Just like on the platforms we visit to watch TV series and movies, we come across many platforms when we want to listen to music. From Spotify to Apple Music to YouTube Musiceach of them promises us an experience.

Well, music platforms What benefits does it offer? Who should choose which platform? Answers to these questions, platforms than just the music listening experience. we refer to.

Spotify

Subscription costs:

• Student: 14.99 TL/month
• Individual: 29.99 TL/month
• Duo: 39.99 TL/month
• Family: 49.99 TL/month

Notable benefits:

• Having a logic like a social media platform, being able to follow friends and popular artists.
• Access new flavors with community, Spotify, and artist-created playlists.
• Being able to listen to the same music with friends or family at the same time.
• Work on any platform (television, all smartwatches except phones)
• In addition to the music library, it also includes a large podcast library.
• Successful algorithm that can provide new and similar flavors by analyzing what you listen to.
• Ability to listen to music offline by pre-downloading playlists.
• Easily switch between devices while listening to music, control the music from another device.
• Ability to create collaborative playlists with friends.

Cons:

• Annoying ads and limited usage in the free plan.
• The most expensive music platform.
• It still does not contain hi-fi sound quality.

Apple Music

Subscription costs:

• Student: 9.99 TL/month
• Individual: 19.99 TL/month
• Family: 29.99 TL/month

Notable benefits:

• Higher sound quality than Spotify.
• It also provides access to the iCloud library.
• Ability to create personalized playlists like Spotify.
• Access to local radio stations and programs (No stations and programs from Turkey yet).
• Ability to listen to music offline by pre-downloading playlists.
• Have a rich podcast library.
• Receive notifications when new music is released by following your favorite artists.

Cons:

No free use.
Especially on devices in the Apple ecosystem (not Android smartwatches like the Samsung Galaxy Watch).

youtube music

Subscription costs:

• Student: 10.49 TL/month
• Individual: 20.99 TL/month
• Family: 34.99 TL/month

Notable benefits:

• Access every song and playlist on YouTube, including music that hasn’t been/removed on other platforms, hence a richer library.
• Listen to music offline by pre-downloading songs and playlists.
• Ads can be skipped after 5 seconds in a free plan.
• Unlimited track switching and playing the desired track in a free plan.
• It can also play music from your local files.
• Receive notifications when new music is released by following your favorite artists.

Cons:

• Lower sound quality compared to Spotify and Apple Music.
• Inability to track your friends or loved ones.

Deezer

Subscription costs:

• Individual: 22.99 TL/month
• Family: 34.99 TL/month

Notable benefits:

• It can provide very high quality sound with FLAC option.
• Listen to music offline by pre-downloading playlists.
• Follow your friends and their activities.
• Ability to create collaborative playlists with friends.

Cons:

• It has less content than other platforms.

physio

Subscription costs:

• Credit card payment option: 16.99 TL/month
• Think about my Turkcell bill: 13.99 TL/month
• Via App Store and Google Play Store: 13.99 TL/month

Notable benefits:

• Affordable in application stores and for Turkcell users.
• Ability to listen to music offline by pre-downloading playlists.
• Ability to listen to music without spending quota for Turkcell users.
• Access to domestic and foreign radio stations.

Cons:

• More limited library than its competitors.
• Inability to track your friends or loved ones.

mud

Subscription cost: 7.99 TL/month

Notable benefits:

• Even with a free subscription, you can listen to music without spending a quota (for Türk Telekom users).
• Can display the lyrics of the music you are listening to on the screen with the “Accompany” function.

Cons:

• Much more limited library than its competitors.
• Inability to track your friends or loved ones.
• The experience that the application interface provides lags behind when compared to its competitors.