For $6 more than price of my Spotify Premium ($20), I can get the Apple One family plan which includes Apple Music, TV, storage, etc.
Sure I’ll lose the playlists I’ve been building for years, but apart from that, is there any drastic differences between the two music platforms?
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Which one is better in your opinion? I’m in the Apple ecosystem, iPhone 15 pro max, AirPods Max, Mac , Apple TV, etc.
But I feel like the algorithm on Spotify is better, but I can’t stand the UI
Also, Spotify is cheaper for two people. But which one do you guys have?
Which has better audio quality in your opinion
I am ready to join one of them and need some advice - family subscription ( 2 kids already have Spotify - but we have all Apple devices). Advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
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Hello r/AppleMusic!
Due to the many posts asking about comparisons between Apple Music and Spotify (and other services) we are consolidating them into a single mega-thread. Per the rules, all discussion on this topic should be kept to this thread and any other posts will be removed.
Here are some ideas on what to discuss:
Platform support (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, web players, smart TVs, etc.)
Audio quality & formats (Lossless, Hi-Res, Dolby Atmos, Spotify’s current vs. promised HiFi)
Offline downloads (Limits, reliability, playback without internet, device syncing)
User interface & design (Navigation, layout, customization, dark mode, now playing screen)
Playlists & curation (Official playlists, editorial content, genre depth, taste-matching)
Algorithmic recommendations (Discover Weekly vs. Listen Now / Favorites Mix, accuracy)
Library management (Adding your own music, editing metadata, iCloud Music Library vs. Local Files)
Crossfade, gapless playback, and playback customization (Who actually supports what and how well)
Social & stats features (Spotify Wrapped, Blend, following friends vs. Apple Music Replay & SharePlay)
Pricing & plans (Individual, Student, Family, Bundle with Apple One, Duo on Spotify, regional pricing)
Third-party integration (Smart speakers, Android Auto, CarPlay, Discord rich presence, etc.)
Exclusive content or artist bonuses (Spatial Audio, early releases, live lyrics, music videos)
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Spotify clears by a long shot… go over on the Apple Music sub and look at all the brain dead people begging for a pinned playlists feature… AM is archaic and people will still stand by it 😭
I’ve been thinking of going to Apple Music because I heard that audio quality is better and other things I just wanna know what’s the differences and what’s better from people who actually use Apple Music.
I've seen plenty of posts on here and other subs discussing the same subject.
Most people on this sub are of course in favor of Apple Music and the opinion they have is that there's a distinguishable improvement in quality over Spotify (lossless not in mind because most people don't have the hardware to utilize it on a regular basis), but many people on other subs say that they're not able to hear a difference when Spotify's audio quality is set to "very high" and "audio normalization" is disabled. My guess is that most people who have noticed a difference in the audio quality were using Spotify set to "Automatic" (changes depending on network speed) or even "Normal" because that's the default (also the highest quality available to free accounts).
Those of you who have used Spotify Premium set to "very high" audio quality and "audio normalization" disabled, have you actually noticed a much greater audio quality difference with Apple Music when not utilizing lossless audio?
I switched to Apple Music last month after being a loyal Spotify Premium subscriber for nearly a decade since I was getting tired of waiting for Spotify to release their hi-fi tier.
The good:
Sound quality: Apple Music's native support for lossless audio and Dolby Atmos makes a big difference. Using my AirPods Pro 2, Dolby Atmos tracks sound noticeably more immersive and spacious. Overall music sounds much clearer than it was on Spotify.
Curated playlists: I never liked the curated playlists on Spotify but with Apple Music I've actually found myself coming back to a few of their editorial playlists.
Pricing: I was already paying separately for Apple Arcade, iCloud+ and Apple TV+, so I decided to upgrade to Apple One. I save a bit compared to before so no complaints here.
UI: I really enjoy the lyrics screen and the built in karaoke mode.
The not so good:
No Spotify connect equivalent: This is where Apple Music really falls short. I always took this feature for granted and didn't realise how not having it would make things quite inconvenient sometimes.
Lack of social features: I miss being able to create Blend playlists with friends, those were updated daily and I could discover what my friends were listening to daily. I also can't connect Apple Music to Discord so it's harder to share what I'm listening to with others.
