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24 alternatives to Heartbeat 3.0

Listen to Spotify with your friends

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Heartbeat 3.0 launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Heartbeat▲246

   Listen to music with your friends together, on Spotify

   2017 · getheartbeat.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Join My Playlist▲130

   Listen to music live together with your friends in Spotify.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Play Spotify together by Remotion▲227

   Talk and listen to music like you’re side by side

   2022 · multi.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vertigo▲99

   Listen to music with friends in real time

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Parallel▲303

   Listen to music with friends over Spotify at the same time

   2016 · parallel.fm · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MUBR▲364

   Explore what your friends listen to on Apple Music & Spotify

   2023 · mubr.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MiniPlay for Spotify and iTunes▲136

   What's currently playing in your favorite music app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Listen▲94

   Add songs to any Spotify playlist using your keyboard

   2017 · listenmac.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Spotify Notifications▲146

   Bridging Spotify and OS X Notification Center

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Spotify for Apple Watch▲251

    Spotify's new app for the Apple Watch

    2018 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →

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    Listen Along▲91

    Listen to Spotify with others in real time

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Emcee▲63

    See what's playing on iTunes or Spotify in you Mac menubar

    2015 · ilyabirman.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Music Stories ▲82

    Discover songs from Spotify and Apple Music (by Facebook)

    2015 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Background Music▲218

    Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Spotify Connect▲94

    A better way to listen at home

    2014 · connect.spotify.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Jamselect▲64

    When it comes to the music we love, we can't keep calm 😁

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Spotify Group Playlists for Messenger▲144

    A seamless new way to build playlists with friends

    2017 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Juke▲104

    Easy group listening for Spotify

    2016 · heyjuke.com · its alternatives →

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    Soundbar▲213

    A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SpotMenu▲259

    Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar

    2017 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →

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    bop.fm for iOS▲167

    Listen to music on Spotify, YouTube & SoundCloud in one app

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Songstack▲171

    Swipe to discover new music for Spotify

    2017 · about.songstack.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Listty for Spotify ▲73

    Create great Spotify playlists

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Spotify Fresh Finds▲156

    Like Hype Machine, but inside Spotify

    2016 · open.spotify.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 →