Gramophone vs Rhythm
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Gramophone
Gramophone is an offline, local music player that can play .mp3, .flac, .ogg, .opus, .m4a, .mka and .wav files.- Material You themed- First-class .lrc lyrics support- Now Playing color theme based on album cover (optional)- SD card support- Uses MediaStore to quickly access music database- Natural sorting and various sorting options- "Enhanced album cover" feature for higher quality album covers (OPTIONAL)- Supports excluding folders from Music list- Read-only Playlist support- Supports using System/third-party Equalizer apps- Support list and grid view- Shuffle is truly random and plays all songs- Supports folder and filesystem browsing- Supports searchIf you face any issues, feel free to open an issue at our GitHub page: https://github.com/AkaneTan/Gramophone/issuesIf you have any security-related or otherwise confidential comments, please email: nift4dev [@] gmail [.] comGramophone is open source and released under the GPLv3.0 or later license. We thank all contributors and translators! https://github.com/AkaneTan/GramophoneYou can help translate Gramophone to your language: https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/gramophone/Note: Gramophone supports the "enhanced album covers" feature. This feature needs the "Photos and videos" permission. This feature is ENTIRELY OPTIONAL and DISABLED BY DEFAULT. We do NOT upload any data anywhere. Your photos are not used, the permission is ONLY used to DISPLAY album covers. That's it.Note: not all file formats will work on all devices. For more information, please refer to https://developer.android.com/media/media3/exoplayer/supported-formats#progressive-container and https://developer.android.com/media/platform/supported-formats#audio-formatsNote: Gramophone is completely offline. It does not support downloading or streaming music. It will only play music files on your device. It cannot bypass copy protection.Note: Our privacy policy is available at https://foedusprogramme.github.io/org/privacy.html
Rhythm
Your Music, Your Rhythm Experience your music collection like never before. Rhythm is a beautiful, open-source Material You music player built for audiophiles, supporting both local and streaming playback. Enjoy high-quality audio with zero tracking and absolutely no ads. 🔊 Audiophile-Grade Sound • High-Res Audio: Preserves native sample rates and bit depths for pure, unaltered sound. • Advanced EQ: Perfect your audio with a 10-band equalizer and over 6,000 AutoEQ presets tailored to your specific headphones. • Premium Playback: Enjoy true gapless playback and support for all major formats (FLAC, ALAC, Opus, WAV, MP3, OGG, and Dolby Atmos/EAC3-JOC). 🎨 Gorgeous Material 3 Design • Dynamic Colors: The app's theme adapts beautifully to your wallpaper (Android 12+) and the current album artwork. • Fluid UI: Experience expressive shapes, smooth animations, and an immersive, distraction-free lyrics view. • Responsive Widgets: Control your music straight from your home screen with modern Material 3 layouts. 📚 Smart Library & Lyrics • Dual-Mode Playback: Seamlessly switch between your local music library and streaming servers. • Synced Lyrics: Sing along with word-by-word highlighting via LRCLib, or use the local editor for custom offsets. • Ultimate Organization: Browse your music by Songs, Albums, Artists, Genres, Playlists, or Folders. • Multi-Select Power: Manage your queue, share, or delete multiple tracks at once with batch actions. • Reliable Scanning: A full-scan media scanner ensures no songs are ever missed. ⚙️ Feature-Packed • Rhythm Guard: Integrated hearing safety system with age-aware volume protection. • Built-in metadata editor with artwork integration from Deezer and YouTube Music. • Sleep timer, playback statistics, and stability tools for a crash-free experience. • Easy queue management and M3U playlist import/export. • In-app auto-updates directly from GitHub. 🔒 100% Private Rhythm respects your data. There are no ads, no analytics, and no accounts required. It is completely offline-capable and proudly open-source (GPL v3).
| Feature | Gramophone | Rhythm |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | MusicMedia PlayerVideo | MusicMedia PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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