Spotify AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Players

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   SoundCloud

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   Soundcloud is known for having an impressive music and audio library. We are talking about more than 200 million files between songs and podcasts. This is mainly because it is the preferred music streaming platform for new indie artists, those that you probably couldn't find on Spotify (shoutouts to electronic music lovers). The main disadvantage with SoundCloud is that you won't find a lot of well-known established artists.

   It also works as a kind of music social network where you can share, like, and comment on entries; highlight parts of songs; create your own lists and podcasts; and follow your favorite artists. All this means that you can find an impressive variety of content compared to Spotify. Soundcloud has a free version with ads, but you can subscribe to one of their premium memberships from as little as $5 USD per month.

   175 SoundCloud alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Android Auto
   • Apple Car Play
   • Apple Watch
   • Android Wear

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by Jonathan Jewell · Jan 7, 2023

   It is far more concerned with individual and small musicians and has way less of a sense of corporate obsession and political interference with it. I do think that Spotify, thanks to its influence, can basically draw anything to its collection and make or break a major artist, but for smaller artists, Soundcloud offers hope that there is a route into the industry.

   Top Negative Comment by Harvey Williams · Nov 23, 2018

   SoundCloud generally allows small artists to share their music, where as Spotify rarely has small time artists and instead focuses on artists which have full albums or have been signed.

   Positive comment by Guest · Apr 7, 2024

   Because Spotify is paid it spoil the entrainment because of repeting of same ads

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   • SoundCloud is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
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   Spotube

    162 likes

   Cross-platform client for desktop and mobile enabling manual playback, free streaming via YouTube without a Spotify Premium account, playlist creation, auto-generation, time-synced lyrics, music download, dark theme, integration with Piped and Sponsorblock, and multi-language support.

   89 Spotube alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Bangladesh

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Flatpak
   • Flathub
   • iPhone
   • Android
   • F-Droid
   • OpenAPK

   • Bangladesh

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Myrano · Apr 18, 2024

   Free, open-source, ad-free and privacy-friendly. A bit slow sometimes.

   Positive comment by dudubo · Jul 15, 2023

   Thank you so much guys !!!!

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   • Spotube is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Spotube is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpotify is not according to our users
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   Spotifast

    51 likes

   Spotify, native and fast. One lightweight Rust app for your whole library, local playback, and Spotify Connect on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

   14 Spotifast alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Spotify Client
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Homebrew
   • Nix Package Manager
   • Flatpak
   • AppImage
   • Arch Linux

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

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   Deezer

    477 likes

   Deezer is an excellent option since its user experience is quite similar to Spotify, but it also has approximately 70 million songs available, about 30 million more than its competitor. It also has a feature similar to the Shazam called SongCatcher, which you can use to identify the name of the songs that are playing. Flow is another cool feature missing on Spotify, with recommendations created exclusively for you and songs that you no longer remember so you can enjoy long hours of music. The free version of Deezer works similar to Spotify (although with less advertising between songs), but you can always get the premium version from $10 USD.

   196 Deezer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Apple TV
   • Kindle Fire
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • Samsung Galaxy Store

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by Douze · Feb 3, 2022

   Deezer roughly pays the artists 40% more money per stream than Spotify ($0.0064 instead of $0.00437, according to dittomusic.com). It doesn't seem like much, but to me it's an fairly important point, which led me to use Deezer over Spotify.

   Negative comment by Sam Lander · Jun 24, 2023

   With Deezer you can only listen to 30 seconds of a song unless you pay.

   Positive comment by mulang · Jan 26, 2023

   It's a nice and easy to use ui

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   • Deezer is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
   • Deezer is LightweightSpotify is not according to our users
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   Bandcamp

    208 likes

   It is an excellent option for independent musicians that combines many features from a social network where you can display your music, with an ecommerce function that lets you sell your merchandise. Unlike Spotify, Bandcamp allows users to stream your music or buy your discography in physical or digital formats (with a commission of 10 to 15%). 

