Recent developments in streaming services give music lovers access to millions of songs, but what about the digital music collection they crafted over the years? Music lovers put in a lot of effort to curate their collection, but great music gets lost in the pile. Because making playlists can be a chore, most people end up playing the same tunes over and over or using some random shuffle.

The right music can inspire, heal, energize or just entertain, but not everyone can or wants to spend hours make playlists. Powered by Last.fm, Groove studies users’ listening habits to produce instant mixes that allows them to rediscover their music and keep it fresh. It’s like having a personal DJ.

When Zikera introduced the Groove iOS Music Player, it became an instant hit with a 4.5+ star rating in the Apple App Store. Today, Windows 8 users can enjoy the same great music experience in a completely new design.

Highlights:

* Groove automatically sorts a user’s favorite music and suggests creative mixes based on his or hers listening habits.
* Rediscover forgotten favorites from a user’s own music library.
* Download missing album artwork, artist photos and bios.
* Automatically organizes music in tags (pop, metal, indie, electronic, etc.)
* Search music library and create instant mixes in just a few taps

Pricing and Availability:
Groove for Windows 8 is only $3.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the Windows Store in the Music & Videos category.

June 21, 2012 – Zikera today is pleased to announce a brand new update (2.0.3) to the Groove 2 iOS music player, available June 21, 2012. This new update brings greatly improved sharing options. Those who always wanted to share their great musical taste with their friends will be happy to hear that they will be able to recommend artists, albums and playlists on Facebook and Twitter directly from Groove.

Groove is a music player that studies your listening habits and creates a wide variety of instant mixes like your own personal DJ. With Groove, you’ll never have to manually create a playlist again.

Update Highlights
* Improved sharing: you can now share albums, artists, now playing songs and playlists directly from Groove and let your friends discover your great taste in music
* New Home section “Fresh in your library” gives you easy access to the albums newly added to your music library
* In-app settings – no more need to used the Settings app

Device Requirements
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* Universal Application
* 14.9 MB

Pricing and Availability
The new update (2.0.3) will be available on June 21 2012. Groove 2 is available on the App Store today for $1.99 USD. Price will be subject to change. Groove 2 will run on any device having iOS 4.3 or higher.

About Zikera
Zikera started in 2009 and achieved outstanding success with its Groove app, which has been featured in the App Store’s “New and Noteworthy” section and reached the #1 rank in the music category in Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Zikera’s ultimate goal is to create the best way for you to enjoy and experience your music.

April 24, 2012 – Zikera is pleased to announce a brand new update (2.0.2) to the Groove 2 iOS music player, available Tomorrow April 25th, 2012. Owners of the new iPad will be thrilled to hear that Groove 2 now uses each and every pixel of their high definition device. Music has never looked so crisp on an iPad until today!

“Groove 2 music player really is a tremendous alternative and, dare I say it, a much better option to the built-in music app on my iPod Touch”, said Paul Sawers on The Next Web. Groove is a music player that studies your listening habits and creates a wide variety of instant mixes like your own personal DJ. With Groove, you’ll never have to manually create a playlist again.

Update Highlights
* Retina graphics for new iPad
* Shuffle albums and playlists
* Volume control and play/pause toggle gestures for the Now Playing screen on the iPad
* Repeat mode feature
* Improved Last.fm scrobbling

Device Requirements
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* Universal Application
* 14.9 MB

Pricing and Availability
The new update (2.0.2) will be available on April 25th 2012. Groove 2 is available on the App Store today for an introductory price of $1.99 USD. This sale will be available for a limited time. Afterwards, the normal pricing will be $3.99 USD. Groove 2 will run on any device having iOS 4.3 or higher.

About Zikera
Zikera started in 2009 and achieved outstanding success with its Groove app, which has been featured in the App Store’s “New and Noteworthy” section and reached the #1 rank in the music category in Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Zikera’s ultimate goal is to create the best way for you to enjoy and experience your music.

March 31, 2012 – Zikera today announced the launch of the Groove 2 music player, available now as a universal app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Groove is a music player that studies your listening habits and creates a wide variety of instant mixes like your own personal DJ. With Groove, you’ll never have to manually create a playlist again.

With a fully redesigned iPhone interface, Groove 2 takes the already popular and highly rated Groove for iPhone and Groove for iPad and merges them into one single universal app packed with some of the most awesome features for your listening pleasure. Groove 2 also adds Last.fm scrobbling, which was one of the most requested features by the users. A complete list of features and press kit are also available.

