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Navic vs Tempus: catalog facts
Navic	Tempus
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0, with no subscriptions or paywalls.	Free Free and open source under GPL 3.0.
Android	Android
Offline library sync with offline scrobbling Synced and word-by-word lyrics support	Built natively for Android Works with self-hosted Subsonic libraries
Needs a Subsonic-compatible server such as Navidrome Android only	Needs a Subsonic-compatible server to be useful Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
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 October 2, 2026

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