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Retro Music Player vs Phocid: catalog facts
Retro Music Player	Phocid
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later.
Android	Android
Many themes and now playing layouts Gapless and crossfade playback	Support for multiple artists in metadata Sorting that copes with libraries in other languages
Android only Plays local files only, no streaming services	In maintenance mode, so few new features Requires Android 11 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	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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