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YouTube Music vs AWA: catalog facts
YouTube Music	AWA
Freemium Free with ads. Music Premium, available in select countries, is a paid subscription that…	Freemium Free plan with 20 hours a month; Standard costs 980 yen a month or 480 yen for students.
Web, Android, iOS	macOS, Android, iOS
Includes live performances, covers and remixes from YouTube that other services lack Switches between a song’s audio and its music video	Catalogue of over 200 million songs Offline playback on the paid plan
The free tier has ads and does not play in the background Downloads need a Music Premium subscription	Japanese-language service Free plan limited to 20 hours of highlight playback a month
Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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