On top of CarPlay support, Apple Music for Android works with Android Auto, so you can control playback through the infotainment system. Spotify also offers a smart player for your car called Car Thing, even if you don't have an Android Auto-compatible vehicle. Waze also offers a similar feature for Spotify users. Google Maps lets you listen to and control Spotify or Apple Music playback within the navigation interface in iOS and Android. But only Apple Music lets you search by typing a stream of lyrics to find songs you don't know the name of. (Activate dark mode on iOS and Apple Music will switch, too.) Both apps are pretty easy to navigate, with the main tabs (radio, search, your library and so on) found at the bottom of the interface.īoth let you look at lyrics on screen if they're available for particular songs. Winner: Apple Music for integrating your own library, but Spotify has the podcast advantageĬelso Bulgatti/CNET Is Apple Music or Spotify easier to use?Īpple Music features a clean white look on mobile, while Spotify paints it black across its apps.

Apple splits podcasts into a dedicated Podcasts app. Spotify is the only service that offers podcasts within the app. Spotify also lets you play music from your device in the Spotify app, but it only works for local files (so they aren't stored in the cloud). Note that iTunes Match is also available even without an Apple Music subscription for $25 a year. This feature 'matches' songs in your library with those in the iTunes catalog, or uploads them if the song isn't available, so you can listen to your music wherever you're signed in with your Apple ID. If you turn on iCloud Music Library within Apple Music, you can access your personal library of tunes across all your devices (from the PC to the phone). Both offer early access to certain albums from time to time and Apple Music sometimes offers exclusives for certain music videos. Spotify says it has a catalog of over 70 million songs while Apple Music is over 75 million. See all photos Apple Music has more tracks, Spotify has podcasts

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