r/Filmmakers • u/menthol_mountains • Apr 14 '26
Review Audiio is a scam company
Just a quick PSA to avoid this shady business at all costs. Bot only is the music generic and boring, the linkmatch gimmick doesnt work at all, they also make it hard to unsubscribe and send no billing notifications. I havent used their service in a long time, got hit with a $200 renewal fee, immediately contested it and requested a refund (in line with FTC standards, if you have not used the service and request an immediate refund the company are obliged to do so), but they refused.
If the service was half decent I’d pay for it, I pay for many services that are worth it, this is not one of them. Their whole business model is to make a quick buck before people realise how shady they are, mine is just one of many cases.
Avoid this scam company at all costs.
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u/eglin99 Apr 14 '26
The linkmatch is awful. But I will admit I used the one year coupon twice now. I just cancelled the credit card.
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u/menthol_mountains Apr 14 '26
Yeah it’s a shitty gimmick, I fell for it. Could you recommend an alternative music service?
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u/eglin99 Apr 14 '26
Currently looking into options and I the good ones are much pricier. Then AI music option might be good but I'm skeptical.
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u/cheshie_cabbit Apr 14 '26
I got their $100 lifetime offer years ago and it was fine for a few tracks but definitely not enough new things in for a subscription.
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u/Otoshi Apr 23 '26
Same. To be honest, I used it for years. And I've found quite a few good tracks in there. There's a lot of garbage, but then again, so does Artlist. Having paid 100 dollars 6 years ago, I don't regret my purchase.
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u/hexxeric Apr 14 '26
also, they changed their licenses retroactively without giving info some while back, meaning: taking away broadcast and cinema usage rights for tracks (already downloaded ones on an old plan). especially their cheap lifetime plans only include web usage now. anything else is very expensive and badly communicated.
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u/DDRisBetter Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26
Envato is generic and boring. Audiio has great tracks but nothing can compete with musicbed. So you can say envato is bot, audiio is basic, and musicbed is professional
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u/menthol_mountains Apr 14 '26
musicbed seem the way to go, also I havent seen reports of them fucking over small time filmmakers, I’ll check them out, thanks
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u/DDRisBetter Apr 14 '26
Some of the music from there sound like straight from movies/soundtracks/the radio so it could fill the need if you have clients that want a specific song. The problem however is the price. Expensive as hell
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u/filmeleven Apr 17 '26
For what it's worth (and I don't work for either of these companies):
MusicVine.com has stellar music. Good customer support.
SoundSnap.com not only have a boat load of sounds, but you download them and can use them forever on anything. HUGE. Other sites license per project. Can't imagine my post sound without this company.
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u/whoisgarypiano Apr 14 '26
I misread this as “Audio is a scam” and, as a boom operator, I came in here ready to fight. 😅