XBOX Music and Spotify in comparison
Xbox Music and Spotify are among the largest music streaming services that are becoming increasingly popular because they contain a huge music collection. Here you can read all the important information about the two music services.
Xbox Music with 30 million tracks and Smart DJ function
Xbox Music is the streaming service from Microsoft. There are currently over 30 million songs available and you can stream over 70, 000 music videos to the Xbox 360. You need to buy the Xbox Music Pass to access the wide range of music and videos.
- The Xbox Music Pass costs you 9.99 euros per month. You can listen to your music not only on the PC but also on tablets and smartphones. Before that, you can test the offer free of charge for 30 days. If you do not cancel in the test month, the subscription will continue to run with costs. You can pay via PayPal or credit card.
- You not only enjoy the music online, but also on your smartphone and tablet. There are a few differences: On Windows 8 notebooks, the Surface and Windows Phone 8, Xbox Music is permanently integrated. You create playlists or save pre-made music collections on specific topics, such as "80s hits". You can then listen to the music in offline mode. This protects your data volume. There is also an app for iOS and Android devices. Here the music tracks can also be heard offline.
- Another advantage of Xbox Music is the so-called "Smart DJ". This feature creates playlists based on albums or songs from your music collection. Smart DJ also helps you find interesting music from other artists who have roughly the same music style.
Spotify also works offline on all smartphones and tablets
Spotify has been developed in Stockholm since 2006 and was launched in 2008 for the first time. You can access a total of 20 million songs. You can listen to music online for free on Spotify, but you also have to accept advertising here.
- You can listen to Spotify's entire music collection without advertising if you pay EUR 9.99 a month. You can try Spotify for free for 30 days. If you do not cancel, your subscription will continue to run at a charge. You can pay here by credit card, PayPal or Klarna.
- You can find a Spotify app in every app store - whether Google PlayStore, iTunes Store, Windows Store or Blackberry's AppStore. So you can access your playlists and the large music collection on any device. Just like Xbox Music, your playlists are in a so-called cloud, so you have your playlists up-to-date anytime, anywhere.
- Spotify is also available for your Mac. You can find the download here.
Which music streaming service is better now?
It depends on which devices you want to listen to music on. Xbox Music is ideal if you have a Windows Phone and also want to listen to music on your Surface, Windows 8 computer, or Mac devices. Xbox Music has a big advantage: access to 30 million songs and the smart DJ - with Spotify you have to be satisfied with 20 million hits. However, the one-month notice period allows you to spontaneously switch from one streaming service to another. But if you especially want to listen to music online via the browser, you have to use Spotify.