# Image-Driven Music Apps Moodsnap's Music Discovery App Matches Songs to the Feel of a Photo By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-04-26 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-discovery References: [moodsnap.fm](http://www.moodsnap.fm/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moodsnap/id668212847?ls=1&mt=8&site=) There are countless ways to find new songs to listen to, but rather than searching by an artist's name or a favorite genre, Moodsnap aims to make music discovery a more seamless process by using images to identify a mood. Moodnsap has users begin their musical journey by selecting a photo that matches their mood. This could include images that convey a cozy coffee shop atmosphere or a wild image of friends that suggests a pre-party setting. This app provides a meaningful way for brands and musicians to connect images, music and mood for the purpose of storytelling. Moodnsap cleverly sums up its service by saying: "a picture is worth a thousand songs." Moodnsap is a startup that's currently run by a small creative team out of Nashville. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 24% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Image-driven Music Discovery:** Leveraging images to identify moods for music discovery is a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Visual Storytelling:** Connecting images, music, and mood provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for brands and musicians to enhance storytelling. - **Seamless Music Curation:** Using images as a starting point for music selection offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to streamline the music discovery process. ### Where This Applies - **Music Streaming:** Integrating image-driven music discovery technologies into music streaming platforms presents a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Utilizing visual storytelling tools like Moodsnap can disrupt traditional marketing and advertising strategies by creating immersive brand experiences. - **Mobile App Development:** Developing image-driven music apps opens up a disruptive innovation opportunity in the mobile app development industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Music Curators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facetuneai.md) - [Personalized Music Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundtrack-to-my-life.md) - [Mood-Based Music Recommendations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feeltrx.md) - [Comprehensive Mood Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moodset.md) - [Music-Based Therapy Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spiritune.md) - [Similar Song-Finding Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/similar-songs-finder.md) - [AI Adaptive Music Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adaptive-music-platform.md) - [Music Discovery Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-discovery-app1.md) - [Music Mashups Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mashapp-music.md)