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

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