AWA vs Napster
AWA
awa.fmNapster
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| Figure | AWA | Napster |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 7 |
| Spec score · Music Streaming Software | 8.9 (#3) | 8.9 (#5) |
| Spec score · Free music streaming services | 8.9 (#3) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Spec score · Music streaming services | 8.6 (#15) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | 1-4-1 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Support | Support accepts email and X inquiries from 10:00 to 17:00 and does not provide phone support. | Napster provides a Help Center and directs customers with security questions to its security team. |
| Supported platforms | iPhone,Android Phone,Android Tablet,Mac,Windows,Apple Watch,Wear OS,Android TV,Chromecast,CarPlay,Android Auto,Android Automotive | web,Windows,macOS,iOS,Android,API |
Plans
AWA
- FreeFree
- StandardPrice not published
- StudentPrice not published
- ArtistPrice not published
- FREEFree
- STANDARD (student)¥480 a month
- STANDARD (general)¥980 a month
- STANDARD (general, annual)¥9,800 a year
Napster
- FreeFree
- Pro$19 a month
- Studio$45 a month
- Napster for MacFree
- Napster for Mac free trialFree
- Napster API – bring your own model$0.60, paid once
- Napster API – hosted model$3.50, paid once
In their own words
AWA
AWA is a subscription music streaming service with a catalog of over 200 million songs. It recommends music using preferences, mood, and situation, and supports keyword search plus music identification by listening to nearby sound. Playback features include on-demand tracks, synchronized lyrics, playlists, and offline listening on Standard. LOUNGE offers free live streams where listeners can listen together and chat, while all users can stream and receive Flower Chat tipping. AWA runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, with support also listed for iPhone, Android phones and tablets, Mac, Windows, Apple Watch, Wear OS, Android TV, Chromecast, CarPlay, Android Auto, and Android Automotive. The Free plan costs nothing for 20 hours monthly playback. Standard and Student plans are listed, with Japanese Standard pricing from ¥480 per month.
Napster
Napster is a platform of AI agents for music creation, personal sessions, business websites, and developer use, available on web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and through an API. Napster App includes nine music agents for shaping lyrics, tempo, and feel, creating cover art, and sharing songs. It also offers conversational AI audiobooks, meditation and wellness sessions, and generated music, stories, and soundscapes. Napster for Mac adds video conversations, screen sharing, and agents that create editable websites, plans, designs, and code. Businesses can use Napster Agent, which builds product knowledge by crawling a business website and can be deployed with one line of code to guide visitors and help convert them. It integrates with Shopify and WooCommerce. The API supports video, audio, and telephony agents through REST APIs, a Web SDK, WebRTC, and WebSockets; using it requires access to the website's code. Napster says its model-agnostic platform is built on GPT, Gemini, and Claude. It states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant, encrypts data at rest with AES and in transit with TLS 1.2+, and does not use user data to train models, share it, or sell it. The service is for users aged 18 and over. Free includes 100 welcome credits; Pro and Studio list monthly credits but no prices.