Streaming music is a real boon for enjoying your favorite bands or artists, discovering new things, or just passing the time without having to think too much about what music I’m playing. But if you’re not paying like me, there’s a price to pay: advert. Not to mention limited features: this happens to me on Spotify and Prime Music.

That’s why I’m so happy when I find alternatives: the same thing happened to me with Spotube and now I discovered it Another free app for listening to streaming music that convinced me: It’s called RiMusic and it’s been on my Android phone or in my car ever since I tried it.

What is it, how does it work and how to download RiMusic

The first thing he did when he learned about its existence was to think that its name was similar to ViMusic, and the truth is that it made sense: it was born as an extension of it, but now it is independent. We are faced with a situation Free, ad-free and open source music streaming service With an impressive catalogue of over 100 million tracks.

The trick is that Baby from YouTube Music catalogbecause you can find all kinds of artists, songs, groups and albums. In my experience, it has no shortcomings. The good thing is that there are no commercial interruptions and no random sounds, no: you listen to what you want in the order you want, without any difficulties. In fact: it is not only useful for listening to music on your mobile phone, but also for the car, as it is compatible with Android Auto and TV (if you have Android TV or Google TV as operating system).

If you search for RiMusic on Google Play Store, you won’t find itbut no problem: as you can see on its website, it is available on alternative platforms such as F-Droid or on the GitHub repository from which I downloaded it. It does not have much mystery as it is as easy as downloading the APK: choose between the different alternatives available and have the permissions to install unknown applications on your mobile, then open it.

What makes RiMusic indispensable on my mobile phone?

With only its basic features, it is already a very interesting alternative to the usual streaming services in its free version, but we also face the following problems: A very careful project in terms of both aesthetics and function..

The interface isn’t as modern as Spotify’s, but it feels different in terms of colors and is very clean and friendly, but there are three themes to choose from: light, dark, and pure black. Very simple to use: there is a menu in the bottom bar that you can generally see as ‘Songs’, ‘Albums’, ‘Artists’, ‘Videos’ and ‘Playlists’ or better yet, you can access it from the search engine by tapping on the magnifying glass in the top right corner.

But you can not only watch playlists, you can also create them. So, with a simple group search (in my case, Chill Mafia), you have a long list of options to listen to and watch for hours. From there, you can: Listen to music in the background or even offlineDownload what you need, which is fine if you don’t want to polish your data or will be traveling through areas with poor coverage.

An interesting point is that it is multilingual and you can see the lyrics and their translations, so it is useful for karaoke. Do not agree with the lyrics or think that the translation could be improved? Contribute your grain of sand and change it. It is also worth highlighting the extras for a good experience, such as the volume normalization function or the programming of the shutdown for those who fall asleep while listening to music. I was surprised by how much detail there was in a free appThat’s why it’s become one of my favorite Spotify alternatives.

via | Computer Today

Cover | Photo by Codioful (Formerly Gradienta) on Unsplash and montage with screenshot of the app

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