If you are hanging on to the choice amongst the best music streaming services, i.e., Spotify and Apple music, then there are only quite a few things that matter the most. For instance, which one is better for iPhone or Android owners? And which has the most to offer? Well, app developers around the world made an unparallel impact on the music industry my developing such music streaming apps.
Well, you must know that Apple music and Spotify aren’t the only ones to choose from. If we take up an example of India, then there are a number of services like Ganna, JioSaavn, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, and Wync. All these services are different from each other on many grounds like UI and music catalogs and offers. But, we are here to talk about the ones are known to be leading the whole music streaming scenario. Spotify Apple Music price $10 per month or $5 for students $10 per month or $5 for students Family plan Up to 6 people Up to 6 people Free tier Yes, ad-supported No, only Beats1 radio Free trial A month 3 months Stream quality Up to 320 kbps 256 kbps Music library Over 40 million songs 50 million songs Price and Subscription options Both Apple Music and Spotify provide their users with a free trial period, but after that, the user will be prompted to pay for the premium version of the app. With the integrated premium version, the user gets access to songs from the catalog on demand, plus songs will be available for offline listening. As far as free tier is concerned, Spotify is only one of the two that supports free ad-supported tier, which concludes that you can still listen to songs without paying a dime for Spotify premium; however, after the end of Apple music’s free trial, you’ll be prompted to pay the designated amount. Winner – Spotify Streaming Quality If we talk about the streaming quality, then app development companies have done great job since Spotify is known to be offering the quality up to 320 kbps which is the best, not only that, you can choose amongst the streaming quality which comes in handy especially if you are worried about using too much data. On the other hand, desktop playback is at 160 kbps or 320 kbps for premium users. Apple music streams at 256kbps; additionally, you can adjust the equalizer on both the services with custom presets. Well, to be honest, you cannot distinguish between the audio qualities of both the services unless you are an audiophile. Winner – draw Library and Song selection In terms of music library, Apple Music has large library than that of Spotify’s. Apple music has a whooping music library of 50 million songs; however, app developers and Spotify itself is working on making its library in huge numbers since it has 40 million songs in its arsenal. Both of them offer early access to certain albums from time to time. Keeping songs aside, Spotify is known be having a dedicated podcasts section. In terms of Apple Music, the iCloud music library also comes into play as you can access your personal library of tunes all across your devices. With that being said, this feature “matches” songs in your library with the ones in the iTunes catalog. Winner – Apple Music Interface and navigation Apple Music has a white look on mobile, while on the other hand Spotify has painted its application pitch black for more contrast. Both the applications are quite easy to navigate through. Depending on the song, Spotify has dedicated animations and short videos that play full screen while you are streaming those songs. Both the apps let you look at the lyrics, if available. Winner – Draw Where you can listen? Honestly, availability is not the area of concern for both the apps, as both services are available on both Android and iOS platforms. Other than that, you can also use the Windows and Mac version of the services with no issues whatsoever. Spotify is available and compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google smart speakers. Other than that, Spotify is also available on a number of devices like Xbox and PlayStation. In terms of smart speakers, Apple Music with Siri voice on the Apple’s HomePod is compatible with Amazon’s Echo Smart speakers (US only). It is also available on Apple watch, Apple TV and FireTV. Winner – Spotify Our work is done here and now it all comes down to your preferences and needs. So, we recommend you to choose the one that suits your needs and your pocket of course. Final Thoughts If you are wondering what it takes to build up an app or if you’d like to build one, then you can always trust Fluper for this job. Fluper is an app development company that has years of experience in its arsenal and on top of that, this company has been dominating the app development industry for quite a while now.
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