Hypeddit helped a lot of artists grow with download gates. If you want a gate that doesn't depend on another platform's API — where you host the file and keep the fan email you capture — growyour.music is built for that.
| Feature | Hypeddit | growyour.music |
|---|---|---|
| Download delivery | Relies on a SoundCloud or hosted link | We host your file (own storage, signed URL) |
| Gate reliability | SoundCloud step went voluntary when its API paused (Jun 2026) | Opens on our own state — no third-party API dependency |
| Fan email → promo | Standalone gate tool | Auto-syncs to Promo Box for campaigns |
| Label feedback | No | 200+ ranked electronic labels, 7-day feedback |
| Creator Fund / Pre-Save | No | Yes |
| Pricing | Freemium (branding on the free tier) | Spark free (2 gates) / Hustler $10/mo unlimited |
On June 11, 2026, SoundCloud paused Hypeddit's API connection. Gates that checked a live SoundCloud repost, like, or follow before a download opened shifted from enforced to voluntary, and Hypeddit pointed users toward email capture and Spotify steps instead. When a platform's gate depends on another platform's API, one policy change can break it.
growyour.music doesn't share that dependency. We host your file in our own storage and serve it from a signed URL, and the gate opens on our own database state — not a third-party call. The thing you actually keep is the fan email you capture. That is the part worth owning, and it doesn't change when someone else updates their API.
A download gate is only half the loop — the other half is what you do with the fan once you have their email. On growyour.music, every gate email syncs into Promo Box, so the list you build is a list you can send: a new release, a show, a pre-save. A standalone gate tool hands you an export and stops there. Here the capture and the campaign live in one place, so a first download can become a second listen without you moving data between tools.
Hypeddit is a freemium smart links and download gates platform for independent artists, founded in 2017. Its download gate asks a fan to complete an action — email, Spotify follow, SoundCloud repost — before a download opens. It also offers AI-assisted ad tools.
growyour.music is a creator growth engine built for electronic music artists. It includes download gates, smart links, pre-save campaigns, and Promo Box, plus demo submissions with 7-day feedback from a directory of 200+ electronic music labels.
On June 11, 2026, SoundCloud paused Hypeddit’s API connection. The gate step that verified a live SoundCloud repost, like, or follow before a download opened became voluntary rather than enforced, and Hypeddit advised users to lean on email capture and Spotify steps instead. Any gate whose reliability depends on another platform’s API is exposed to that platform’s policy changes.
growyour.music hosts your download file in our own storage and serves it from a signed URL — a gate cannot go live without a hosted file. Gates open on our own database state, so they do not depend on a live third-party API call. The fan email a gate captures syncs straight into Promo Box, so you can send that list a campaign. growyour.music also adds label feedback, a Creator Fund, and pre-saves that Hypeddit does not.
Yes. Export your Hypeddit contacts as a CSV and import them into growyour.music — the fans you already earned stay yours to reach. New gate emails then flow into the same Promo Box list automatically.
You can. Some artists keep an existing Hypeddit gate running while moving new releases to growyour.music for the hosted file, the Promo Box sync, and label feedback in one place. They serve overlapping purposes, so most artists eventually consolidate.
Spark is free with 2 gates to start. Hustler is $10/mo for unlimited gates plus Promo Box — so the fans you capture become a list you can actually send.
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