Spotify and Apple Music are two of the really very popular music streaming services out there. Apple released its music service over five years ago to rival Spotify by offering an extensive range of services and even deeper integration with Apple products.
While the two music platforms offer a very similar catalogue of music, it can be quite hard for users to choose between the two services.
Music library
The total number of songs offered by the two services is becoming less of a differentiating factor. However, Apple Music takes the lead with an impressive 60 M songs library over Spotify’s 50 M figure.
Library limit
The total number of songs that users can save on their app library. Spotify currently allows its users to store 10,000 songs to your library, while Apple Music has a limit of 100,000.
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Device support
Both Spotify and Apple Music are made available across popular devices such as Android, iOS, and Windows. However, Spotify also offers supports with devices such as Amazon devices, Smart TVs, and Samsung Gear. Apple Music works best with Apple products.
Apple Music vs Spotify – Subscription plans
Both Spotify and Apple Music offer plans that start at $4.99/month and go up to $14.99/month.
Apple Music plans
Student plan – $4.99/month
- Over 70 M songs, + entire iTunes library
- Listen to your favourite 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
- Original shows, concerts, and exclusives
Individual plan – $9.99/month
*The Individual program offers the same features available in the Student plan.
Family Plan – $14.99/month
The Family plan includes these additional features:
- Access for up to six people
- Share your existing music library
- A personal account for each family member
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Spotify plans
Student plan – $4.99/month
- Ad-free music
- On-demand playback
- Play online and offline
- SHOWTIME
- Hulu (ad-supported) plan
Individual plan – $9.99/month
- Ad-free music
- On-demand playback
- Play anywhere – even offline
Duo Plan – $12.99/month
- 2 Premium accounts for the couple under one roof
- Ad-free music listening, play offline, on-demand playback
- Duo Mix: a playlist for two
Family Plan – $14.99/month
- 6 Premium accounts for all the family members living under one roof
- Block explicit music
- Spotify Kids
- Ad-free music listening, play offline, on-demand playback
- Family Mix: a playlist for your family
Unlike Apple, Spotify also offers an entirely free plan to its users which allows users to access the playlists and discover new music.
