Why I Stopped Using Spotify (and you should too)

Like me, you’ve probably been using Spotify since, well, forever. Whether you’re an iPhone or an Android user, Spotify has dominated the market when it comes to how we listen to music. With their AI DJ, personalised playlists and, of course, everyone's favourite: Spotify Wrapped, Spotify seems to do it all so well! But what if there was something BETTER than Spotify for streaming music?

If you’re as old as I am, you might remember the days of the ‘iTunes’ app; a clunky music app that was about as about as visually appealing as a cinder block wall. Well, things have definitely changed since the days of iTunes, with Apple Music offering lossless playback quality that Spotify users can only dream of! So, in this video, I compare Spotify to Apple Music to see which music streaming service is better!

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[beatlefreak]

If we had Apple Music’s quality and Spotify’s algorithm, there would be a perfect music streaming service

[xash]

The ONLY thing that keeps me on Spotify that no one else has is the connect feature. Just to seamlessly connect to different devices even if you aren't on the same network!!

[Craylor]

Recently tried Apple Music as a life long Spotify user, and I was shocked at how much higher quality the audio was. I can never go back.

[Leandro_Santiago]

i always try to use apple music, but the spotify connect is a killer feature for me, the power for control your music from every device (ps5, pc, alexa, mac, windows pc and iphone) its a thing that right now apple music cant beat.

[Simithy]

I used Spotify, switch to Apple Music, now I’m on YouTube music

[danielbaroy]

YouTube Music is my personal favourite as in the same subscription is YouTube Premium as well so it's a 2 in 1.

[igeyzew]

I used Spotify, then switched to Apple Music, now im back to Spotify. My biggest gripe with Apple Music is that they randomly delete my music and playlists. Spotify now has podcasts, audiobooks, better recommendations, and it doesn't delete my music. I'm not going back to Apple Music

[Trinket_Master]

Every S series samsung phone supports LDAC & High Res Lossless audio not to mention Dolby Atmos built in.

I do not know where that info came from but its just wrong, ive been listening to Flac files using Poweramp on android for literal years

[ghostdragon]

I consume a lot of YouTube and music so YouTube premium which includes YouTube music premium is perfect option for me.

[bab]

Spotify has terrible compression. Tidal, Qobuz and Apple Music sound so much better. What I miss on Spotify is the social aspect of it and the seamless switching from one device to another. I would be really happy when this finally arrives to other music services. But right now because of how much it bothers me, I can’t be on Spotify because of how it sounds like the songs are blown and lose a lot of sounds.

[rafal]

I was on a android few days ago but now im on a iphone and i discover the last spotify update…

can’t even select a music in a playlist now… what is that ??

[ninjanerdstudent]

I use a combination of YouTube Music and Spotify. I like how Spotify can just run on anything, even super old tablets. It's nice to just keep an old tablet around just for Spotify.

[eatmarth]

why does this seem like an ad? I feel like this video told me apple music is great if you have an itunes library, and/or want to listen to lossless audio at no upfront cost, other than a subscription which may or may not be through your provider. It would seem to me that this implies that Apple music is missing value that they rely on me to provide.

[falconsensei]

I have an iPhone and macOs, but Apple Music usability is so bad for me. If I click on an artist name, it takes me to my library, and not the artist page.
I can't drag-n-drop an album to create a playlist inside a folder - and it doesn't let me add an album to a folder, so...

[elainya_]

I personally stopped using it because when I skipped songs too much it would stop playing by itself so I would have to manually click on a song or switch it each time unless I am cleared out all the settings which requires me to turn up sound quality again

[cristiandiazbasualto]

I stopped using Spotify caused the sound quality is really compressed, I listened to the same song in Youtube music and I was surprised how different it was.

[krazzyrahul]

Sir you're correct. I am a free Spotify user where I can't even fast forward anymore but I have found the audio coming out of the app is not clearer anymore. I thought because my phone is 5 yrs old it was having this issue but I have asked my friends who have Spotify premium and now you've mentioned it I'm sure that other apps provide better music quality but I kept the app because I have personalised all my playlists there according to my mood and I use the discover section to find new artists and music and listen it to a different app 😅

[GuyWithTheCapitalJ]

I genuinely thought it was just me when I got to try Apple Music after using Android since the Samsung S2 days. NOW I CANT GO BACK TO SPOTIFY

[joshjhoward]

I've tried Apple music because I've gotten free subscriptions. The sound quality is noticeably better on Apple music. But what annoys me is they deleted my playlist after my subscription ended. Which is kind of just makes me not want to go back. What's nice about Spotify is I can control what's playing from my Pixel, my PC or my iPad. Is Apple music able to do that?

[johnny]

I started using apple on a Samsung phone. I have tried Spotify premium. Apple music is WAY better. I am an avid listener. I have tried and listened to literally every available service. None compare to apple music for me. Always have new music to listen to. I still have all the apps on my devices. But Apple Music is my most used.