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24 alternatives to Song Squad: Background Video Player

Free Music and Radio/ Make Group Playlists For Youtube!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Song Squad: Background Video Player launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Song Squad▲3

   See what friends are listening too. Stream it all 100% free.

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SQUAD▲102

   Group video chats with friends, by musical.ly

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spotify Miniplayer▲510

   Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

   2024 · its alternatives →

4. 4JF
   Jukebox – Free, Open Source Group Playlist with Fair Queueing▲122

   Hey HN, I built Jukebox because I got frustrated with group music apps and Spotify’s limitations (not everyone has Spotify, and collaborative playlists are still too easily dominated by one person). Jukebox is a web app that lets you create a group queue—anyone can join via link, add YouTube songs, and the system automatically rotates songs so everyone gets a fair turn (no more playlist hogs). Web-based, no accounts, no installs. Drop in a YouTube link or search and add music instantly. Songs rotate in round-robin order (so even if one person adds ten songs, nobody else is skipped). Entirely…

   2025 · jukeboxhq.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Free Music▲66

   Enjoy any song, anytime and save your internet data

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Squad for web (Acquired by Twitter)▲231

   Video chat + watch Netflix, YouTube & TikTok with friends

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Join My Playlist▲130

   Listen to music live together with your friends in Spotify.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   YTMP▲104

   Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Spotify Stations▲299

   Easily create stations for all the music you love

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Juke▲104

    Easy group listening for Spotify

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ensemble▲82

    Discover music by sharing one song daily with friends

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Songbird▲98

    Study, workout and chill in virtual spaces

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    OurTube - Create Group Playlists for Youtube Videos!▲2

    Group playlists for your favorite videos. Streamed for free.

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    bop.fm for iOS▲167

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

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mixtape App▲67

    Cross platform playlist collaboration

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Songzilla▲68

    Unlimited music streaming and rating app

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Backtube▲53

    Playlist sharing, music streaming aggregator

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Playback▲90

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

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    songpong▲116

    Make a song with your friends. Snapchat for songwriting.

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    YouTube Party Playlist▲97

    Play videos in sync with your friends and vote on next video

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Shared Spotify▲82

    Find the common songs you have between friends

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Muru Music▲129

    Personalised playlists within seconds.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Songswap▲73

    Share music with friends

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Juky▲100

    A shared Spotify queue with your friends

    2023 · its alternatives →

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