Spotify to discontinue name-that-tune game 'Heardle'

According to TechCrunch, the number of daily Heardle players dropped precipitously after Spotify bought the game. Users cited several complaints, including statistics not carrying over to the new platform and interface issues. — AP

Spotify said over the weekend it was dropping Heardle, a name-that-tune-style game inspired by Wordle, less than a year after acquiring it.

Spotify bought the interactive game, which plays a short clip of music that the player wants to identify as quickly as possible, in July 2022. Spotify’s idea: after the game reveals the song, the full song plays on the app.