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Cider vs Longplay: catalog facts
Cider	Longplay
Paid Sold as a paid app, and playback also requires an Apple Music subscription.	Paid One-time purchase: US$7.49 on iOS and visionOS, US$29.99 on the Mac App Store.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, iOS
Apple Music on Windows and Linux desktops Discord and Last.fm integrations	Focuses on complete albums in your library Collections for organizing albums
Requires an Apple Music subscription macOS and Linux builds are Electron based	Apple platforms only Built around an Apple Music library
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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