Heardle played small snippets of music and challenged users to guess the song as quickly as possible - but the streaming giant's acquisition of the game was unpopular from the get-go.
Spotify has announced it is dropping Heardle - the name-that-tune game inspired by Wordle.Heardle played small snippets of music and challenged gamers to guess the song as quickly as possible.
But in a new statement, Spotify said:"After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to say goodbye to Heardle." The company had been hoping that the game would help users discover new music, but it's now confirmed that it plans to focus on other features. It's unclear whether Heardle will continue to exist elsewhere, and it is currently due to close on 5 May.