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Gramophone vs Phocid: catalog facts
Gramophone	Phocid
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later.
Android	Android
Follows Android and Material Design conventions Built on the Media3 playback library	Support for multiple artists in metadata Sorting that copes with libraries in other languages
Android only Local files only, no streaming service support	In maintenance mode, so few new features Requires Android 11 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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