Tidal vs. Spotify: music steaming in comparison

In this practical tip you can read the comparison "Tidal vs. Spotify" and find out which music streaming service offers which advantages.

Spotify - overview of the well-known streaming service

• Spotify currently advertises with over 30 million songs available.
• Spotify offers a web application, a version for Windows and Mac, and a smartphone app for Android and iOS, with which you can play the songs.
• Spotify Premium costs you 9.99 euros per month and also includes an offline playback function. There are discounts for students and families.
• You can also use Spotify for free. Then you have to accept short commercial breaks between the songs.

Tidal - the new Spotify competitor can do that

Compared to Spotify, the streaming service Tidal is still very young. He advertises above all with good sound quality.

• Tidal currently gives you access to over 25 million songs.
• You can also use Tidal on your iPhone / iPad and Android phone. You can also install the web app on your computer.
• In addition to the well-known platforms, Tidal also works with hi-fi systems.
• For these hi-fi systems, Tidal offers a premium subscription for 19.99 euros, with which you can play the songs in the highest quality. If the standard quality is also sufficient for you, you can also subscribe to Tidal for 9.99 euros.

We will show you under what conditions you can use Tidal on several devices at the same time in the next practical tip.