5 Best Free Music Apps Like Spotify in 2023

These are the 5 best free music apps below that are free to download and use to listen to free music, so read through the list and take your pick!

Everyone loves music, especially if it's free to listen to. In fact, did you know that YouTube is far from the most popular option in the world when it comes to streaming music?

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Top 5 Best Free Music Apps to Dance into 2023

These are the best free music apps below that are free to download and use, so read through them and take your pick!

1) Spotify

Spotify is probably the most popular free music app used to date. It has over 100 million downloads on the Google Play Store and is ranked as the #3 top downloaded free app. Spotify functions like a radio, but you have the option of searching for which artists you want to listen to. You also have the option of upgrading to a premium account, so that you can save and download songs to your phone, but the free side is pretty great on its own.

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Free: Yes. They offer a free plan which gets the job done.
Paid Plans: If you want more features you can opt for the unlimited plan which costs $4.99 monthly. You get everything in the Free version plus you can stream an unlimited number of songs to your computer or mobile device without ads. They also have a premium plan which is $9.99 per month. I had the free plan for about 2 years and it was fine just shows some ads in between songs from time to time.
Sign up with this link: https://www.spotify.com/signup/

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2) Pandora

Pandora has been around for years, and is still one of the most used free music apps. It has over 100 million downloads on the Google Play Store, and is listed as the #1 top grossing app. They make a lot of their money from ads that are played throughout your music listening experience. Pandora functions like a personalized radio station. You search whatever artist you want to listen to, and Pandora will play that artist, as well as similar artists. You can like and dislike songs as you please, and Pandora will adjust with you. Maybe they'll help you discover a new song or artist you've never heard of.

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Free: Yes. They offer a free plan which gets the job done.
Paid Plans: Buying an annual subscription to Pandora One saves $11.88 over buying 12 months at the per month price, which totals $47.88. To sign up for a $3.99 monthly subscription in the Pandora app, Navigate to Settings -> Pandora One and touch the Upgrade button. For the annual subscription login to the Pandora website.
Sign up with this link: https://www.pandora.com/account/register

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3) iHeartRadio

iHeartRadio is a free radio station app that allows you to listen to customized online radio stations, local radio station, music, and even podcasts. With over 50 million downloads on the Google Play Store, it is considered the #2 top grossing app. It functions just like the regular radio, because it is a radio station app. Millions of people use it, simply because it's free!

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Free: Yes. They offer a free plan which allows you to listen to music, podcasts, and radio online for free.
Paid Plans: iHeartRadio All Access costs $9.99 (web and Google Play Store sign up) or $12.99 (iOS App Store sign up) a month. You can give the service a spin, by signing up for a free trial! Payment for the service can be processed through iHeart.com, the Google Play Store for Android or the App Store for iOS.
Sign up with this link: https://www.iheart.com/

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4) YouTube Music

YouTube Music is part of Youtube, of course. Did you know YouTube had their own music app? Well, now you do! In fact, YouTube is far and away the most popular option in the world when it comes to streaming music. It is available on the Google Play Store for free, has over 100 million downloads, and is considered the #2 top free app! Like Pandora and Spotify, you can't skip the ads, but you can watch the music videos, or lyrics videos, for your favorite songs, and unlike the YouTube app, you can turn your phone screen off! That's an all-around win for everyone!

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Free: Yes. The app is free, and you can use it in free, ad-supported mode, but it becomes a lot more powerful and interesting if you pay for a YouTube Music Premium subscription.
Paid Plans: $9.99 a month includes music playlists, music videos, remixes and live versions of songs. Subscribers to Google's Spotify competitor, Google Play Music, get this as part of that subscription. Google Play Music costs $9.99 a month, so your best bet is to just subscribe to that and then you get YouTube Music Premium included.
Sign up with this link: https://music.youtube.com/

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5) Amazon Music

Amazon Music is great so that's why I'm rounding out this list with the music app. The music app is free to download and use. If you have Amazon Prime, which most people do, you have access to their full music library. It has over 100 million downloads, and is the #7 top free on Google Play. They have 50 million songs available for your listening pleasure, and over a million reviews. If you weren't sold before, you are now!

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Free: Yes. Listen free with an Amazon Prime membership or get more with Amazon Music Unlimited.
Paid Plans: If you're already an Amazon Prime customer, Amazon Music Unlimited is available for just $7.99 per month or $79 per year, undercutting the norm of $9.99 per month charged by most other services.
Sign up with this link: https://music.amazon.com/home

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Enjoy these best free music streaming services

Kick off the New Year and dance your way into 2023 with one of these free music apps! You'll have a great time, after all, FREE music is the BEST music!

Be sure to visit soon as we keep this list of the best free music apps updated regularly. Which music app have you used before and what was your experience?