Why hackers moved from Spotify to Apple Music

3 hackers described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Spotify 3 hackers criticize it
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Apple Music 3 hackers recommend it

What hackers said about the move

“it's been trickier to use since I switched from Spotify to Apple Music”
jamesbvaughan, 2026-05-27original comment ↗
“In 20 minutes my whole collection, playlists and all, moved from Spotify to Apple.”
Esophagus4, 2026-03-18original comment ↗
“I switched from Spotify to Apple Music mainly for lossless audio.”
alexrsagen, 2026-01-24original comment ↗

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Spotify vs Apple Music

SpotifyApple Music
Hackers who recommend33
Hackers who criticize36
Moved away from it61
Moved to it23

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Spotify

“the Spotify algorithm is either bad in finding new stuff I like or always pushing the same 20 songs that I've listened too much.”
whynotmaybe, 2026-10-31original comment ↗
“I switched from Spotify to Plex”
patchorang, 2026-02-17original comment ↗
“I switched from Spotify to buying MP3s and using my own audio client, because I'm fed up of a company telling me which music I should listen to every single time I open…”read full quote
“I switched from Spotify to buying MP3s and using my own audio client, because I'm fed up of a company telling me which music I should listen to every single time I open the app.”
sjw987, 2026-01-22original comment ↗

Praise for Apple Music

No further praise for Apple Music captured yet.

Other moves from Spotify

Other moves to Apple Music