And if a device is certified as Spotify Connect compatible, it means you can use the Spotify app as a remote to control playback.

In addition to Amazon Alexa speakers, Spotify is also available on and Google smart speakers. It's also available on other Apple and Amazon devices like the Apple Watch, Apple TV and FireTV. When it comes to smart speakers, Apple Music with Siri voice control on Apple's HomePod and is now compatible with Amazon's full line of Echo smart speakers via the Alexa App (US only). You can also listen to music in your browser: Spotify is at and Apple Music is at .Īnd you can also stream any audio to a Bluetooth wireless speaker, to an AirPlay speaker from an iOS device, or to a Chromecast speaker from an Android device (you can also cast from iOS if you have Spotify). Spotify Connect lets you Cast to compatible devices and listen on AirPlay speakers (on iOS only). Winner: Apple Music for integrating your own library, but Spotify has the podcast advantage Apple splits podcasts into a dedicated Podcasts app. Spotify is the only service that offers podcasts within the app. Spotify also lets you play music from your device in the Spotify app, but it only works for local files (so they aren't stored in the cloud). Note that iTunes Match is also available even without an Apple Music subscription for $25 a year.

This feature 'matches' songs in your library with those in the iTunes catalog, or uploads them if the song isn't available, so you can listen to your music wherever you're signed in with your Apple ID. If you turn on iCloud Music Library within Apple Music, you can access your personal library of tunes across all your devices (from the PC to the phone). Both offer early access to certain albums from time to time and Apple Music sometimes offers exclusives for certain music videos.

Spotify says it has a catalog of over 70 million songs while Apple Music is over 75 million. Apple Music has more tracks, Spotify has podcasts

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