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YouTube Music: personalized mixes, lyrics and video from Google on Android
Music apps for Android
This page covers 25 music apps for Android. The leading entries run from services with billions of installs to a 1.8 MB player, and they share a few traits worth knowing before you pick one.
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Every app near the top is free to install, and each was updated recently, between September 20 and November 4, 2026. Beyond that the list splits in two. Streaming apps such as YouTube Music, Spotify and Apple Music carry huge catalogs and in-app purchases. Open-source players such as Fossify Music Player and Apollo ship under GPL licenses and show no ads.
Seven of the 25 apps are ad-free, and four of those are the open-source kind. Ad status, update date and install base are the quickest ways to tell entries apart. Among the leading entries that carry a Google Play rating, scores fall between 4.3 and 4.6.
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Fossify Music Player
Free open-source offline music player with sleep timer, widget and no ads.
Spotify
Free, ad-supported music and podcasts with Premium offline plans on Android
Apollo
Free, ad-free open-source local music player, only 1.8 MB, Android 5.0+
Music Player & MP3
Offline Android player with equalizer, lyrics and a monthly listening recap
StarMaker
Free Android karaoke app with Hook duets, pitch correction and Party Rooms
Lark Player:Music Player & MP3
Free Android player for local MP3, FLAC and MKV files with equalizer and lyrics
Apple Music
Ad-free streaming with 100 million songs, lossless and Spatial Audio
Bematist
Offline Android player that matches your local music to running cadence
CloudSound
Free, ad-free 2.2 MB service app that adds SoundCloud to Podcini.A
SoundCloud
SoundCloud: 400M+ tracks, DJ sets and remixes, free with ads on Android
Easy Piano Keyboard
Free 88-key virtual piano with falling notes and guided lessons
Shazam
Free, ad-free song recognition with Quicktile and widget shortcuts
DJ Music mixer
Free Android DJ mixer with two decks, 28 sample packs and mp3 recording
TuneIn Radio
Live radio, news, sports and podcasts in one free Android app with ads
edjing Mix
Free Android DJ app with Spotify decks, BPM detection and WAV recording
Simple Radio
Free Android radio tuner with 90,000+ stations, Android Auto and Chromecast
MP3 Cutter and Ringtone Maker
Trim, merge and mix audio on Android, then set it as a ringtone
Radio FM
Radio FM: 50,000+ stations, podcasts and audio drama with a sleep timer
Beat Maker Pro
Free 24-pad drum machine for Android with beat lessons and 50M+ installs
iHeart
Free Android app for live AM and FM radio, podcasts and playlists
Music Volume EQ
Free Android equalizer with 10 bands, bass boost and balance control
DJ Mixer Studio
Free two-deck DJ app with 7 FX, 8 loop modes and 27 sample packs
DiscDj 3D Music Player
Free Android DJ mixer with two 3D decks, a 10 band EQ and a sampler
YouDJ Mixer
Free two-deck DJ app with an 80-sound sampler and no ads on Android
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YouTube Music
Google Play lists YouTube Music at over 5 billion installs with a 4.5 rating, the largest base on this page. It mixes live performances, covers and remixes with curated playlists, and builds activity mixes for workout, relax and focus sessions. It is free with ads and in-app purchases, and the version differs by device. Google LLC updated it on November 3, 2026.
Fossify Music Player
Fossify Music Player is free, ad-free and licensed GPL-3.0-only, at 10.6 MB. Version 1.8.5 arrived on October 27, 2026. It adds a customizable widget and a sleep timer to a plain local-file player. It suits listeners who want no ads and no streaming account, and it is the first open-source app on the list.
Spotify
Spotify has over 1 billion installs on Google Play and a 4.3 rating. The catalog covers over 80 million songs and 4 million podcasts, plus over 300,000 audiobook titles, and you can search by typing a lyric. It is free with ads and in-app purchases, and Premium is the route to offline downloads. Last updated November 2, 2026.
Apollo
Apollo, by nuclearfog, is the lightest entry in the top ten at 1.8 MB. It is a customizable player forked from the CyanogenMod Apollo and targets Android 5.0 and up. Version 1.7.9 is licensed GPL-3.0-or-later, shows no ads and was updated on September 20, 2026, the oldest date among the leaders.
Apple Music
Apple Music carries over 100 million songs and shows no ads, though it includes in-app purchases. Google Play lists over 100 million installs and a 4.6 rating. Lyrics include translations and pronunciations on many songs, and playback can be cast to another device through Chromecast. Apple updated it on October 29, 2026.
Questions and answers
Which music apps on this page have no ads?
Seven of the 25 apps show no ads. Among the top entries these are Fossify Music Player, Apollo, Bematist, CloudSound and Apple Music. The first four are open-source and free, while Apple Music has in-app purchases.
Are the leading music apps free?
All of the top ten are free to install. YouTube Music, Spotify, Music Player & MP3, StarMaker and Lark Player also contain ads and in-app purchases. The open-source players have neither.
Is there a music app built for running?
Bematist is. It reads your steps per minute from the phone's motion sensors and picks local tracks whose tempo fits your pace. Version 1.1.0 is 5.1 MB, free, ad-free and licensed GPL-3.0-or-later.
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If you mostly play files stored on the phone, compare the offline players on size and features. Lark Player is 30.2 MB, with a 4.6 rating and over 500 million installs on Google Play, and it adds an equalizer, lyrics and themes. Fossify Music Player takes about a third of that space, and Apollo far less. Streaming apps change by device, so the version you get may differ from another phone. Check the last update date on each page before installing, since all of the leading entries were touched this autumn.