   If you are a musician, the premium version offers you several extra benefits such as: Sending private messages to your fans, seeing the location of your buyers and how they have reached you, batch uploading audio to the platform, adding videos to your music and related merchandise, sending VIP songs through private links, the ability to configure a custom domain, connecting your profile with Google Analytics, and disable some songs so that cannot be listened for whatever reason.

   136 Bandcamp alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Music Discovery

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by MaterialFuture · May 13, 2022

   Bandcamp allows you to support artists directly and without having to use an app and with less fees. It has a lower barrier to entry than Spotify so you'll find more independent artists. The merch feature is great and allows you to buy merch (digital/physical) and music all in one place.

   Positive comment by szpijon · Aug 19, 2024

   Allows you to actually own the songs you pay for. Vast majority (if not all) of the money you pay goes directly to the artist. It also supports Lossless audio. And you can also order some cool merch

   Positive comment by Guest · Nov 24, 2025

   Really a good alternative also main music player of all devices. (It grants artists their rights.)

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   • Bandcamp is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
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   YouTube Music

    198 likes

   YouTube Music has an important advantage over Spotify, in addition to its extensive music catalog, it includes millions of videos and uses the extremely intelligent and powerful YouTube search engine, which means that you just have to type or say some word that identifies a song or part of the lyrics and you will surely find it.

   Its interface is really easy and familiar to navigate, on its main page you will find different playlists according to your mood. Thus, if you need more energy, need to focus, or need to relax or cheer up, you can use them to forget about looking for specific genres or songs.

   But beyond the content, there are two main advantages: you can have your music offline or watch videos without having to be connected to WiFi or mobile data. In addition, you can have YouTube videos in the background and continue using other applications without the music being cut until you decide. You can purchase YouTube Music Premium from $10 USD.

   195 YouTube Music alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Android Auto
   • Android TV
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Wear

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by Irina Manets · Aug 6, 2020

   Free, included in YouTube premium

   Top Negative Comment by choudharipremchand505 · Nov 13, 2023

   YouTube music is good but you can't listen to it if you are on some other app or your phone is off, unless you pay.

   Positive comment by tbmcqueen · Jan 15, 2026

   I have found this easier to use than Spotify, but it has plenty of drawbacks. I recommend digging up an older APK for it, though, because it got overall laggier and buggier in 2025. I believe mine is from Oct, 2024. Playlists don't have good tools to manage and won't load in their entirety without a lot of scrolling – and then their UI gets laggy once hundreds of tracks are shown. It doesn't come up often, but if you need to delete something from the end of a long playlist, expect it to take at least several minutes. Shuffle play works fine as long as you remember to actually "Shuffle Play" rather than hitting play and turning shuffle on, although in some circumstances involving stopping and restarting a shuffled playlist it can un-shuffle. Ethically, it looks like YTM pays out a similar amount to Spotify (very little), and then of course there's the fact that it's owned by Alphabet. Does that make it worse than Spotify? I don't know, but they're in similar territory, IMO.

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   • YouTube Music is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
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   TIDAL

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   Tidal is a great alternative to Spotify if what you are most interested in is audio quality, as it has standard sound options but also HiFi quality ($19 USD/month). It also has support for official videos in a big part of its catalog. In addition, it offers you the option to select your playlists from other platforms and transfer them to Tidal, which is a great advantage if you want to change your usual streaming music app and try Tidal without losing your music. On the other hand, on many occasions you will be able to access exclusive events with artists and buy tickets for their shows before they go on sale to the general public.

   123 TIDAL alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Norway

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Android Auto
   • Apple TV
   • Flathub
   • Android TV
   • Chromecast

   • Norway

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by mimumu · Mar 28, 2025

   Less cluttered and bloated interface, almost the exact same library with few exceptions, much better payments to artists

   Positive comment by dutchessofthenorth · Apr 24, 2025

   TIDAL does have playlist sharing and a linux client now! They still pay their artists far more than Spotify. They still have a competitive library. And their prices are typically about the same as Spotify premium’s. I absolutely recommend TIDAL over Spotify. Why not let more of your money go to the people actually making the music?

