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Spotify v Apple Music?
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:39 am
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:39 am
I've looked around online for an answer but haven't found a satisfactory response, so I'll ramble on about what I'm wanting here and see if any of y'all have experience with both.
Spotify only allows you 10000 songs on a playlist. I want to have ALL my favorite songs on one playlist that I can randomly shuffle. What I like about Spotify is that when you use their Smart Shuffle feature, it sprinkles in tracks from other bands you might like based on the information it gleans from your playlist tracks. It's been a phenomenal way to find new music, as well as old music I didn't know about.
I'm both a musician and music junky, so 10000 isn't remotely enough for me. And no, I'm not interested in seperate playlists. I just want to save all the albums I like to my library, and then add the tracks I like to one giant playlist, let it play on random, and have new stuff sprinkled in and suggested to me. Such an easy way to find new music and keep growing.
I say all that to say I am now seeing many tracks I had added to my playlist haven't been saved in there on Spotify. My guess is is Spotify did something to update those albums, and in so doing it erased them from being saved on my playlist. I'm talking about tracks I know damn good and well I added. Absolutely no reason for them to have dropped off my playlist.
So that has my arse chapped. And then I see Apple Music allows 100,000 song playlist. I can work with that.
So all of that bullshite rambling I just laid on y'all is long winded way of me trying to find out if Apple has that intuiitive smart suggestion for new music intertwined with your existing playlist feature?
Or, for anyone who's had both services, just some thoughts on the general pros and cons of both and why you chose one over the other?
It took me over a year and half to go through my existing physical music catalog as well as what was saved on my external hard drives and get it all on to Spotify, so switching to Apple isnt a decision I want to make lightly. But I'm also sick and tired of not having all the music I like saved as one single randomizable continuous playlist. And I'm definitely sick of seeing songs that SHOULD DEFINITELY still be in that playlist having dropped off.
Spotify only allows you 10000 songs on a playlist. I want to have ALL my favorite songs on one playlist that I can randomly shuffle. What I like about Spotify is that when you use their Smart Shuffle feature, it sprinkles in tracks from other bands you might like based on the information it gleans from your playlist tracks. It's been a phenomenal way to find new music, as well as old music I didn't know about.
I'm both a musician and music junky, so 10000 isn't remotely enough for me. And no, I'm not interested in seperate playlists. I just want to save all the albums I like to my library, and then add the tracks I like to one giant playlist, let it play on random, and have new stuff sprinkled in and suggested to me. Such an easy way to find new music and keep growing.
I say all that to say I am now seeing many tracks I had added to my playlist haven't been saved in there on Spotify. My guess is is Spotify did something to update those albums, and in so doing it erased them from being saved on my playlist. I'm talking about tracks I know damn good and well I added. Absolutely no reason for them to have dropped off my playlist.
So that has my arse chapped. And then I see Apple Music allows 100,000 song playlist. I can work with that.
So all of that bullshite rambling I just laid on y'all is long winded way of me trying to find out if Apple has that intuiitive smart suggestion for new music intertwined with your existing playlist feature?
Or, for anyone who's had both services, just some thoughts on the general pros and cons of both and why you chose one over the other?
It took me over a year and half to go through my existing physical music catalog as well as what was saved on my external hard drives and get it all on to Spotify, so switching to Apple isnt a decision I want to make lightly. But I'm also sick and tired of not having all the music I like saved as one single randomizable continuous playlist. And I'm definitely sick of seeing songs that SHOULD DEFINITELY still be in that playlist having dropped off.
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:47 am to UKWildcats
Spotify is definitely better. But if that one issue is a deal-breaker for you, I think you have your answer
Posted on 5/25/26 at 10:03 am to UKWildcats
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10000 isn't remotely enough for me
Jesus Christ...
To each his own, but it would take over a month on 24/7 listening to get through every song on a playlist that big. I couldn't imagine doing that and if on shuffle, you'd likely never get through every single one as songs would get played multiple times and others none.
Its either albums or genre/mood type playlists for me that are far smaller.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 10:30 am to Lsut81
Yeah,I get that. At one point I had enough music that the math came out to over 10.5 yrs it would've taken for me to play every single track without repeating. And I often listen to music the same way you do, but more often than that I prefer randomness. I have very eclectic tastes.
Now of course, you have various live albums, alternate versions, etc so it's not like it was that many individual songs, but still.....yeah, I have a shitload of music.
All I need to know guys is whether Apple music has that smart song suggestion feature sprinkled in there or not.
Now of course, you have various live albums, alternate versions, etc so it's not like it was that many individual songs, but still.....yeah, I have a shitload of music.
All I need to know guys is whether Apple music has that smart song suggestion feature sprinkled in there or not.
