Company CEO Alexander Ljung also said that the service was moving towards a release of a paid subscription service this year, and an expansion of its ad efforts. That situation has been changing in recent months, as SoundCloud inked its third large label deal with Universal this year, following its 20 agreements with Warner and Merlin. The Berlin-based music streaming service has fought with labels over lost revenues, and dealt with other legal issues around the unlicensed music on its platform. While a popular application among music fans, SoundCloud has been struggling to grow a profitable business. Like the Android version, the iOS app also aims to make it easier for users to share their sounds and tracks, interact with fans, and track their performance on SoundCloud’s network. In an odd move in a market where apps tend to release on iOS first, Pulse first debuted on Android back in November. SoundCloud Pulse, the music streaming service’s dedicated app for artists and creators, is now available on iOS.
