Spotify says it has a catalog of over 70 million songs while Apple Music is over 75 million. The caveat (aside from the interruptions) is that many albums and playlists require you to listen in shuffle mode rather than sequential play and there's a limit of six skips per hour. Spotify is the only one of the two music services with a free, ad-supported tier, so even if you don't want to pay for the premium version you can still listen. You can stream any song from the catalog on demand, plus listen to songs offline. It costs $5 for students, $15 for an Apple Music family plan or $16 for a Spotify family plan. There's also a robust podcast offering, including some exclusives and a subscription service.īoth Spotify and Apple Music offer a free three-month trial period for their premium services, which normally cost $10 (10, AU$12) a month. You can use Spotify across different devices from smart speakers to game consoles to phones. Spotify is the most flexible option if you want to stream songs without paying, because it has a free, ad-supported tier. With this generative AI tooling, our editors are able to scale their innate knowledge in ways never before possible. And no one knows the music scene better than they do. We have experts in genres who know music and culture inside and out.
