Just wondering out here, cause Im really torn between these two. With Spotify family and Apple One I use both alternately and in both Im missing some parts that the other one have.
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for Apple Music I mostly lack good new songs suggestion algorithm, because it very often just plays me a song that I would never ever listen to - and that’s based on “continue playing” from current playlist.
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for Spotify I lack Losseless and Spatialise.
in terms of UI, both are somewhat not great
- Apple Music is cumbersome and hard to navigate to song that is currently playing.
- Spotify is just too much noise on the screen for me
What are your thoughts?
Spotify. I’m on a duo plan at $13/mo which is my ideal price point versus need. Apple Music only has individual or family plans, and the family plan is $17/mo.
I like Spotify’s recommendations and the overall style of its app. That being said, I’m sure Apple Music is much better for privacy-oriented folks, given how much data Spotify seems to collect.
I use Apple One family premier:
https://www.apple.com/apple-one/
Having lots of iCloud storage is handy, and I use the other services.
Also, unless things have changed, Apple pays artists more than Spotify.
Sure, but when I am only looking to pay for myself and one other person, and music is the only thing I want out of this arrangement, there’s only one best deal right now and that’s Spotify.
That being said, Apple TV+ is an enticing offer right now with season 2 of Foundation starting this week. But my usual streaming service strategy is to just wait for a show to finish, buy a month subscription, and watch the whole thing over a weekend.