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I've had Spotify before and switched to Apple Music because of the student pricing. When I had Spotify, I would discover new music and new artists all the time.

I've had Spotify before and switched to Apple Music because of the student pricing. When I had Spotify, I would discover new music and new artists all the time. Since getting Apple Music, I really haven't discovered anyone new. Although I've graduated, Apple seems to think I'm still in school and is still only charging me $5/month. The moment that ends, I'm switching to Spotify. Also, the Apple Music app on iOS is horrible. Spotify's app is so much better.

DennisAleynikov 9y ago
You might have already known this but Spotify had the same $5/mo student discount but they may be more diligent about checking your enrollment. Def loved the 5 dollar plan :)
- iamjk 9y ago
  And it now comes with Hulu for free! (At least in the US)
  - dag11 9y ago
    And they have a deal with my credit card where it's 50% off, so I pay $2.50/month for Spotify and Hulu :D
  - froidpink 9y ago
    It comes with Headspace free in the UK curiously enough
vesrah 9y ago
The only annoying issue I have with IOS Spotify is that it caches your playlists until ??? or the application gets restarted. I frequently add songs to my library at work, but find that the songs don't show up on my phone when leaving for the day.
spike021 9y ago
Almost posted the exact same comment. I know Spotify has a similar student deal but for whatever reason I went with AM and now that I've graduated I've just kind of stuck with it since they still charge me the student rate. Apple Music is incredibly awful at music discovery, and even fairly bad when it comes to just showing me music I might be interested based on what I've listened to. For example I might listen to one song somewhere without necessarily liking the genre of it, and then AM repeatedly shows me music for that genre. Not very intelligent.
dabockster 9y ago
I used Spotify until I realized that it was suggesting to me the exact same songs that my friends were listening too. So if I wanted to branch out and try something new, it became a chore. Also, I do enjoy the occasional 1970s rock song, which Spotify has been lacking in. With Apple Music and human curators, I can actually find new music better. And I can get my rock fix when I need it.
rimliu 9y ago
Just to provide an opposite case: tried Spotify, did not click with me. Happy with the Apple music now (and iTunes Match). Never understood the complaints about the music app.

DennisAleynikov 9y ago

You might have already known this but Spotify had the same $5/mo student discount but they may be more diligent about checking your enrollment. Def loved the 5 dollar plan :)

iamjk 9y ago
And it now comes with Hulu for free! (At least in the US)
- dag11 9y ago
  And they have a deal with my credit card where it's 50% off, so I pay $2.50/month for Spotify and Hulu :D
- froidpink 9y ago
  It comes with Headspace free in the UK curiously enough

vesrah 9y ago

The only annoying issue I have with IOS Spotify is that it caches your playlists until ??? or the application gets restarted. I frequently add songs to my library at work, but find that the songs don't show up on my phone when leaving for the day.

spike021 9y ago

Almost posted the exact same comment. I know Spotify has a similar student deal but for whatever reason I went with AM and now that I've graduated I've just kind of stuck with it since they still charge me the student rate. Apple Music is incredibly awful at music discovery, and even fairly bad when it comes to just showing me music I might be interested based on what I've listened to. For example I might listen to one song somewhere without necessarily liking the genre of it, and then AM repeatedly shows me music for that genre. Not very intelligent.

dabockster 9y ago

I used Spotify until I realized that it was suggesting to me the exact same songs that my friends were listening too. So if I wanted to branch out and try something new, it became a chore. Also, I do enjoy the occasional 1970s rock song, which Spotify has been lacking in. With Apple Music and human curators, I can actually find new music better. And I can get my rock fix when I need it.

rimliu 9y ago

Just to provide an opposite case: tried Spotify, did not click with me. Happy with the Apple music now (and iTunes Match). Never understood the complaints about the music app.