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title: "African alternatives to Spotify"
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# African alternatives to Spotify

A streaming service for listening to music, podcasts, and audiobooks, with tools for creators and advertisers.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Alternatives](/alternatives)
- [Spotify](/african-alternatives/spotify)

## Summary

A streaming service for listening to music, podcasts, and audiobooks, with tools for creators and advertisers.

## About these alternatives

Spotify is a streaming service for listening to music, podcasts, and audiobooks, and it also includes tools for creators and advertisers. It is based in Sweden.

Searching for an “African Spotify” or the “Spotify of Africa” often comes down to practical, everyday fit: apps that prioritise African listening habits, work well with patchy data, and make offline listening a default rather than an afterthought. Some listeners also want platforms that push African catalogues and charts, or that connect listening with [Music Distribution](/tags/music-distribution), not just playback. None of this makes Spotify a poor choice; it means the market now has local specialists worth comparing across [Streaming](/tags/streaming) and [B2C](/tags/b2c) needs.

## What to Compare Before Switching From Spotify
- **Country availability**: check that the app is officially available where you live or travel, for example [Boomplay](/boomplay) lists availability across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Cameroon, and Côte d’Ivoire.
- **Offline listening and downloads**: if you commute or manage data tightly, prioritise [Offline-Capable](/tags/offline-capable) features like offline downloads, which [Anghami](/anghami) explicitly supports.
- **African catalogue and local charts**: if you mainly listen to African music, look for services that surface country charts and playlists, [Mdundo](/mdundo) highlights country top charts alongside playlists.
- **Streaming vs legal downloads**: some apps mix streaming with MP3 downloads, [Boomplay](/boomplay) is positioned as a streaming and MP3 download app.
- **Podcasts and other audio**: if podcasts are a daily habit, confirm they are part of the core product, [Anghami](/anghami) includes podcasts in its offering.
- **Budget-friendly listening modes**: if you want a freemium option that still works day to day, [Mdundo](/mdundo) positions itself for streaming and legal downloads “even on a budget”.
- **Ad-free premium expectations**: if you pay to avoid adverts, check what “premium” unlocks, [Boomplay](/boomplay) describes premium ad-free offline playback.

## Compare Alternatives by Where You Live
- **West and East Africa**: if you are in [Nigeria](/countries/nigeria), [Kenya](/countries/kenya), [Ghana](/countries/ghana), or [Tanzania](/countries/tanzania), [Boomplay](/boomplay) is explicitly available in these countries, and [Mdundo](/mdundo) also lists availability across many of them.
- **Central Africa**: for [Cameroon](/countries/cameroon), both [Boomplay](/boomplay) and [Mdundo](/mdundo) list availability, so you can compare the listening experience, offline options, and catalogue focus.
- **North Africa and Arabic-first listening**: if Arabic music is central to what you play, [Anghami](/anghami) focuses on Arabic and international songs, with offline downloads, and is listed as available in Egypt.

Scroll to explore apps like Spotify below and filter by what matters most to you, from [Streaming](/tags/streaming) and [Offline-Capable](/tags/offline-capable) playback to [Music Distribution](/tags/music-distribution) links and [B2C](/tags/b2c) listening experiences. You can also browse by country, including [Nigeria](/countries/nigeria), [Kenya](/countries/kenya), [Ghana](/countries/ghana), [Tanzania](/countries/tanzania), and [Cameroon](/countries/cameroon).

## African alternatives

| Name | URL | Tagline | Country | Rating |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anghami | /anghami | Stream Arabic and international music with offline listening | Egypt |  |
| SupaFuse | /supafuse | Stream, discover, and release music on web, iOS, and Android | Nigeria |  |
| Boomplay | /boomplay | Stream and download African and global music for offline listening | Nigeria | 4.5 |
| Mdundo | /mdundo | Stream and download African music legally, even on a budget | Kenya | 5 |
| AfroCharts | /afrocharts | Stream, download, and discover African music by country |  |  |
| Playfre | /playfre | Free and paid music streaming for African listeners | Nigeria |  |
| Teraki | /teraki | Listen to East African audiobooks and podcasts anywhere | Ethiopia |  |

## Related pages

- [All alternative guides](/alternatives)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/african-alternatives/spotify)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)