid plans
- generates several songs at the same time
Ratings
What people say
Long-time users still like Udio's melodies, but the user mood since the October 2025 download shutdown is anger and resignation, with posts in 2026 calling the app dead and asking whether it will be wiped. App Store stars (4.21 from 421, thin) and Trustpilot (1.5 from 59, thin) both point the same way.
“They've removed the ability to download the music we create, which completely ruins the whole point of using the platform.”
Individual user review, 11 November 2025 · source
“No never will. It hasn't even been updated in a year. It's dead.”
Individual user review, 16 June 2026 · source
“some us feel the SUNO melodies are repetitive and formulaic (read: "bland"), while UDIO has a knack for coming up with some interesting melodies.”
Individual user review, 17 June 2026 · source
“To make cool music and listen to it. Not every hobby has to be a hustle.”
Individual user review, 17 June 2026 · source
“on the surface this feels like an absolute betrayal. This company has been extremely poor in its communications”
Individual user review, 30 October 2025 · source
Press reviews
- Tom's Guide 2024-08-01
4.5 stars, 'a stunningly sophisticated service' with a generous free plan; written before downloads were switched off.
- Digital Music News 2025-10-31
Reported that Udio disabled downloads on the current version immediately after the UMG deal, angering subscribers.
- Billboard 2025-10-31
Covered the user backlash; Udio opened a 48-hour window for users to download existing songs.
Privacy
- Trains on your data
- yes; terms say Udio 'may use your Input Content and any Output to train or otherwise improve our Services'
- Opt-out
- no opt-out described in the terms or privacy policy
- Retention
- 'as long as necessary to provide you with our Services' or for business purposes; no fixed period (privacy policy effective 19 May 2025)
- Incidents
- Sued by UMG, Sony and Warner in 2024. Settled with UMG (October 2025) and Warner (November 2025), then disabled downloads platform-wide. Sony's original case continues and Sony filed a second suit on 20 July 2026 in New York over 30,117 recordings found in Udio's training data.
- Age limit
- 16+ (privacy policy says it does not knowingly collect data from under-16s); UK App Store rating 13+
FAQ
Can I download songs from Udio?
No. Udio switched off downloads for all users after its settlement with Universal in October 2025, and its terms now forbid downloading or posting output to any device or streaming site.
Is Udio free?
There is a free account with 10 credits a day and a 100-credit monthly limit. Standard costs £10 a month in the UK App Store but still does not allow downloads.
Is Udio shutting down?
Udio has said it will relaunch as a licensed platform with Universal and Warner, and a mobile app called Starstruck was shown privately in April 2026. No launch date has been announced, and users in user reviews say the current site has barely changed in a year.
Udio vs Suno?
Some users prefer Udio's melodies, but Suno still lets paying users download songs and keeps releasing new models. Both are being sued by record labels.
Scores are based on published evidence, not lab tests. How we score.
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