MusicSearch vs Polaris
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
MusicSearch
Features: - Search MusicBrainz's massive database for any information related to your favorite artist or song - Offline-first; all data is cached on device after loading each page/tab - Almost every tab allows you to filter its content instantaneously - Aliases will be used when filtering to help find things in other languages - See every page you've visited in the history screen, and quickly get back to them - Save anything to a collection - Login using your MusicBrainz account to add to your existing collections - Listening on Spotify? Enable Device Broadcast Status to search the artist or song from the app - Have a Pixel phone? Enable notification listener to record Now Playing history - Scrobbling to ListenBrainz? Enter your username to explore your listens - Customize the app's appearance with: Light/Dark theme, Material theme based on your wallpaper, or pick a custom color - An artist's discography is incomplete? Aliases missing? Other data missing? Contribute it to MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/
Polaris
Connect to your Polaris server and listen to music on the go! Key features: - Shuffle mode - Songs preloading - Offline mode
| Feature | MusicSearch | Polaris |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Media PlayerVideo | Media PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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