With the recent release of YouTube Music in the Philippines, we began wondering how it stacks with the current fan-favorite music streaming platform Spotify. With YouTube Music, on the other hand, users can stream online without being able to listen to music on the background (you can't turn off your display or switch apps), as well as create playlists. YouTube Music premium users, on the other hand, get access to an ad-free listening experience, downloading songs for offline consumption, and access to the highest music quality YouTube can offer. Song Selection Spotify Music boasts over 50 million songs available for streaming, while YouTube Music doesn't tell users how many songs there are available to stream. YouTube Music, on the other hand, feels more familiar since not much has changed from the regular YouTube interface. While we're sure that YouTube will learn your taste for music over time, today, Spotify's is just better. Music Quality In terms of music quality, Spotify is offering better music quality right now with their Extreme preset which they claim to be equivalent to 320kbps while YouTube Music is locked at 256kbps AAC on their high preset. Spotify offers better music quality, personally curated playlists, and user experience better than YouTube Music. Read more in our articles including "Spotify vs YouTube Music: Which music streaming service is better?" and "YouTube Music and Premium launched".
With the recent release of YouTube Music in the Philippines, we began wondering how it stacks with the current fan-favorite music streaming platform Spotify. With YouTube Music, on the other hand, users can stream online without being able to listen to music on the background (you can't turn off your display or switch apps), as well as create playlists.
YouTube Music premium users, on the other hand, get access to an ad-free listening experience, downloading songs for offline consumption, and access to the highest music quality YouTube can offer. Song Selection Spotify Music boasts over 50 million songs available for streaming, while YouTube Music doesn't tell users how many songs there are available to stream. YouTube Music, on the other hand, feels more familiar since not much has changed from the regular YouTube interface.
Our coverage of YouTube Music price includes: "Spotify vs YouTube Music: Which music streaming service is better?"; "YouTube Music and Premium launched"; "YouTube Music gets new Split-View Player design". Each article provides unique insights and information.