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Receiver vs RadioWave: catalog facts
Receiver	RadioWave
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux	Android, iOS
Curated collection of over 30,000 stations Focus on discovering stations rather than searching by name	Over 50,000 stations Real-time song recognition
Linux only Needs an internet connection to stream	Needs an internet connection Developer homepage is still a placeholder
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
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 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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