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RadioWave vs Acoustic: catalog facts
RadioWave	Acoustic
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android, iOS	Android
Over 50,000 stations Real-time song recognition	M3U import and export for station lists Shows now-playing info via ICY metadata
Needs an internet connection Developer homepage is still a placeholder	No built-in station directory mentioned; you supply stream URLs Small project with few contributors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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