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They should introduce "Discover Weekly", "Release Radar" and "Enhanced Playlists". Why are the recommendations lacking so much behind Spotify? That's the only r

They should introduce "Discover Weekly", "Release Radar" and "Enhanced Playlists". Why are the recommendations lacking so much behind Spotify? That's the only reason I can't switch over and I would love to.

timmytokyo 4y ago
Apple Music has custom play lists, which it updates every week. One of them is the "New Music Mix", which is sort of a combination of Spotify's "Release Radar" and "Discover Weekly" play lists. Apple also has other mix play lists, which are updated weekly: things like "Favorites Mix", "Chill Mix", and "Get Up! Mix". Finally Apple Music has custom "radio stations", which are endless playlists based on your listening history. (I believe Spotify also had stations, but I never used them much.) I switched from Spotify to Apple Music about a month ago, mostly because I wanted music in Dolby Atmos. (Not all songs are in Dolby Atmos, but many are, and they sound far superior on my AirPods to anything without it.) After transferring my Spotify playlists to Apple, I've found that the experiences are pretty similar. There are a few things I like better about Spotify (e.g., it has better support for non-Apple platforms like Linux and Windows), but I prefer Apple now. If you're curious, I'd recommend a free trial.
- micromacrofoot 4y ago
  I switched to Apple Music for a couple years and recently switched back to Spotify. Two main reasons: 1. The Apple Music desktop app is utter garbage. Other than performance issues and crashing, which happened to me almost daily, the UX is a decade behind. It's dead simple things... like the artist's name on the currently playing track isn't even a link. 2. Spotify's recommendation engine is outrageously better than Apple's. With Spotify I find new music that I actually like almost weekly, with zero effort at all. All Apple does is pigeonhole you with whatever you've listened to recently, I had a day where I listened to "lo-fi chill" music and that's all it recommended to me for weeks.
yunwal 4y ago
I find both Apple Music and Spotify's recommendation services pretty much awful after a few months of use. They both eventually end up pushing the same stuff and recommending me songs by the same artists I'm already listening to.

timmytokyo 4y ago

Apple Music has custom play lists, which it updates every week. One of them is the "New Music Mix", which is sort of a combination of Spotify's "Release Radar" and "Discover Weekly" play lists. Apple also has other mix play lists, which are updated weekly: things like "Favorites Mix", "Chill Mix", and "Get Up! Mix". Finally Apple Music has custom "radio stations", which are endless playlists based on your listening history. (I believe Spotify also had stations, but I never used them much.) I switched from Spotify to Apple Music about a month ago, mostly because I wanted music in Dolby Atmos. (Not all songs are in Dolby Atmos, but many are, and they sound far superior on my AirPods to anything without it.) After transferring my Spotify playlists to Apple, I've found that the experiences are pretty similar. There are a few things I like better about Spotify (e.g., it has better support for non-Apple platforms like Linux and Windows), but I prefer Apple now. If you're curious, I'd recommend a free trial.

micromacrofoot 4y ago
I switched to Apple Music for a couple years and recently switched back to Spotify. Two main reasons: 1. The Apple Music desktop app is utter garbage. Other than performance issues and crashing, which happened to me almost daily, the UX is a decade behind. It's dead simple things... like the artist's name on the currently playing track isn't even a link. 2. Spotify's recommendation engine is outrageously better than Apple's. With Spotify I find new music that I actually like almost weekly, with zero effort at all. All Apple does is pigeonhole you with whatever you've listened to recently, I had a day where I listened to "lo-fi chill" music and that's all it recommended to me for weeks.

yunwal 4y ago

I find both Apple Music and Spotify's recommendation services pretty much awful after a few months of use. They both eventually end up pushing the same stuff and recommending me songs by the same artists I'm already listening to.