SpotifyReviews 238

There are many apps that allow users free access to music but it usually comes at the price of extensive advertisement interruptions or limited streaming capabilities. The Spotify app combines inexpensive buy-in with user-friendly layout to make it worth spending a few dollars a month on a music streaming app.

In terms of the free version of the Spotify app limits users in that they cannot stream music without Wi-Fi. Once the user decides to pay for the Premium version of the application, these restrictions no longer apply and the app becomes the perfect suite for music discovery and library curating. For this reason, I will be assessing Premium Spotify and not the free version of the app.

The cost for students is very affordable with a discount bringing the original price of $9.99 down to $4.99. Although for some this may seem pricey, access to unlimited music means one only needs to add 5 songs a month to reach the price per song threshold that surpasses the value per song in the iTunes store which charges $1.29 per song. Many will add more than this amount in new music a month and will find that it is much more affordable than other means of purchasing music and is available without Wi-Fi and without using ones data plan if saved to a specific playlist.

This is more efficient, affordable, and legal than the means available for music streaming in the past. Free applications such as Limewire or its predecessor Frostwire were based on a system of file sharing that was shaky in its legality and often led to viruses being downloaded onto ones computer. Many of the songs were incompatible file types for iTunes which made it difficult to access music on cell phones or media players. Spotify makes it easy to access your music library by allowing integration with iTunes libraries and having cross-platform apps that can be installed on a variety of devices.

Spotify has over 30 million songs in its catalog and adds around 20,000 songs each day. One still may not be able to find songs that may be readily available on applications like Soundcloud. In comparison to apps like Pandora Spotify also falls short because often times the music it chooses to match songs of your choice are either by the same artist, or are characteristically exactly the same as the selected song and offer no variety. Looking for new music often falls upon the user to search and sort through the vast catalog of music on their own.

All in all, Spotify remains my top choice for music streaming based purely on its low price and extensive catalog. Supplementing Spotify with free apps like Soundcloud and Pandora work well to complement Spotify in the areas where it falls a little short. Even with its shortcomings, the price, music catalog, user friendly layout, and compatibility with multiple devices make it the best choice for music streaming.

I love Spotify. I listen to music all the time. I'd listen to music more if I could. Spotify is bae. I love Discover Weekly. I have made way too many playlists on it. Also like being able to see what my friends are listening to. It's just great.

I should have known that anything involving Sean Parker would just be the BOMB! If music is your passion, then Spotify should be your favorite

I used to use Pandora, but I was annoyed that I couldn't choose what song to listen to when I wanted. Then a friend told me about Spotify and I decided to get an account and I use it every day now. I didn't buy the "premium" membership because the ads and such don't really bother me and there aren't that many. However, my friend did get premium and she said that it's worth it. I don't think I'll pay for premium but I love Spotify so much because they have a TON of music to listen for free and I save money because I don't have to buy all the music. Or if you do buy music, you can listen on Spotify to see if you really want to buy it. Anyway, I think Spotify is pretty great. Obviously.