Spottube vs Spotube

Searched for Spotube on Android or Google Play? Spottube is an independent player for phones, tablets, and Android Auto — not the open-source Spotube project.

If you typed “Spotube”

People often land here after searching Spotube, Spotube Android, or Spotube Google Play. Two different products share a similar name:

  • Spottube (this site) — an independent Android music and video player on Google Play. Background playback, synced lyrics, equalizer, Android Auto, picture-in-picture, podcasts, and music videos.
  • Spotube — a separate open-source, cross-platform project. Official site: spotube.cc.

Spottube is not a fork, rebrand, or official build of Spotube. It is not affiliated with Spotify, YouTube, or Google.

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Spottube compared with open-source Spotube
Compare Spottube (this app) Spotube (open source)
What it is Independent Android music & video player Open-source cross-platform music client
Platforms Android phones, tablets, Android Auto Desktop and mobile builds from that project
Install Google Play spotube.cc, GitHub, F-Droid, package managers
Video & PiP Music videos and picture-in-picture Depends on that project’s plugins and builds
Affiliation Independent product Community open-source project

Which one should you use?

Choose Spottube if you want one Android app from Google Play for music, podcasts, and videos, with lock-screen playback, synced lyrics, Android Auto, and picture-in-picture.

Choose Spotube if you want the open-source project and its desktop or plugin-based workflow. Start at spotube.cc.

Is Spottube the same as Spotube?

No. Spottube is an independent Android music and video player on Google Play. Spotube is a separate open-source project at spotube.cc. Spottube is not a rename, fork, or official build of Spotube.

Is Spotube on Google Play?

The open-source Spotube project is typically installed from its own site, GitHub, F-Droid, or desktop packages — not as this app. Spottube is the Android app on this site, available on Google Play.

I searched for Spotube on Android. Should I install Spottube?

Install Spottube if you want a Google Play Android app for music, podcasts, and videos with background playback, synced lyrics, Android Auto, and picture-in-picture. If you want the open-source Spotube project, go to spotube.cc.