Music Discovery Services

Arguably nothing is more satisfying than finding new music that you can appreciate, and the apps in this category make this happen. From Shazam’s ability to identify music from snippets, to Spotify’s curation of music in playlists based off of your existing music history, these apps help you discover your next favorite song or artist in natural and intuitive ways.

  1. Spotify icon
     2752 likes

    Stream millions of tracks online with genre, playlist, artist, and album browsing. Get offline listening and ad-free experience with Premium.

    260 Spotify alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Kindle Fire
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Xbox
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    Top Spotify Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Offline mode
    3.  Smart playlists
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Personalized Recommendations
    7.  AirPlay Support
    8.  Collaborative Playlists
    9.  Kids Mode
    10.  Lossless Audio
    11.  Music Store
    12.  Chromecast Support
  2. NewPipe icon
     573 likes

    Lightweight and open-source app for YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, and more. No Google Account needed, supports 4K and background audio streaming with downloads.

    136 NewPipe alternatives
    Trending,

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • SoundCloud
    • YouTube Music
    • Flathub
    • Bandcamp
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • PeerTube
    Subscriptions
    Bookmarks
    +9
    Popup Player

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  YouTube background listening
    3.  Background playing
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    6.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    7.  Allows subscriptions
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  MP3 Downloader
    12.  Picture in Picture
  3. Last.fm icon
     1660 likes

    Last.fm is a music community website that offers personalized internet radio, using a recommendation system called "Audioscrobbler" to build a detailed profile of users based on their music tastes and interests.

    200 Last.fm alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    Profile Page
    Subscription Page
    +2
    Desktop Client (Windows)

    Last.fm Features

    1. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    2. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    3.  Real-time Statistics
    4.  Personalized Recommendations
    5.  Audioscrobbler
    6.  Music Recommendation
    7.  Community-based
    8.  Streaming
    9.  Talk radio
  4. SoundCloud icon
     619 likes

    Listen to free music and podcasts on Soundcloud.

    158 SoundCloud alternatives
    SoundCloud screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Top SoundCloud Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Self-hosted music
    4.  Music upload
    5.  Unlimited music
    6.  Sharing network
    7.  Podcast Hosting
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Music Distribution
    10. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    11.  Personalized Recommendations
    12.  Support for @mentions
  5. Shazam icon
     642 likes

    Shazam gives instant satisfaction for when you want to know the name of that song playing on the radio.

    31 Shazam alternatives
    Shazam screenshot 1
    Shazam screenshot 2
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear
    • Apple Messages
    • Online

    Shazam Features

    Features

    1. Apple Music icon  Apple Music integration
    2. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    3.  Music Recommendation
    4. Rdio icon  Rdio integration
    5.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    6.  Share on Twitter
    7. Google Play Music icon  Google Play Music integration
  6. Deezer icon
     448 likes

    Deezer is a global music-streaming platform made for multiple of devices. With many contracts with big record labels, deezer allows users to listen to over 90 million songs.

    182 Deezer alternatives
    Deezer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
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    Deezer screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Unlimited music
    3.  Hi-Fi Sound
    4.  Support for Lyrics
    5.  Personalized Recommendations
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Chromecast Support
    9.  AirPlay Support
    10.  Lossless Audio
    11. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    12.  Collaborative Playlists
  7. Spotube icon
     94 likes

    A lightweight free Spotify cross-platform client which handles playback manually, streams music using YouTube & no Spotify premium account is needed 😱.

    52 Spotube alternatives
    Spotube Desktop UI

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Mobile Dark Mode
    Mobile Light Mode
    +1
    Mobile Player

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  MP3 Downloader
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Music Store
    7.  Personalized Recommendations
    8.  Works Offline
  8. Funkwhale icon
     145 likes

    Funkwhale is a community-driven project that lets you listen and share music and audio within a decentralized, open network. It can be self-hosted and is libre, open source software.

    82 Funkwhale alternatives
    Album view

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Kodi
    Artist View
    You can create "radios" to stream content based on your tastes
    +2
    Home Page

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Federation
    4.  Music Library
    5.  Online Music
    6.  Create Playlist
    7.  Mobile friendly
    8. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  AirPlay Support
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Works Offline
  9. nuclear icon
     89 likes

    nuclear is a free music streaming program that pulls content from free sources all over the internet. YouTube, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, more.

    66 nuclear alternatives
    nuclear screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chocolatey
    • Homebrew
    • Snap
    • Flatpak
    nuclear screenshot 1
    nuclear screenshot 2
    +5
    nuclear screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Playlists
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Stream audio
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Music Library
    7.  Visualizer
    8.  MP3 Downloader
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Streaming
    11.  User Rating
    12.  Personalized Recommendations
  10. Pandora icon
     661 likes

    Pandora Radio is a free (ad-supported) internet radio founded in 2000. Using the Music Genome Project, over 400 attributes of songs are analyzed in order to personalize radio stations from music you like.

    192 Pandora alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire

    Pandora Features

    1.  Personalized Recommendations
    2.  Channels
  11. Bandcamp icon
     171 likes

    Bandcamp helps artists sell their music and merch directly to their fans, and helps fans discover new music and directly support those who make it.

    117 Bandcamp alternatives
    Bandcamp screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Bandcamp screenshot 1
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    +6
    Bandcamp screenshot 3

    Bandcamp Features

    1.  Music Store
    2.  Merchandise integration
    3.  DRM Free
    4.  Alternative music
    5.  Lossless Audio
    6.  Music Distribution
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for Android Things
    9.  Integrated into iOS
  12. MusicBrainz icon
     175 likes

    MusicBrainz is a community music metadatabase that attempts to create a comprehensive music information site. You can use the MusicBrainz data either by browsing this web site, or you can access the data from a client program — for example, a CD player program can use...

    14 MusicBrainz alternatives
    Official website

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Top MusicBrainz Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Tagging
    3.  Audio tagger
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Search metadata
    6.  Metatags
    7.  API Integration
    8.  Artwork
    9.  AcoustID audio fingerprints
    10. Wikipedia icon  Wikipedia integration
    11. Wikidata icon  Wikidata integration
  13. YouTube Music icon
     175 likes

    A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop.

    158 YouTube Music alternatives
    YouTube Music screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    YouTube Music screenshot 1
    YouTube Music screenshot 2
    +3
    YouTube Music screenshot 3

    Top YouTube Music Features

    1.  Playlists management
    2.  Download YouTube Playlist
    3.  Support for Lyrics
    4.  YouTube background listening
    5.  Music Recommendation
    6.  Student discount
    7.  Playlists
    8.  Personalized Recommendations
    9.  Chromecast Support
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Two-factor Authentication
    12.  Passkey Support
  14. RiMusic icon
     21 likes

    An open source and multilingual Android application for streaming music from YouTube Music, forked from ViMusic.

    24 RiMusic alternatives
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    RiMusic screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  YouTube Music
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Create Playlist
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Background playing
    8.  Music Queue
    9.  Personalized Recommendations
    10.  Playlists
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Normalize Volume
  15. SoundHound icon
     277 likes

    The world's fastest music search and discovery mobile app, with exclusive singing and humming search, one-tap sharing, and LiveLyrics.

    33 SoundHound alternatives
    SoundHound screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
    SoundHound on Iphone(1)
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    SoundHound on Iphone(3)

    SoundHound Features

    1.  Voice recognition
    2.  Music Library