Of those, only Spotify has short vertical videos for a few of its popular songs; Apple Music does not. Apple Music also has a digital locker feature that subscribers can take advantage of, to the tune of , songs. The iOS, Android, and desktop apps are my least favorite user music streaming interfaces.
On Android, the Apple Music app feels even more out of place and occasionally had problems staying open on my Pixel 2 XL. Apple Music has definitely not been blessed with the most beautiful interfaces the designers at Cupertino have released.
If you want the benefits of uploading your music to the cloud and a music streaming service to back that up — that is more consistent on Android and the web — then Google Play Music is the perfect option. However, next year Google is merging YouTube Music with Play Music into a new service with a music uploading feature, so it might be worth waiting.
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Spotify connects better with more third-party apps so they can provide playlists that can even match how fast a person is running or walking. Apple Music always will attempt to stream at the highest possible quality and when someone is in a zone with no access to wifi and is just using cellular data, the quality will be reduced. So instead of having the quality of your music interrupted on Apple Music, Spotify will allow you to listen to their platform without any playback interruptions even if you are in an area with poor cell service.
When you open Spotify, you immediately see all your playlists and all the content you listen to regularly. Only if you click on the Discover tab will you see suggestions after you look through your own content.
On Apple Music, there are so many more tabs that get in the way of you being able to access the content that you want.
Also if you are into equalizing your sound, Spotify has an option in settings where you can control your own EQ. Although Spotify and Apple Music are relatively similar, Spotify is the better option as you have more opportunities to collaborate, discover new music, and access all your content on every one of your devices.
Spotify is so easy to use and you can make endless discoveries of new genres and artists. Caitlyn is a third-year student at UCLA. The free version of Spotify lets you listen to songs on demand, but many playlists and albums can only be listened to on shuffle. On mobile you can choose what bit rate to stream, in increments up to Kbps, which is handy especially if you're worried about using up too much mobile data. Users will need to opt-in to lossless audio by going to Settings, then Music, then Audio Quality on the iPhone.
Spotify will soon add a HiFi subscription for lossless audio later in To find out more about bit rate and audio quality, read this in-depth comparison of sound quality between Apple Music and Spotify. You can also adjust the equalizer in both to suit your preferences, although you'll find Apple Music's EQ outside of the app in the Settings app. Spotify says it has a catalog of over 70 million songs while Apple Music is over 75 million.
Both offer early access to certain albums from time to time and Apple Music sometimes offers exclusives for certain music videos. If you turn on iCloud Music Library within Apple Music, you can access your personal library of tunes across all your devices from the PC to the phone. This feature "matches" songs in your library with those in the iTunes catalog, or uploads them if the song isn't available, so you can listen to your music wherever you're signed in with your Apple ID.
You can store up to , songs. Spotify also lets you play music from your device in the Spotify app, but it only works for local files so they aren't stored in the cloud. Spotify is the only service that offers podcasts within the app. Apple splits podcasts into a dedicated Podcasts app. Winner: Apple Music for integrating your own library, but Spotify has the podcast advantage.
Apple Music features a clean white look on mobile, while Spotify paints it black across its apps. Activate dark mode on iOS and Apple Music will switch, too.
Both apps are pretty easy to navigate, with the main tabs radio, search, your library and so on found at the bottom of the interface. Both let you look at lyrics on screen if they're available for particular songs.
But only Apple Music lets you search by typing a stream of lyrics to find songs you don't know the name of. Waze also offers a similar feature for Spotify users. Spotify also offers a smart player for your car called Car Thing, even if you don't have an Android Auto-compatible vehicle. On top of CarPlay support, Apple Music for Android works with Android Auto, so you can control playback through the infotainment system.
Discover the latest news and best reviews in smartphones and carriers from CNET's mobile experts. Both have desktop apps for Windows and Mac, so you aren't limited to listening on mobile. You can also listen to music in your browser: Spotify is at open.
And you can also stream any audio to a Bluetooth wireless speaker, to an AirPlay speaker from an iOS device, or to a Chromecast speaker from an Android device you can also cast from iOS if you have Spotify. In addition to Amazon Alexa speakers, Spotify is also available on and Google smart speakers.
And if a device is certified as Spotify Connect compatible , it means you can use the Spotify app as a remote to control playback. Spotify is also available across a wide range of other devices like Xbox and PlayStation. One of the top reasons to use a streaming service is to discover new music.
Both Spotify and Apple Music expose you to new tunes based on what you already like.
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