Both Spotify and Apple Music stands out as global leaders in music streaming services. Both offer extensive libraries of music, podcasts and various audiovisual content, accompanied by a range of features and functionalities. Despite these similarities, significant differences between the two services may influence your preferred choice between them.

Apple Music vs Spotify

A key distinction between Spotify and Apple Music resides in your music collections. Spotify features a comprehensive selection of over 70 million tracks, while Apple Music stands out with a library that exceeds 75 million songs. This translates into a slight advantage in terms of volume for the Apple Music. However, the discrepancy in library sizes is not substantial and it is highly likely that most of the music you are looking for is available on both services.

Cost benefit

While Spotify offers a free membership option that includes ads when listening to music, the Apple Music differs by not offering a free plan, opting instead to offer an initial 3-month free trial.

Spotify

• Individual R$21,90/month;
• Duo 27,90/month with two accounts;
• Family R$34,90/month with up to 6 accounts;
• College student for R$11,90/month with one account

Apple Music

• Individual R$21,90/month
• Family R$34,90 with up to 6 accounts;
• Student R$11,90

Features and functionalities

In terms of features, Spotify and Apple Music are quite similar, allowing for playlist creation, music sharing, and high-quality listening. However, each service has unique features. For example, Spotify offers “Discovery of the Week,” suggesting songs based on a user’s listening patterns.

On the other hand, the Apple Music includes the “Apple Music 1”, a live radio station with new and exclusive music. It also offers Hi-Fi audio for purer music playback. Spotify is a bit behind in these aspects, but there are signs that it will soon offer such features as well.

Features that the Apple Music offers

• Access to a catalog of over 90 million songs, albums, tracks and podcasts
• Download music to listen offline
• Creating custom playlists
• Live radio
• Sharing music with friends
• Access to song lyrics
• Equalizer adjustment
• sound modes
• Spatial Audio (with AirPods or compatible headphones)
• No ads
• Original music videos and shows
• Sound in flac/HI-FI