The giants of streaming offer a lot for music and podcast fans alike. Let's see how they compare on price, catalog, features and more. Apple Music and Spotify are the two biggest names in music streaming. Part of your choice comes down to where you listen -- so figuring out which one has the best smart speaker support is essential if you're enjoying music at home. But other factors such as music discovery and stream quality can be just as important if not more for keen music fans. This comparison is updated periodically with new information. Spotify is the most flexible option if you want to stream songs without paying, because it has a free, ad-supported tier. You can use Spotify across different devices from smart speakers to game consoles to phones. There's also a robust podcast offering, including some exclusives. Read our Spotify review.
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Apple singlehandedly turned the digital music marketplace on its head when it launched the iTunes Store in Since then, the iTunes Store has evolved into Apple Music , a music streaming service to compete with the likes of Spotify, Tidal, and other services. Our guide to everything Apple Music can help set the record straight.
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Apple Music is forecast to gain 5 million monthly active users in , reaching a total of Its growth will continue to mount, as the music streaming service commands an What does this mean for marketers trying to reach this segment of music listeners? This follows a report from eMarketer that Inside Radio reported Thursday revealing that Amazon Music is the fastest-growing music streaming service in the U. Its upward mobility was The company's digital audio music service is included with Amazon Prime subscriptions; and more than half of all U. In , Apple Music had Unlike Spotify and Amazon Music, which are available across numerous devices and operating systems, Apple Music only delivers subscriptions to iOS users or on computers via iTunes. But that growth has already begun to slow down and it's expected to decline significantly in the coming years.
