Compare group listening apps
Spotify Jam, SharePlay, Discord and browser rooms each solve a different version of "listen together". These comparisons say plainly what each one costs, who has to pay, and where Jukebox Duo is - and is not - the right pick.
Spotify Jam alternative
When not everyone has Premium: how Jam compares with a room where only the host pays and friends join free.
Ad-free Spotify alternatives
The paid plans, the genuinely free options, and what to use if you want to listen with friends.
YouTube Music alternative
Keep the YouTube Music catalog, but listen in sync with friends instead of sharing links.
Does YouTube Music have a Jam?
What YouTube Music offers instead, and every way to listen to YouTube together by device.
Apps for long-distance couples
SharePlay, Spotify Jam, Watch2Gether, Discord and browser rooms compared for two people apart.
Music in a Discord call
Bots, screen share with audio, or a synced room next to the call, and the catch with each.
Which one fits your group?
The right app mostly depends on what your group already uses and pays for.
Everyone already pays for Spotify Premium
Spotify Jam. You are already paying for it.
Everyone is on an iPhone and has Apple Music
SharePlay over FaceTime.
You are already in a Discord voice channel
Discord Watch Together, or a music bot.
A casual, free watch party of videos
Watch2Gether in the browser.
Mixed phones and laptops, and only one person wants to pay
A Jukebox Duo room: the host pays once, friends join free.
Ad-Free Forever
No interruptions, just pure music for you and your friends.
Perfect Sync
Experience music in perfect real-time synchronization across the globe.
Cheap & Fair
Pay once for lifetime access, or monthly if you prefer. Friends never pay.