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I've had Spotify before and switched to Apple Music because of the student pricing. When I had Spotify, I would discover new music and new artists all the time. Since getting Apple Music, I really haven't discovered anyone new.

Although I've graduated, Apple seems to think I'm still in school and is still only charging me $5/month. The moment that ends, I'm switching to Spotify. Also, the Apple Music app on iOS is horrible. Spotify's app is so much better.

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You might have already known this but Spotify had the same $5/mo student discount but they may be more diligent about checking your enrollment. Def loved the 5 dollar plan :)

And it now comes with Hulu for free! (At least in the US)

And they have a deal with my credit card where it's 50% off, so I pay $2.50/month for Spotify and Hulu :D

It comes with Headspace free in the UK curiously enough

I used Spotify until I realized that it was suggesting to me the exact same songs that my friends were listening too. So if I wanted to branch out and try something new, it became a chore. Also, I do enjoy the occasional 1970s rock song, which Spotify has been lacking in.

With Apple Music and human curators, I can actually find new music better. And I can get my rock fix when I need it.

Almost posted the exact same comment.

I know Spotify has a similar student deal but for whatever reason I went with AM and now that I've graduated I've just kind of stuck with it since they still charge me the student rate.

Apple Music is incredibly awful at music discovery, and even fairly bad when it comes to just showing me music I might be interested based on what I've listened to. For example I might listen to one song somewhere without necessarily liking the genre of it, and then AM repeatedly shows me music for that genre. Not very intelligent.

The only annoying issue I have with IOS Spotify is that it caches your playlists until ??? or the application gets restarted. I frequently add songs to my library at work, but find that the songs don't show up on my phone when leaving for the day.

Just to provide an opposite case: tried Spotify, did not click with me. Happy with the Apple music now (and iTunes Match). Never understood the complaints about the music app.

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