We’ve checked out the big names, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and Deezer, as well as smaller ones such as Tidal, Qobuz, and Pandora Premium, to see how each platform stacks up for your subscription dollar. All of the major services feature music catalogs of over100 million tracks and are supported by a host of different devices.
Given that all of the services basically have the same libraries, we evaluated each one based on:
- Ease of use
- Cost
- Features
- Sound quality
While YouTube Music offers objectively the “worst” quality based on numbers alone, most people won’t notice a difference, especially on phones or Bluetooth speakers. The biggest boons for Spotify users, in particular, are that service’s ubiquity, community features and ability to easily pair with other devices.
If the service was more yielding to PC and Android users, Apple Music would easily become the service we would recommend. In short, Spotify is better for users of almost any phone, smart device or computer.
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