Frequently asked questions.

Riffed is a social music platform where musicians collaborate in real time. You record a short loop (a riff, a beat, a vocal hook) and other musicians layer their own parts on top of it. Every contribution is credited, and the result grows into a branching "tree" of music that anyone can explore.

Think of it as the creative part of a recording session, minus the studio, minus the scheduling, and open to musicians anywhere in the world.

Just your phone. Riffed is built to sound great with the microphone you already have. The app includes a built-in metronome, BPM detection, and audio processing, with no external gear, DAW, or plugins required.

That said, plugging in a pair of earbuds or a simple audio interface will improve your recording quality if you want to go further.

Riffed is publicly available on iOS — download it now from the App Store. Android is on the way and launching soon.

Yes. Recording, layering, and collaborating are free. We may add optional paid features down the line, but the core creative experience of making music together stays free.

While there is no hard cap on length, Riffs are short by design: typically a few seconds up to around a minute. Long enough to lay down an idea, short enough to keep the collaboration moving.

Currently you must use a video to upload, however any image can be used if a user chooses to upload their own video file.

A layer is your part added on top of someone else's riff: a bassline under their guitar, a harmony over their vocal. Layers stack up, and every one who contributes is credited.

Yes. A metronome and BPM tools are built into the recorder so your take lines up with the original. No external gear or DAW needed.

You can pull a clip in from your library when you create a riff, so work you captured elsewhere can join the conversation.

Find a riff you like, tap to add a layer, and record your part in time with it. When you publish, the original creator gets notified and your layer joins their tree.

Everyone. Each contributor in the tree is attributed, so as a riff grows into a full track, the credit is shared across all the musicians who built it.

When making a new post you can control who can view the post, such as anyone, just your friends or save it as a personal draft, however anyone who can view your riff can layer on it.

Groups let you share riffs and chat with a closed set of musicians, so you can build something together before (or instead of) making it public.

Yes. Direct messages and group chats are built in, so you can plan a collab or just talk shop.

The feed is a vertical scroll of originals, layers and riffs, no lip-syncs, just real playing. Riffs that get layered and liked the most rise to the top.

Browse by instrument, genre, and vibe, explore trending riffs, or discover musicians near you. Follow the ones whose sound you want more of.

When people layer on a riff, and others layer on those, the result branches into a tree, a visual map of how one idea grew into a collaborative track.

We keep it minimal and never sell it. The full details are in our Privacy Policy.

Yes. You can permanently delete your account and its data from inside the app at any time.

Every profile and post has report and block options. We review reports of objectionable content and act on them quickly, typically within 24 hours.

Only if you allow it, and only approximately, to surface musicians near you and tag where a riff was made. You can turn it off any time in Settings.

Yes. Riffed is live on iOS. Download it from the App Store and start riffing.

Android is in active development and launching soon. Join the list on our home page to hear the moment it goes live.

Open Settings → Send feedback in the app. It's an early build and every note gets read: bug reports, ideas, and confusion all welcome.