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24 alternatives to Play

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

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

1. 1
   SOUNDS▲198

   Discover music with friends

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spotify Video▲110

   Plays music videos based on current playing song on Spotify

   2017 · spotifyvideo.xyz · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Playback▲90

   A game to see which songs make your friends think of you

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wave▲73

   A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spotify Miniplayer▲510

   Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

   2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MiniPlay for Spotify and iTunes▲136

   What's currently playing in your favorite music app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   YouTube Music▲254

   Google's YouTube app built just for music

   2015 · music.youtube.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Playy▲75

   Music discovery through video

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Party Play▲113

   Introducing Party Play. One playlist for multiple users.

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Music Walker▲88

    Explore and play (via YouTube) songs similar to a seed song.

    2016 · arkanath.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Harmony 0.7▲234

    A lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12CA
    CloudPlay - A music player for YouTube, SoundCloud, and more▲54

    2012 · cloudplay.fm · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Google Play Music▲167

    Smarter, easier, and more assistive music streaming service

    2016 · blog.google · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Projectify▲72

    Turns your music play list into a music video playlist

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PlayTube▲69

    Makes YouTube into great music streaming service (chrome)

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16PM
    Play “music” with others (a basic web app)▲11

    2018 · personalecho.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Volley Music▲63

    A social music app to help you to find new music

    2020 · volleymusic.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    YTMP▲104

    Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

    2021 · ytmp.itsvg.in · its alternatives →

19. 19MP
    Music Player for YouTube▲12

    2016 · zinamen.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PlayTally▲78

    Dive deep into your listening habit & see the music you love

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21PM
    Play music by typing▲119

    2014 · benzguo.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    What's Playing▲110

    Shazam on your lock screen and dynamic island

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    NowPlaying - Music Display▲87

    The prettiest way to see what's playing and learn about it

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PlayMeet▲91

    Connect through music

    2015 · playmeet.me · 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 →