


©Tada Images/ Apple Music vs Amazon Music: What’s the Difference? $9.99 per month, free for Prime members (limited music library with no ads)Īssorted music streaming apps – Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora, and Audiomack – are seen on an iPhone. ©nikkimeel/ Apple Music vs Amazon Music: Side-by-Side Comparison Apple Music is very close to its competition for music streaming services, with a quickly growing subscriber base. If you are still trying to decide which platform is right for you, this detailed comparison might help. While Amazon Music has been around much longer, Apple Music has steadily gained in popularity since it was launched. The platforms share a number of similarities and differences. While there are very many similarities, Apple Music is said to edge out Amazon Music on music quality.Īpple Music and Amazon Music are two of the most popular music streaming services.Apple Music does not offer a free option Amazon Music does.The costs of the two options are very much in line with one another.You can sign-up for Amazon Music Unlimited and get a 30-day free trial here. The unlimited music streaming service gives users access to Amazon’s entire catalogue of over 10 million songs on demand, including through apps for iPads, iPhones, and Android devices, as well as on the web and through the company’s own Amazon Echo and Fire devices. Earlier this week the service started rolling out to users in the UK, Germany and Austria. While the service is now available in a handful of EU countries in addition to the U.S, the new family plan will for now be limited to U.S. Or the new $14.99/month for Prime and non-Prime customers or $149/year Family plan for Prime members.$3.99/month on a single Echo, Echo Dot or Amazon Tap.$7.99/month, $79/year for Prime members.

Now the Amazon Music Unlimited service has four tiers to choose from when signing up: The monthly family plan is available to both Prime subscribers and non-Prime users.

Apple Music, for example, also offers a $15/month family plan with the same six user limit.Īmazon’s yearly pricing is slightly cheaper (around $12.50/month or $30 less than Apple’s annual price), but the company notes you’ll need a Prime subscription to take advantage. The Amazon Music Unlimited Family plan gives six people access to the service for $14.99/month or $149 year, competitive with similar family plan offerings from other music streaming services. last month and an EU launch earlier this week, today the company announced a family plan option for the service. Following a launch of its new Amazon Music Unlimited plan in the U.S.
