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RadioWave vs Receiver: catalog facts
RadioWave	Receiver
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Android, iOS	Linux
Over 50,000 stations Real-time song recognition	Curated collection of over 30,000 stations Focus on discovering stations rather than searching by name
Needs an internet connection Developer homepage is still a placeholder	Linux only Needs an internet connection to stream
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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 1, 2026

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