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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
Song Squad▲3
See what friends are listening too. Stream it all 100% free.
2018 · its alternatives →
2
SQUAD▲102
Group video chats with friends, by musical.ly
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
YouTube Music▲254
Google's YouTube app built just for music
2015 · music.youtube.com · its alternatives →
4
Songstream Player▲74
Free, fast mp3 streaming with songs/playlist from YouTube
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Spotify Miniplayer▲510
Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop
2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
7
Free Music▲66
Enjoy any song, anytime and save your internet data
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
8
Squad for web (Acquired by Twitter)▲231
Video chat + watch Netflix, YouTube & TikTok with friends
2020 · squadapp.io · its alternatives →
9
Spotify Stations▲294
Easily create stations for all the music you love
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Soundrobin▲82
Let your friends vote and select your playlist
2016 · soundrobin.com · its alternatives →
11
Join My Playlist▲130
Listen to music live together with your friends in Spotify.
2016 · its alternatives →
12
YTMP▲104
Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads
2021 · ytmp.itsvg.in · its alternatives →
13
Spotify Jam▲145
A new way to listen with your squad
2023 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →
14
Bop.fm (YC S13) iOS App – Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud in One Music App▲39
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 →
15
Juke▲104
Easy group listening for Spotify
2016 · heyjuke.com · its alternatives →
16
ensemble▲82
Discover music by sharing one song daily with friends
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Songbird▲98
Study, workout and chill in virtual spaces
2021 · songbird.so · its alternatives →
18
Jamocracy▲231
Build your Spotify playlist together
2025 · jamocracy.io · its alternatives →
19
OurTube - Create Group Playlists for Youtube Videos!▲2
Group playlists for your favorite videos. Streamed for free.
2018 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
20
bop.fm for iOS▲167
Listen to music on Spotify, YouTube & SoundCloud in one app
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Mixtape App▲67
Cross platform playlist collaboration
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Songzilla▲68
Unlimited music streaming and rating app
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Wave▲73
A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Backtube▲53
Playlist sharing, music streaming aggregator
2021 · its alternatives →

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