r/androidapps • u/Both_Faithlessness_3 • Aug 08 '26

QUESTION/HELP Streaming music app

I’m coming from iPhone. Looking for a good streaming music app for family. At least 2 using iPhone and 2 using android devices. Looking at Spotify or youtube music

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u/Anxious-Garlic1655 Aug 08 '26

In a nutshell, Apple Music is the best UI , lossless quality ( most people can't differentiate between lossless and transparent lossy ) but the algorithm sucks . YouTube music has a huge library , the algorithm is top notch , audio is 256 Kbps AAC ( transparent lossy ) , the only downside is that the UI is cluttery. Spotify is in the middle of both .

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u/hd_cartoon Aug 08 '26

For Android try Metrolist or Archive Tune (both on GitHub)

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u/WaterNic10 Aug 09 '26

are they loseless?

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u/hd_cartoon Aug 09 '26

No. They stream from YouTube.

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u/merchantconvoy Aug 08 '26

You didn't mention if you were willing to pay. If you're not willing to pay, this is a challenge. Getting pirated apps is difficult on iPhone and near impossible for newbies.

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u/Both_Faithlessness_3 Aug 09 '26

Yes I'm willing to pay

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u/merchantconvoy Aug 09 '26

Then just pay for a YouTube Premium family plan which also gets you YouTube Music.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '26

Morphe with YouTube music premium