Phonograph Plus vs Virtuosity
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Phonograph Plus
An independent fork of Phonograph in development Phonograph is a light-weighted material designed local music player for Android. Phonograph Plus is an independent fork of Phonograph since it is no longer maintained, and has been in maintenance and development since 2021. Phonograph Plus inherits all features from Phonograph: - Light weight - Offline, AD-free and privacy - Classic Material Design 2 - Night mode (Light, Dark, Black) supporting automatically switching - Customizable theme color (primary, accent) with Monet support - Foundational audio playing function (including speed control, sleep timer and equalizer externally provided by system) - Flexible queue management (shuffle, repeat, freely rearrange by dragging, queue snapshots) - Lyrics support (both synchronized .lrc lyrics and text lyrics, embed or external) - Flexible playback notifications that are highly customizable - Flexible music organization, organised by songs, artist, albums, genres and folders (flatten or treed), ordered by various orders, with multiple selection support, viewed in grid or list with various layout style - Flexible main player user interface that are highly customizable - Android Auto support - Highly customizable behaviours for clicking - Path filter (excluded mode or included mode) - Search support - Favorite songs support - File Playlist support (viewing and basic editing; also pin-able) - Internal Database Playlist support - Play history and frequency record, and last added songs by flexible time intervals - Enhanced audio metadata viewer and tag editor - App shortcut and widgets - Multiple source of artwork - Backup support of settings and data - In-app language switch - ... Visit project homepage ob GitHub to learn more. Phonograph Plus is available on GitHub Releases (Stable Channel and Preview Channel) and F-Droid (Stable Channel)
Virtuosity
Virtuosity helps you organize and track your music practice, allowing you to your reach musical goals faster. Organize Create routines of the exercises you wish to practice. Practice Stay focused while practicing with a built in timer. Measure View logs of your previous practice sessions, as well as detailed graphs showing your performance (BPM) over time. Offline, ad-free, and open source No advertisements, annoying notifications, intrusive permissions, or trackers in this app. Your data is yours. The complete source code is available under an open-source license (GPLv3).
| Feature | Phonograph Plus | Virtuosity |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | MusicMedia PlayerVideo | MusicNotesProductivityMedia PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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