Musi, a popular music-streaming app for iPhone, has filed a lawsuit against Apple after being removed from the App Store. The app claims that its removal was due to unsubstantiated complaints from YouTube, which alleged that Musi was violating YouTube’s terms of service.
Musi argues that YouTube’s five-word complaint lacked specific evidence, and that YouTube falsely claimed Musi ignored settlement efforts.
Musi, which launched in 2016, streams publicly available content from platforms like YouTube, without violating the platform’s terms by not directly using YouTube’s private APIs.
Instead, it uses a custom interface to display content. Despite attempts to address YouTube’s concerns about commercial use and ads, Musi was removed from the App Store in August 2024 following YouTube’s renewed complaints.
Musi alleges that Apple accepted YouTube’s claims without sufficient investigation, violating its developer agreement.
Musi seeks a permanent injunction to restore the app to the App Store and damages for financial and reputational harm.
Users, many of whom have been loyal to Musi for years, have expressed disappointment at the app’s removal, with some questioning whether it will ever return or if they should switch to a different service.
