Spotify vs Tidal - worth switching? (midwest.social)

submitted 1 year ago by clark@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Which one do you prefer?

I am seeing plenty of mixed opinions about both Spotify and Tidal. Some are saying Spotify is the best, others say it’s bloated, others think it’s annoying it’s also an app for podcasts. Some people really like Tidal, but I have mostly seen negative opinions about it - worse song recommendations, no difference in audio, too expensive.

As someone who doesn’t care very much for song recommendations I can’t decide which one is ideal for me personally. Tidal seems to pay artists better, but the criticism it receives makes me unsure. What do y’all think?

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[-] Vub@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have Spotify, Tidal and YouTube Music. In my opinion Spotify’s apps and UI are way better. Also the recommendations are much better.

Desktop Tidal feels clunky and YT Music doesn’t have a desktop client at all.

All three mobile apps are just fine.

Many more people use Spotify so you’re probably more likely to find good playlist links for Spotify.

YouTube Music is included with YouTube Premium and Tidal has higher quality audio if you need that.

If you don’t care so much about the UI, recommendation engines etc, you can use any of them really. They have similar libraries and in the end they do the same thing - play music.

[-] radix@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

(YouTube Music has music.youtube.com which is basically a desktop client.)

[-] Vub@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Good to know, thanks!

[-] watzon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

YouTube Music doesn't have an official desktop client, but there is an unofficial client which wraps the website and adds plugins. Really not bad.

[-] Vub@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks!

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