This post was edited on 5/25/26 at 10:32 am
Posted on 5/25/26 at 10:36 am to UKWildcats
Glad you've had a better experience with Spotify's playlist randomization than I have.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 10:48 am to shutterspeed
Well,that's another gripe I have. As y'all can tell, I shouldn't be hearing the same song, based on how I typically listen, within like 5 months of each other.
It's a bit of an asswhip, but here's what I do when I have my big playlist on random/shuffle:
- Play a random podcast. Any one. Hit pause.
- Go to Home. Settings. Setting and Privacy. Data Saving and Offline. Clear Cache. Go on and clear it.
- Go to your playlist. Click Sort. Change how it sorts.
- Hit play.
- Profit
Still need someone to chime in in that smart song feature being on Apple or not. I'm 42. MTV and FM radio are trash. I'm not sitting through YouTube ads and it's trash algorithm to find new music or good old music. Spotify has this down to a science. That's a bigger deal to me than the playlist capacity. I can ultimately stop being a stubborn bastard and subdivide by genre if I really have to. But it'd be sweet to be able to have everything on one big playlist like the mp3 player days.
It's a bit of an asswhip, but here's what I do when I have my big playlist on random/shuffle:
- Play a random podcast. Any one. Hit pause.
- Go to Home. Settings. Setting and Privacy. Data Saving and Offline. Clear Cache. Go on and clear it.
- Go to your playlist. Click Sort. Change how it sorts.
- Hit play.
- Profit
Still need someone to chime in in that smart song feature being on Apple or not. I'm 42. MTV and FM radio are trash. I'm not sitting through YouTube ads and it's trash algorithm to find new music or good old music. Spotify has this down to a science. That's a bigger deal to me than the playlist capacity. I can ultimately stop being a stubborn bastard and subdivide by genre if I really have to. But it'd be sweet to be able to have everything on one big playlist like the mp3 player days.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:20 pm to UKWildcats
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At one point I had enough music that the math came out to over 10.5 yrs it would've taken for me to play every single track without repeating
Sounds like a good excuse not to socialize with people
Cheat code unlocked.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:31 pm to Lsut81
Spotify is far superior to Apple and Amazon music IMO.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 4:29 pm to UKWildcats
Spotify all the way. I have a lot of friends on Spotify and the suggestions (Discover Weekly and Release Radar are brilliant) are great. People who complain there is no good music being made today probably have Apple Music or Amazon.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 8:28 am to UKWildcats
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It took me over a year and half to go through my existing physical music catalog as well as what was saved on my external hard drives and get it all on to Spotify
What do you mean by this? Do you mean that you are looking through all your CDs and vinyl and then going on Spotify and finding those albums and adding them to a playlist?
Posted on 5/27/26 at 2:17 am to UKWildcats
Apple offers it. When you’re on your playlist, pull the song up (with rewind, play, fast forward). Bottom right is three lines, hit it. You’ll have the option to shuffle and repeat but there’s also the infinity sign. If you hit that, it’ll bring in other songs that aren’t on the playlist.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 5:37 am to King of New Orleans
I have Apple Music and like it better than Tidal, Spotify and Pandora. Quboz is actually the best music streaming service in my opinion, but is too expensive.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 8:34 am to AUIH1
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Quboz is actually the best music streaming service in my opinion, but is too expensive.
10.83 per month is expensive for a Hi-Res streaming service with many titles streaming 24 bit 48 to 192khz?
I've subscribed to them all over the years. My take is..
Spotify can't be beat for finding new music due to the billions of "user defined" playlists but for audio quality Qobuz is the best.
Posted on 6/3/26 at 2:19 pm to Disco Ball
My favorite thing about Spotify is the jam session with friends. We all have different tastes. George Jones followed by New Order is not uncommon
Posted on 6/4/26 at 12:00 pm to UKWildcats
I prefer to make more palatable "themed" playlists on Spotify.
Some of them contain a significant amount of songs, others not so much.
I really couldn't see having "Crazy" by Patsy Cline in the same playlist as "Redneck" by Lamb of God, even though I love both songs.....
Some of them contain a significant amount of songs, others not so much.
I really couldn't see having "Crazy" by Patsy Cline in the same playlist as "Redneck" by Lamb of God, even though I love both songs.....
Posted on 6/6/26 at 8:57 am to Portballs
Thanks everyone for the feedback.
Yeah, I get it. Most people prefer to listen to a theme/genre based on their present mood. That's just not how I listen to music.
I'll figure something out
Yeah, I get it. Most people prefer to listen to a theme/genre based on their present mood. That's just not how I listen to music.
I'll figure something out
Posted on 6/6/26 at 9:12 am to UKWildcats
I prefer Apple Music, but I dont create playlists...
Posted on 6/6/26 at 3:57 pm to UKWildcats
Everything is terrible compared to Youtubemusic.
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