Free YouTube Music Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to YouTube Music for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Android alternative is Spotify. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to YouTube Music and loads of them are free and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Android alternatives to YouTube Music are Last.fm, AIMP, Spotube and Deezer.

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YouTube Music alternatives are mainly Music Streaming Services but may also be Audio Players or Music Discovery Services.  Other popular filters includes Android + Open Source + Audio Players and Android + Open Source and iPhone + Free and Android + Free. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of YouTube Music.
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YouTube Music alternatives page was last updated Jan 13, 2025
  1. Spotify icon
     2751 likes

    Enjoy unlimited music and podcast streaming. Explore tracks by artist, genre, or playlist, and experience seamless transitions across all devices. Upgrade to Premium for offline access and no ad interruptions.

    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

    Top Spotify Features

    1.  Podcast Player
    2.  Music Library
    3.  Offline mode
    4.  Internet Radio
    5.  Smart playlists
    6.  Support for Lyrics
    7.  Online Music
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Podcast Manager
    10.  Create Playlist
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Selecting songs
    Spotify iconYouTube Music Icon

    Spotify VS YouTube Music

    Is Spotify a good alternative to YouTube Music?
     
    Comments about Spotify as an Alternative to YouTube Music
     
       
    Dimitrius Morony

    It's much easier to use. The interface is more user-friendly.

    Top positive commentAug 26, 2022
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    OMGparticles

    YouTube Music allows you to upload songs and albums, add them to custom playlists, and stream them to any device. Spotify has a decent selection, but YouTube can be augmented to play whatever you like.

    Top negative commentAug 29, 2023
    1
    D7

    Spotify needs account login and in free version of mobile songs are selected randomly meanwhile YouTube Music is not necessary login and you can play and download songs easily and there are many clients and ways to use the API free.

    As free use Youtube is much better than Spotify. If you pay maybe Spotify is better but remember is a "rent of songs".

    CommentAug 5, 2024
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    • Almost everyone thinks Spotify is a great YouTube Music alternative.

    • Spotify is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to YouTube Music.

    • Spotify is the most popular free alternative to YouTube Music.

    • Spotify is Freemium and ProprietaryYouTube Music is also Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Last.fm icon
     1659 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

    Last.fm Features

    1. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    2. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    3.  Real-time Statistics
    4.  Personalized Recommendations
    5.  Relational Database
    6.  Audioscrobbler
    7.  Streaming
    8.  Music Recommendation
    9.  Community-based
    10.  Talk radio
    Last.fm iconYouTube Music Icon

    Last.fm VS YouTube Music

    Is Last.fm a good alternative to YouTube Music?
     
    Comments about Last.fm as an Alternative to YouTube Music
     
    Guest

    It has popular artists. It doesn't seem to be full of adds and tracking like YouTube (aka Google)

    Positive commentAug 6, 2020
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    • Most users think Last.fm is a great YouTube Music alternative.

    • Last.fm is the most popular iPhone alternative to YouTube Music.

    • Last.fm is Freemium and ProprietaryYouTube Music is also Freemium and Proprietary
  3. AIMP icon
     847 likes

    AIMP is a powerful free audio player that supports for local files, NAS, clouds, and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.

    328 AIMP alternatives
    AIMP screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Playlists management
    3.  Skins
    4.  Mp3 Tag Editor
    5.  Audio Conversion
    6.  Remembers position in file
    7.  Crossfading
    8.  Internet Radio
    9.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    10.  Hi-Fi Sound
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Dark Mode
    AIMP iconYouTube Music Icon

    AIMP VS YouTube Music

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  4. 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 😱.

    50 Spotube alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Music Downloader
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  MP3 Downloader
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Music Store
    8.  Personalized Recommendations
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Collaborative Playlists
    12.  Real time collaboration
    Spotube iconYouTube Music Icon

    Spotube VS YouTube Music

    Is Spotube a good alternative to YouTube Music?
     
    Comments about Spotube as an Alternative to YouTube Music
     
    justuser31

    No youtube music account login.

    Positive commentJan 13, 2025
    1
    Guest

    The UI is very different from YouTube music as someone who don't like Spotify the similarity is striking this makes in hard for a long time yet music user to switch

    Negative commentDec 27, 2024
    0
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    • Most users think Spotube is a great YouTube Music alternative.

    • Spotube is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Spotube is LightweightYouTube Music is not according to our users
  5. 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.

    183 Deezer alternatives
    Deezer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

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

    Top Deezer Features

    1.  Music Library
    2.  Unlimited music
    3.  Internet Radio
    4.  Hi-Fi Sound
    5.  Support for Lyrics
    6.  Personalized Recommendations
    7.  Student discount
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Streaming
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Media Streaming
    12.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    Deezer iconYouTube Music Icon

    Deezer VS YouTube Music

    Is Deezer a good alternative to YouTube Music?
     
    • Deezer is the most popular iPad alternative to YouTube Music.

    • Deezer is Freemium and ProprietaryYouTube Music is also Freemium and Proprietary
  6. 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.  Internet Radio
    2.  Personalized Recommendations
    3.  Channels
    Pandora iconYouTube Music Icon

    Pandora VS YouTube Music

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  7. InnerTune icon
     30 likes

    A material design YouTube Music client for Android.

    58 InnerTune alternatives
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    +5
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Material design
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Music Library
    7.  Personalized Recommendations
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  MP3 Downloader
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Proxy support
    12.  No Tracking
    InnerTune iconYouTube Music Icon

    InnerTune VS YouTube Music

    Is InnerTune a good alternative to YouTube Music?
     
    Comments about InnerTune as an Alternative to YouTube Music
     
    Guest

    This is a great alternative to YouTube music and it's free, very lightweight very smooth and responsive. I have one minor gripe and that's that you can't add artist or albums to your library, but I'm sure this will be fixed in a future update.

    Positive commentJan 30, 2024
    0
    Guest

    I can download songs for offline listening. Less data stolen.

    Positive commentJun 8, 2023
    0
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    • Almost everyone thinks InnerTune is a great YouTube Music alternative.

    • InnerTune is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • InnerTune is Privacy focused and LightweightYouTube Music is not according to our users
  8. 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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    +3
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  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
    RiMusic iconYouTube Music Icon

    RiMusic VS YouTube Music

    Is RiMusic a good alternative to YouTube Music?
     
    Comments about RiMusic as an Alternative to YouTube Music
     
    ChamHarouch

    Does whatever Ym does and more

    Positive commentNov 5, 2024
    0
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    • RiMusic is Free and Open SourceYouTube Music is Freemium and Proprietary
    • RiMusic is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightYouTube Music is not according to our users
  9. Musify icon
     22 likes

    Discover the ultimate music listening experience with our app. With online song search, streaming and offline support, custom playlists, high-quality audio, and much more, you'll never need another music app. Plus, enjoy it all ad-free and without any subscriptions.

    81 Musify alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Material design
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Personalized Recommendations
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Multiple languages
    Musify iconYouTube Music Icon

    Musify VS YouTube Music

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