For now I'm pretty happy with the switch and will probably stick around with Apple Music for a while.
Spotify has a fast and intuitive mobile app and a Windows app. Apple Music has a very good mobile app, but no native Windows app. However, there is an app called Cider, and it uses Apple Music Kit to provide you with a desktop app that tries to do what a native Apple Music app on Windows would do. But, in the native mobile app for Apple Music, albums that have transitions between each song seamlessly and gaplessly blend into each other. Cider, on the other hand, doesn't have this feature. There is a weird awkward pause between music playing, and it doesn't sound as good. Spotify has this feature nailed on both the Windows app and the Mobile app. I should also add if I accidentally leave Spotify running on my computer at home, with 1 account I can easily change which device the music is streaming from and change it to my phone. If you leave Cider running, Apple Music will not stream music to your iPhone until you physically turn off Cider on your computer.
What makes this such a difficult decision is I love the human curated playlists of Apple Music and I like the mobile app, even though Spotify's is a little bit more snappy and high speed compared to Apple Music. I also do not know which service offers the best music discovery, the best algorithm for playing similar songs, the best algorithm to make you personal playlists, as I see mixed answers of both platforms saying "AM has such a better algorithm" and "Spotify is miles ahead of AM."
What do you think I should pick?
I've been a religious free plan Spotify user for a long time now, but I'm considering getting a paid subscription to either Spotify or Apple Music. I'll be getting the iPhone 15P in a couple of days and I was wondering whether one of them was better than the other?
A few things I have questions about -
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Is it easy to export your Spotify playlist to Apple Music?
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Does having Apple Music actually have an edge over Spotify especially for an iPhone in terms of sounds quality etc.?
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Is the Apple Music library as extensive as Spotify?
Any Cons/Prod I should be aware of for both platforms? I greatly appreciate it, thank you!
If so why?
Obviously if you’re in the Apple ecosystem it makes sense.
I recently bought the AirPods Max and got a 3 month trial for Apple Music and wanted to experience hearing Dolby atmos/spatial audio and although yeah you can tell it’s more clear than Spotify but my main issue was that the audio was lower compared to Spotify the bass which I tend to like in my music wasn’t that great on Apple Music.
My opinion is that Apple Music is for those who are deep into the Apple ecosystem and are absolutely wanting the best and clear audio in their music.
However, that alone isn’t that big of a reason to make the switch. Maybe it’s due to me being with Spotify for for like 12 years. I’ve used it on Apple, Android and Microsoft devices with no issues. The Spotify UI is just better at recommending new music from my favorite artists or upcoming artist within my musical tastes.
On Apple Music I felt lost. My playlist were all over the place compared to Spotify. Whereas Spotify felt more social with many playlists from users and its new AI DJ feature just makes it a better experience than just using a music app that feels soulless but hey at least the audio sounds a bit crisper lol
Ok I’ve been a Spotify dick rider since 2014. I love Spotify, we’re long time homies. But my frontal lobe is fully developed, is it worth deep diving and cleaning up my Spotify account? Or do I take advantage of Apple Music to make a nice, clean, organized music experience? Thoughts? Feelings? Opinions?
Since 2021 till now, I jump back and forth between both, and I finish up using Spotify at the end of the day.
But, I can hear and recognize the better Audio Quality and want to switch to Apple Music finally, but Spotify playback is way faster in my country in Europe and the play song time is 1-2 seconds slower than Spotify in my country at least.
I like Spotify Wrapped more than Apple Music Replay.
Since 2021, I have jumped back and forth between both and finished using Spotify at the end of the day. Spotify playback is way faster in my country in Europe and the play song time is 1-2 seconds slower than Spotify in my country at least.
Which one should I choose? Thanks.
Edit - 13.12.23: I’ve just finished up switching from Spotify to Apple Music. So therefore, instead of using Spotify for both music and podcasts, now Im using Apple Music (AM) for music and music videos, and Overcast app for podcasts.
I would love to hear how people are enjoying Apple Music since they definitely have better features.
I have some friends with iPhones, we always joke and discuss which music platform is better & I just don’t understand how some like Spotify especially with AirPods. Me on the other hand ? Apple Music all day every day. But what do you peeps prefer?