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YouTube Music vs N-Zik: catalog facts
YouTube Music	N-Zik
Freemium Free with ads. Music Premium, available in select countries, is a paid subscription that…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Android, iOS	Android
Includes live performances, covers and remixes from YouTube that other services lack Switches between a song’s audio and its music video	Lyrics that can be synced, edited and translated Offline caching and permanent downloads
The free tier has ads and does not play in the background Downloads need a Music Premium subscription	Described by its developer as a side project Depends on YouTube Music, which can break unofficial clients
Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 2, 2026

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