Published 17:24 IST, December 2nd 2020
Apple Music vs Spotify: Which streaming service is best for you?
Apple Music and Spotify are two of the widely used music streaming services. Find out which service you should choose in our Apple Music vs Spotify guide.
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Spotify and Apple Music are two of the most popular music streaming services out there. Apple released its music streaming service over five years ago to rival Spotify by offering a wide range of services and deeper integration with Apple products. And while the two platforms offer a similar catalogue of music, it can be quite difficult for users to choose between the two services. So, let us take a detailed look at how the two services compare in our Apple Music vs Spotify square off.
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Apple Music vs Spotify
Music library
The number of songs offered by the two services is becoming less of a differentiating factor, however, Apple Music takes a lead with an impressive 60 million songs library over Spotify's 50 million+ figure.
Library limit
This is the total number of songs users can save on their app library. Spotify currently allows users to store as many as 10,000 songs to your library, while Apple Music has a library limit of 100,000.
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Device support
Both Spotify and Apple Music are available across popular devices such as iOS, Android, and Windows. However, Spotify also offers supports with devices such as Smart TVs, Amazon devices, Samsung Gear, and more. Apple Music, on the other hand, works best with Apple products.
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Apple Music vs Spotify - Subscription plans
Both Apple Music and Spotify offer plans that start at $4.99/month and go up to $4.99/month. Here's how they compare:
Apple Music plans
Student plan - $4.99/month
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- Over 70 million songs, plus your entire iTunes library
- Listen to music online or offline
- Free trial with no commitment*
- Stream ad-free music and music videos
- Download 100,000 songs to your library
- Access across your devices
- See what your friends are listening to
- Original shows, concerts, and exclusives
- Live and on-demand radio stations hosted by artists
Individual plan - $9.99/month
*The Individual plan offers the same features available with the Student plan.
Family - $14.99/month
The Family plan offers everything available with the above plans and also includes these additional features:
- Access for up to six people
- A personal account for each family member
- Share your existing music library however you want
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Spotify plans
Student plan - $4.99/month
- Ad-free music
- Play online and offline
- On-demand playback
- Hulu (ad-supported) plan
- SHOWTIME
Individual plan - $9.99/month
- Ad-free music
- Play anywhere - even offline
- On-demand playback
Duo - $12.99/month
- 2 Premium accounts for a couple under one roof
- Duo Mix: a playlist for two, regularly updated with music you both enjoy
- Ad-free music listening, play offline, on-demand playback
Family - $14.99/month
- 6 Premium accounts for family members living under one roof
- Family Mix: a playlist for your family, regularly updated with music you all enjoy
- Block explicit music
- Ad-free music listening, play offline, on-demand playback
- Spotify Kids: a separate app made just for kids
Unlike Apple, Spotify also offers a completely free plan to users which allows users to access playlists and discover new music, however, it comes in a Shuffle-only mode and also features advertisements.
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17:23 IST, December 2nd 2020