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Vanilla Music vs MonsterMusic: catalog facts
Vanilla Music	MonsterMusic
Free Free and open source under GPLv3.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Small and fast Browse music by folder as well as by library	Plays local files without a streaming account Built-in advanced equalizer
Format support limited to what Android's media APIs handle Plain interface with few visual extras	Android only No releases published on GitHub; installed through F-Droid or by building it
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Apache-2.0
No account 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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