Spotify Alternatives

The best alternative to Spotify is Spotube, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Spotify and loads of them match your filters so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Spotify are AntennaPod, Deezer, Funkwhale and TIDAL.

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  1. YMusic icon
     7 likes

    Super convenient music app, enjoy music from YouTube with the smallest consumed data. play in the background, download, stream video and audio.

    18 YMusic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Android
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  2. Linthra icon
     3 likes

    Linthra is an open-source, local-first music player for Android and Linux with local library scanning, Jellyfin/navidrome/plex streaming, explicit offline cache, and user-controlled playback.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Auto
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  3. HoloPlay is a audio only alternative Youtube app using Invidious API. You can add your Invidious token and save music to favoris or create your playlists. Open Source project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  4. Playapod icon
     2 likes

    Playapod is the best way to listen to your favorite podcasts and features cross-platform device syncing, episode tracking down to the second, remote media controls, offline listening, new episode notifications, bulk imports, fast performance, no ads, and more!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  5. Tsacdop icon
     7 likes

    Tsacdop is a podcast player developed with Flutter, a clean, simply beautiful and friendly app, which is also free and open source.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  6. Free podcast player with AI-powered search across everything you've heard, transcripts, chapters, offline downloads, and CarPlay/Android Auto.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Apple Car Play
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  7. MyMusik icon
     Like

    An offline music player for personal MP3, FLAC and WAV collections, with a tag editor, audio conversion, synchronized lyrics and optional playback control from an MCP client.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  8. Castro icon
     7 likes

    Castro is a revolutionary podcast client that's smart, focused, and designed exclusively for iOS.

    96 Castro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Messages
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  9. Youta icon
     1 like

    Lightweight audio player for YouTube (and many others), podcasts, radio and local files, with terminal and desktop interfaces.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. Sonara Music icon
     2 likes

    A modern, lightweight, and ad-free YouTube Music client with synchronized lyrics, background playback, and offline caching.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. Widerly icon
     1 like

    Widerly is a music app of full experience. Find every track, play games, watch videos, send tracks and playlists to your friends in the Widerly chat, customize your whole vizual experince.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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