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24 alternatives to Car Thing

The smart player from Spotify that fills your car with music

Car Thing is a smart player designed for use in vehicles that connects to Spotify to provide music, news, entertainment, and talk content. It enables drivers and passengers to access Spotify's library and other audio… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Car Thing launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Automatic▲374

   Turn your car into a smart car

   2015 · automattic.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spotify Miniplayer▲510

   Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

   2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spotify Now▲316

   Video, podcasts, smart playlists & more (pre-launch)

   2015 · spotify.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   New Spotify Web Player▲435

   Spotify new UI for web player (no more Adobe Flash)

   2017 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spotify Stations▲299

   Easily create stations for all the music you love

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Swipefy for Spotify▲368

   Swipe left to boring music, swipe right on Swipefy

   2023 · swipefy.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   AudioDrive▲151

   Create music by driving

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Noiseblend▲189

   One-tap music for every occasion, with Spotify Premium

   2018 · noiseblend.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Spotify For Uber▲161

   Listen to your music in a cab

   2014 · auth.uber.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bouncie▲71

    Driving connected starts here.

    2018 · bouncie.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    MD Vinyl▲198

    Vinyl widgets for Apple Music & Spotify

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    gestify for Spotify▲82

    Control Spotify with simple hand gestures👋

    2021 · gestify.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Spotify for Xbox▲112

    Control Spotify on your Xbox from your device

    2017 · connect.spotify.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mighty▲70

    iPod shuffle for Spotify

    2017 · bemighty.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    oMoo▲141

    Listen to music through your hand via haptic feedback

    2025 · omoo.pages.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Exploride▲133

    Turn Your Car into a Smart Car.

    2015 · exploride.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PlayTray▲82

    Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys

    2018 · cleverthings.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Play▲92

    Music lovers, rejoice. Music videos with insider song facts.

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Spotifast▲67

    Unique Spotify music player for Android

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Listen▲94

    Add songs to any Spotify playlist using your keyboard

    2017 · listenmac.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cargenta Brain▲7

    Connect your Car with your Phone.

    2020 · cargenta.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Doppler 2.3▲79

    iOS music player for people who buy music

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Music Player for Dropbox, Mega, and Google Drive▲38

    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Listen Along▲91

    Listen to Spotify with others in real time

    2019 · its alternatives →

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