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Acoustic vs RadioWave: catalog facts
Acoustic	RadioWave
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android, iOS
M3U import and export for station lists Shows now-playing info via ICY metadata	Over 50,000 stations Real-time song recognition
No built-in station directory mentioned; you supply stream URLs Small project with few contributors	Needs an internet connection Developer homepage is still a placeholder
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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