How to Download SoundCloud Tracks on iPhone

This one is different from every other platform in this series: there’s no video involved. A SoundCloud link is a track, a DJ mix, a demo, a podcast episode, and what you want out of it is an audio file you can keep offline, not something to watch. SoundCloud’s own offline listening only works inside the app with an active Go+ subscription, which leaves free-tier users with nothing if they want a track saved outside the app. Grabio treats a SoundCloud link like any other platform it recognizes and routes it to a working download.

How Grabio handles SoundCloud links

SoundCloud is one of the platforms Grabio detects automatically from a shared link. Share a track, and Grabio forwards it to cobalt.tools, which pulls the audio stream and gives you back a standalone audio file rather than anything tied to the SoundCloud app or account.

Steps to download a SoundCloud track on iPhone with Grabio

Add Grabio to your iPhone, free Apple Shortcut, no account required.
Open the track in the SoundCloud app, tap the Share icon (the arrow) below the waveform.
Tap Grabio in the share sheet, or Copy Link and open Grabio yourself.
Grabio recognizes the SoundCloud link and opens cobalt.tools in Safari with it pre-loaded.
Tap Download, and save the audio file to Files (Photos won’t take a standalone audio file, so Files is the one to use here).

Why this matters for SoundCloud specifically

Unlike Spotify or Apple Music, a lot of what’s on SoundCloud (unreleased tracks, DJ sets, remixes, podcast episodes from independent creators) never makes it to a mainstream streaming service at all. If the uploader takes it down or the account gets suspended, that’s often the only copy that existed publicly. Having a real offline file, not just an app-locked cache, is the whole point here.

Is it private and free on iPhone?

No account, no login, no daily cap. Grabio’s server identifies the link as SoundCloud and redirects your browser, it doesn’t touch the audio file itself, cobalt.tools does that pull on its own site. Use this for tracks you have a right to keep a personal copy of, or your own uploads, not to redistribute someone else’s music.

Download SoundCloud tracks on iPhone: FAQ

Do I get an MP3 or some other audio format?

cobalt.tools generally serves the audio as an MP3, which plays natively in the iPhone Files app and any music player that reads standard audio files, no extra conversion step needed.

Can I download a private or unlisted SoundCloud track someone shared with me directly?

If the link is unlisted but publicly accessible (meaning anyone with the link can play it without logging in), this generally works. Fully private tracks that require you to be logged into a specific account to stream won’t be reachable.

Does this work on full DJ sets and long mixes, not just short tracks?

Yes, track length doesn’t change how the flow works. A one-hour mix downloads the same way as a three-minute song, just as a larger file.

Written by Aditya Sharma

Marketer who codes. Aditya builds Grabio himself, writing the code, running the servers, and testing every feature on his own iPhone before it ships. adityaarsharma.com

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