[abritinthebay]

It also is way better than Spotify for me. It's everything I wanted out of a music service.

Spotify was never going to have me as a subscriber but Apple Music was so much better (for me) that it was a no-brainer.

But then I always preferred Pandora over Spotify anyhow (different use cases I know, but still).

[Esau]

In what way is Apple Music better than Spotify? I've tried both and, other than catalog differences, I don't see one as really being better than the other.

[abritinthebay]

For a start: the UI.

I know Apple Music gets hate for it's UI but it's nirvana compared to the horrible, grating, death by 1000 papercuts UI that Spotify has.

So that contributes a LOT to my impression of Spotify.

I find their radio offerings better than Spotify, and the curated playlists to be of higher quality and better variation. The For You tab alone is better than a lot of what I found on Spotify.

The importing of my existing library and linking of it into the service with all sorts of metadata made for a seamless experience that I haven't found from any other service either.

Basically... it's just a little bit better (for me) in every possible way, while being nicer to use.

[tedmiston]

Does Apple have an equivalent of Discovery Weekly yet? That's become one of my favorite Spotify features.

[sdornan]

I chose Apple Music for a couple reasons:

1. I can add music to my streaming library that is not on their service and that music isn't treated any differently than the stuff in their catalog from a UI standpoint.

2. It integrates better into the Apple ecosystem, which I've already tied myself too. For example, play music using Siri and Apple TV support.

Also, I'm not a fan of Spotify's UI.

[mdrzn]

1. With Spotify I can also add all the music I want from "local" sources, aka my computer. And later I can stream that music from my Android phone.

2. Spotify works great with Google Now and Chromecast.

Also, I'm not a fan of Apple Music's UI.