Both streaming services require you to be a college or university student, with Apple Music limiting you to a maximum of 48 months on the student plan.

To get a student plan, you need to prove your eligibility using UNiDAYS for Apple Music or SheerID for Spotify. Spotify also offers a Duo plan for couples, which is cheaper if only two of you are signing up. In contrast, Spotify only asks that you each have the same address linked to your account. With Apple Music, you all need to be part of the same iCloud Family Sharing group.

So it's only worth considering if you only listen to music through a HomePod.īoth services let you link six accounts for a discounted family plan. The cheapest Apple Music option is the Apple Music Voice plan, but this plan is severely limited and only lets you play music through Siri commands.

You can't listen to music in the highest available quality.

Mobile users can only listen in shuffle mode, with six skips per hour.

It's not possible to download music for offline listening.

Adverts appear in the app and play after every few songs.

There are a few important differences between free and premium Spotify plans.

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