Spotify
Stream music and podcasts with your Spotify account
The verdict
Free with ads, or $12.99 a month for Premium, Spotify on the Mac plays the same playlists and podcasts you have on your phone. Premium drops the ads, adds unlimited skips, offline downloads and lossless audio, and the Duo or Family plans cut the cost per person. The recommendations are why people stay, but if you already pay for Apple Music, the built-in Music app covers the same ground.
Get it if
You already use Spotify on your phone and want the same playlists on your Mac.
Skip it if
You pay for Apple Music, and the Music app built into macOS plays all of it.
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What it helps you do
- Stream music and podcasts on your Mac
- Download playlists to listen offline
- Listen in lossless quality with Premium
Plans and prices
Free
FreeFree, with ads
Premium Individual
$12.99$12.99 a month, first month free if you are new to Premium
Premium Student
$6.99$6.99 a month, first month free
Premium Duo
$18.99$18.99 a month for 2 accounts
Premium Family
$21.99$21.99 a month for up to 6 accounts
What changed
Version 1.3.6.1921
Added to The Useful Apps
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DopplerPick it if you own MP3 or FLAC files and want a proper player for them on your iPhone and in the car.$9 once
TuningMacPick it if you want to turn Zoom down, Spotify up and fix thin laptop speakers without paying SoundSource prices.$14 once
OvercastPick it if you listen to hours of talk shows each week and want them shorter without sounding sped up.Free to start
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The details
- Runs on
- Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
- Requires
- macOS 13 or later
- Version
- 1.3.6.1921
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