   Positive comment by szpijon · Aug 19, 2024

   Lossless audio and higher artist payouts, while still being very similar to spotify in the way it's used.

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   • TIDAL is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Apple Music

     174 likes

    Apple Music leads over Spotify with a catalog of just over 50 million songs. If you are within the apple ecosystem, you will find Apple Music really interesting due to its integration with the OS without the need for third party apps. In addition to its well balanced user interface design, you have the option to dive through recommended lists, hits, genres or personalized and updated playlists. It's also possible to follow artists, as well as compare and comment on songs, a significant advantage over Spotify.

    You can use the service not only on devices with MacOS or iOS, but also on Android and Windows, but keep in mind that it doesn't give you the possibility of listening to music with advertising, you can only use the service by paying a $10 USD membership.

    161 Apple Music alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Streaming
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Car Play
    • Xbox

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Top Positive Comment by Staubsaugerbeutel · Nov 16, 2023

    Best music streaming service if you want to manage and organize a large library of music and social and recommendation features don't matter much to you.

    Top Negative Comment by SecurityChecker · Jun 5, 2017

    It does not have a free version like Spotify.

    Positive comment by PearOfJudes · Oct 15, 2025

    Similar wide spanning library as spotify, support for lossless music, simple integration with apple devices, and less intrusive.

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    • Apple Music is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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    iTunes

     1051 likes

    Serves as a media player and library for music, videos, and playlists, streams Internet radio, imports CDs, syncs content and manages iPhone or iPad, offers purchasing and downloading of music, TV shows, movies, supports podcasts, audiobooks, and works on macOS or Windows.

    255 iTunes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Internet Radio

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Discontinued

    In macOS Catalina or newer, they don't support it anymore. It can still be downloaded for Windows.

    iTunes vs Spotify Comments

    Negative comment by Guest · Jan 7, 2018

    you are buying music instead of just listening it

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    • iTunes is Free and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • iTunes is an Audio Player Spotify is a Music Streaming Service
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    Pandora

     665 likes

    Pandora offers a free, ad-supported internet radio, analyzing over 400 song attributes through the Music Genome Project. Customize your listening with Pandora One for $4.99/month, featuring high-quality streaming, unlimited skips, no ads, and enhanced user interaction across desktop applications.

    214 Pandora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Internet Radio
    • Music Streaming

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android Auto
    • Apple Car Play

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Negative comment by khunphraew · Oct 20, 2023

    I know people can listen to the radio, but isn't spotify a multimedia player? (It's not)

    Negative comment by Guest · Jan 26, 2017

    Pandora is an internet radio that chooses the songs for you while Spotify lets you decide which song to play

    Negative comment by Guest · Apr 21, 2017

    This is a radio, spotify is a media player.

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    • Pandora is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Pandora is an Internet Radio Spotify is a Music Streaming Service
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    Metrolist

     26 likes

    Free open-source Android client enables YouTube Music streaming, background play, offline caching, account sync, live lyrics, playlist import, audio normalization, silence skip, tempo/pitch adjust, local playlist management, dynamic themes, and sleep timer.

    71 Metrolist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Audio Player
    • Music Streaming

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Obtainium
    • OpenAPK

    

    

    

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    Audius Music

     53 likes

    Audius is a streaming platform built for all musicians, not just those signed to labels. Build a fanbase, share your works in progress, and then publish your completed tracks for all the world to hear. Create, grow, and monetize, all without the need to graduate off the platform...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Streaming
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Positive comment by LucaFinizio · Apr 19, 2022

    It worksin a very similar way and has a similar interface. You probably won't find some artists here, but listening music from Audius is 100% legal and open source

    Comment by SleipnirTheHorse · Jan 12, 2026

    Has a large library which allows me to listen to any sort of music I want, probably I will find a better service if it keeps going down hill.

    But where's the guarantee that the next one won't go down hill?

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    • Audius Music is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Audius Music is DecentralizedSpotify is not according to our users