This version brings Groove to a whole new level and we hope that our fans are as excited as we are. Once you try Groove 2 Music Player, you’ll never want to use another player again.

Pricing and Availability
Groove 2 is available on the App Store today for an introductory price of $1.99. This sale will be available for a limited time. Afterwards, the normal pricing will be $3.99. Groove 2 will run on any device having iOS 4.3 or higher.

About Zikera
Zikera started in 2009 and achieved outstanding success with its Groove app, which has been featured in the App Store’s “New and Noteworthy” section and reached the #1 rank in the music category in Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Zikera’s ultimate goal is to create the best way for you to enjoy and experience your music.

For those who are new to Groove, it’s a music player that studies your listening habits and creates a wide variety of instant mixes like your own personal DJ. By making use of social music services like Last.fm, as well as your own listening profile, Groove probably knows much more about your music than you do.

We hope you like the new icon & UI designed by Julien Martin. You can also watch the demo video from The Daily App Show to see Groove for iPad in action!

Completely redesigned for iPad

With Groove for iPad, not only can you hear the groovy mixes that you love, but you will also be able to explore and flip through your music in a beautiful, iPad-optimized interface.

New ways of interacting with your music

The home screen is filled with suggestions of music that you would like to hear. Check out the new sections, such as In the Spotlight, Favorites and Better Together. With all those possibilities, Groove is already better than the upcoming iOS 5 music app! Get ready to groove everywhere in your home with AirPlay enabled speakers.

50% limited time introductory sale!

Groove for iPad is available on the App Store TODAY for an introductory price of $1.99 USD. This sale will be available for a very limited time.

So what are you waiting for? Get Groove for iPad now before the sale ends!

We are happy to announce that Groove for iPad has been approved by Apple and will be available on the App Store on July 8th 2011.

To celebrate this awesome new version, we decided to cut its price upon release. So for a very limited time, Groove for iPad will be on sale for $1.99 USD.

Become a Facebook fan and WIN

With the release of Groove for iPad, we also launched a brand new Facebook Page. Become a fan so you can stay up to date with the latest news and promotions we will be having.

Become a fan of the page before July 8 2011 and get a chance to win a Groove for iPad promo code. With it, you’ll be able to download the app COMPLETELY FREE. We will pick 5 winners among all of the page fans.

Join the Facebook Page Now

We are currently finalizing the last bits of Groove for iPad. All the new features are completed and we are now working on fine tuning the user experience, including graphics, performance optimizations, etc.

If you are interested in trying all the new features before it’s available to everyone on the App Store, you can sign up to the Groove beta list.

Have fun and let us know what you think of Groove for iPad!

The Groove for iPad beta program is now closed.

Thanks to all who have participated. Your input was greatly appreciated. Groove for iPad will be available on the App Store very soon and will be ON SALE FOR A LIMITED TIME. Be the first to be notified about the release date by joining our Facebook fan page today.

Join the Facebook Page Now

With Groove for iPad, your music experience will be taken to the next level! Groove has been completely redesigned for the iPad and has all the great features you love about Groove for iPhone and also adds unique new ways of interacting with your music on the large iPad screen.

Once you try Groove on your iPad, you’ll never want to use another player again! Not only can you hear the groovy mixes that you love, but you will also be able to explore and rediscover your music by flipping through mixes proposed by Groove in a gorgeous, iPad-optimized interface. Grooving to the tunes on your iPad doesn’t get any better than this.

Join our brand new Facebook fan page to be the first one notified when Groove for iPad becomes available.

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Congratulations to Melinda Singer, CA, USA, the winner of the Apple iPod touch 32GB!

Thank you to every person who submitted an entry, the response was incredible. And stay tuned, more contests are coming!

To celebrate the release of our new website and the upcoming version of Groove for iPad, we wanted to share some of our excitement with you.

That’s why we decided to give you the chance to win a free Apple iPod touch 32GB and enjoy all your music with Groove. Quick and simple. Just follow us on Facebook or Twitter and fill up the form to get a chance to win. The winner will be selected at the end of December.

Enter the sweepstakes by filling the form on Facebook or Twitter before December 31st 2010.

Don’t forget to spread the word about Groove and share this sweepstakes with your friends. Good luck to all participants!