I would say it is pretty standard. There is usually some degree of uniformity in streaming apps : - all the services tend to get the same deals from the major

I would say it is pretty standard. There is usually some degree of uniformity in streaming apps : - all the services tend to get the same deals from the majors. Let's say service x gets terms A, service y will push to have the same A. - they all solve the same problem . Personally, I am not a big fan of spotify's UI : - I despise Blur, it is the autotune of design and Spotify uses it a lot. - As much as I like an app that is easier on my eyes without all these white areas everywhere, spotify is way too dark for my taste . - it is surprisingly unpolished for such a big mobile team. To be fair a lot of the complexity is self imposed and comes from the fact that the UI is rendered based on the configuration sent by the server (display 3 columns of artists, etc) Spotify does shine on the playback tech though. ogg vorbis, loudness equalization, etc they are on top of their game here.