Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. a simple music listening app backed by node.js and redis launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Music Player for Reddit▲95

   Play music from subreddits

   2015 · musicplayer.io · its alternatives →

3. 3LA
   Listener Approved - Reddit for music all in node.js▲6

   2012 · listenerapproved.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Musio▲72

   A new take on the iOS music player

   2013 · musioapp.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DarwinBeats▲65

   'User-curated' independent music discovery

   2015 · darwinbeats.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   8tracks 3.0 (iOS)▲115

   Refreshingly human music playlists

   2014 · 8tracks.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Huzza▲101

   A live-streaming platform for musicians

   2015 · huzza.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spring▲63

   A rhythm based music app for exercise

   2014 · springmoves.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hermes▲80

   A Pandora Mac app 🎶

   2016 · hermesapp.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SoundRad▲73

    A radically simpler & faster SoundCloud player

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11AW
    A web app for creating and sharing playlists instantly▲5

    2012 · choruzz.com · its alternatives →

12. 12UM
    Ultimate mashup Web-based music player (Last.FM API)▲9

    2014 · thepara.de · its alternatives →

13. 13AE
    An experimental music player built with ReactJS+MobX+Premiere▲8

    2017 · premiere-player.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Spotify for Hackers: Run Node code to email new tracks on playlists▲7

    2019 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tone.js▲7

    A framework for creating interactive music in the browser

    2017 · tonejs.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16OS
    Open-Source Music Streams Made with Loops and Randomness▲9

    2020 · celody.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    An open source music grid you can play around and create short music▲9

    2020 · music-grid.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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    Streamus – A Chrome extension for listening to YouTube music▲6

    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IS
    Interactively share and discuss music with Spotify▲6

    2017 · jqbx.fm · its alternatives →

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    Songturtle, a web app to help you learn music by ear▲7

    2019 · jakewilson.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21CM
    Customizable music loops for videos, games, podcasts▲8

    2019 · studio.awsm.st · its alternatives →

22. 22TD
    TextToSample – Desktop App to generate audio with MusicGen locally▲8

    2023 · samplab.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SA
    Stereoten - A social music player for iPhone▲5

    2013 · stereoten.com · its alternatives →

24. 24SP
    Spotify Playlist Analytics with Cumul.io▲9

    2020 · medium.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →