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eara vs Rythm
eara and Rythm side by side: how each plays music, where the music comes from, and effects.
Rythm relaunched in 2024 as a Discord Activity and web app that plays its own licensed catalogue.
eara is a bot that joins your voice channel and plays links from Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud and other services, including Rythm.
The practical difference is what you can play: Rythm plays songs in its catalogue, while eara plays what's behind the link you paste.
Side by side
| eara | Rythm | |
|---|---|---|
| How it plays | A bot in your voice channel | A Discord Activity and web app |
| Music | Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music, Bandcamp and more | Rythm's licensed catalogue; imports Spotify playlists |
| Audio effects | Free for the current song; a top.gg vote keeps them on | Premium (effects studio) |
| Synced lyrics | In the Activity and web player | Yes |
Where Rythm is a good fit
- Licensed music, with lossless audio in its app on Premium.
- A visualiser and a web app.
Where eara is a good fit
- Plays links from many services.
- Runs from slash commands in any voice channel.
- Audio effects on the free tier, and Last.fm scrobbling.
What we say about Rythm comes from rythm.fm and MusicTech: Rythm returns to Discord (2024), checked on October 24, 2026. Something out of date? Tell us in our Discord server.
Common questions
Is the Rythm bot back?
Rythm relaunched in 2024 as a Discord Activity with its own music catalogue. It no longer works as a bot that joins voice and plays links; eara does.
Why can't Rythm find my song?
Rythm plays songs from its own licensed catalogue, so a song it hasn't licensed won't be there. eara plays links from Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Deezer, Tidal and more.
Can eara play Rythm links?
Yes. Paste a Rythm link into /play.
Try eara in your server
Free in every server. Add it, join a voice channel and run /play.