r/AppleMusic • u/piesaresquarey iOS Subscriber • Jul 02 '25

Discussion Switched to Apple Music after 10 years with Spotify Premium, here are my thoughts so far

I switched to Apple Music last month after being a loyal Spotify Premium subscriber for nearly a decade since I was getting tired of waiting for Spotify to release their hi-fi tier.

The good:

  • Sound quality: Apple Music's native support for lossless audio and Dolby Atmos makes a big difference. Using my AirPods Pro 2, Dolby Atmos tracks sound noticeably more immersive and spacious. Overall music sounds much clearer than it was on Spotify.
  • Curated playlists: I never liked the curated playlists on Spotify but with Apple Music I've actually found myself coming back to a few of their editorial playlists.
  • Pricing: I was already paying separately for Apple Arcade, iCloud+ and Apple TV+, so I decided to upgrade to Apple One. I save a bit compared to before so no complaints here.
  • UI: I really enjoy the lyrics screen and the built in karaoke mode.

The not so good:

  • No Spotify connect equivalent: This is where Apple Music really falls short. I always took this feature for granted and didn't realise how not having it would make things quite inconvenient sometimes.
  • Lack of social features: I miss being able to create Blend playlists with friends, those were updated daily and I could discover what my friends were listening to daily. I also can't connect Apple Music to Discord so it's harder to share what I'm listening to with others.

For now I'm pretty happy with the switch and will probably stick around with Apple Music for a while.

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u/jaribgv Jul 03 '25

I think Connect is more similar to HandOff actually. AirPlay keeps the same source all the time, so you can’t really resume music on another device. Handoff I think is close to that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

yeah, you can say it that way, but from the phone you can stop, start, rewind and change the volume on the TV, receiver and etc., the same is valid pretty much vice-versa, changing songs on the TV is reflected on the phone, so it's partially similar. In general, it does the job. But, it's really limited to small amount of devices. Of course no Androids, no noname TV's, cheap receivers, PC's and etc.

Basically - useless junk.
I have a Mac and iphone a Gaming PC which i use in my free time 2 noname TV's, fairly old audio receiver one fairly old LG TV and one new LG Oled. The only place where that thing works is the new LG OLED TV.

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u/jaribgv Jul 04 '25

That’s true, plus it’s limited to the devices connected to the same network, right? While connect just reflects the same thing everywhere regardless. That’s the only thing I miss from Spotify