Apple Music vs. Spotify in 2024 - Which is Better?

We’ll compare Spotify and Apple Music’s recommendation algorithms, discuss unique features like live Radio, an AI DJ, playlists, and mixes, as well as the app design and library management, Dolby Atmos and lossless audio support. Finally, we’ll give you our take on which one we think you should buy.

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🕰️Timestamps:
0:00 - Playlists
0:55 - AI DJ feature
1:22 - Network Effects
2:04 - Spotify Connect
2:36 - Free Tier
3:03 - Recommendation algorithms
5:06 - Moving music between services
6:50 - Apple Music Radio
7:35 - Purchased Music, Importing Music, CD Import
8:32 - Apple Music Classical
8:55 - Library management and App Design
10:43 - Lossless and Dolby Atmos
13:14 - Recommendation


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[nickh]

If Spotify gets lossless they win. If Apple gets all my friends to switch they win

[dislexicpotato]

Apple Music is the way to go:

Better visuals
Better audio quality
Better performance
Dolby atmos
Cheaper pricetag
Pays artists more per stream
Lyrics feature works much better

Its a no brainer.

[kaleidoscopeon]

I used to love Spotify but their constant laziness with releasing Lossless format, pushing audio books current price increase has made me move to Apple Music. Apple Music is much better now and has easily caught up with Spotify. Spotify still sounds like listening to music from an empty tin can even on my expensive headphones.

[Fanatic]

I actually went from spotify to apple music because of the algorithm, the music it gave me even in the discover or song based playlists were always the same

[AFiveDayStorm]

Love Apple Music. Discovered the most music there, especially EDM.

[parsahoushmand]

What I personally experienced when switching from Spotify to Apple Music was that in spite of the inferior recommendation algorithm I was listening to music more consciously.
I was listening to full album and reading about the artists more.




It does need to be said that organizing music was not as intuitive.

[최익붕]

Will there be a comparison video with YouTube Music?

[k.vn.k]

You forget to mention the seamless continuity Apple Music works across all Apple devices. From iPhone tap to HomePod, from Watch transfer instantly to Mac, from iPad continues to AppleTV. Yes, they only works for Apple devices but Ngl the way it works instantly even with location and space awareness without fiddle around the apps is nothing sort of magical.

[rayjee]

One thing I like with Spotify is how you can find random peoples playlists

[DemetruisMiller]

Spotify actually had a karoke feature a few months back that i used with my friends. I believe it was a beta feature because tgey removed it a few weeks after i started using it, which was an interesting choice to say the least.

[curlykiddo]

8:13 it does. You have to turn on the setting in the app on the device. I recently had some local files downloaded on my phone. It used to be easier, but the local files are also available on Spotify on phones etc

[RACAPE]

I can’t switch to Apple Music from Spotify because of 2 reasons:
- Spotify connect
- The easy of adding or removing a song from a playlist on Spotify. Pressing that green checkmark from the top right, you get that list and you can easily check or uncheck the Spotify playlist where your song is

[HansAramburo]

Great video. Much appreciated.

I am stuck with YouTube Music because i have YouTube Premium which skips ads and includes YouTube Music.

[cvm]

My biggest issue with Spotify is the library and the app design a little bit

[Corpsealot]

Share playlists with friends? I have no friends. That makes it easier for me to pick Apple Music :)

[sangeshpv]

The spotify connect is one of the best features of spotify but for true sound apple is better.

[igorgleandro]

The SharePlay feature on CarPlay works with both iPhone and Android. The player will appear in the browser of the Android phone if the Music app is not available.

[crueldvs]

Apple Music has also smart playlists that you can setup (only on desktop) yourself.
But I hate missing out on Spotify session feature.

[colinpowda]

Youtube Music by far, by far the best at recommendation. It just brings songs that I forgotten long time ago but fits perfectly that I really want to listen to at the time I am listening. Also, it uses youtube for music that has been recorded only as a video but not as a published music. It is by far the best of all. Not only that, when you get Youtube music, Youtube becomes ad-free. Now that is a no-brainer. Spotify or Apple music cannot even come close.