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Spotify vs Tidal - worth switching? (midwest.social)

submitted 9 months ago by clark@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Which one do you prefer?

I am seeing plenty of mixed opinions about both Spotify and Tidal. Some are saying Spotify is the best, others say it’s bloated, others think it’s annoying it’s also an app for podcasts. Some people really like Tidal, but I have mostly seen negative opinions about it - worse song recommendations, no difference in audio, too expensive.

As someone who doesn’t care very much for song recommendations I can’t decide which one is ideal for me personally. Tidal seems to pay artists better, but the criticism it receives makes me unsure. What do y’all think?

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[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I tried Tidal cause I like the idea of paying artists more per stream. However I simply didn't like the UI (especially the lack of album covers visible when list-viewing playlists) and recommendations.

Ended up switching to Apple Music which, even on Android, I prefer.

Has lossless, supports uploading your own files to the cloud, my fav Library system, and pays artists more per stream than Spotify. No podcasts too 👍 Windows app is also getting pretty good (still behind Spot tho)