Spotify Music Review

Spotify: Music and Podcasts is an audio streaming service available in more than 20 countries. Originally, the platform was founded in Sweden in 2006. Its main purpose was to provide users with high-quality DRM-restricted music from record labels or media companies. Today, the app has more than 250 million active users every month, and it is available on several platforms. 

Interface 5/5

Spotify has a fairly similar interface, regardless of platform. By default, this is a dark theme with rounded buttons and white font. The application uses a lot of gradient colors to highlight blocks with content, such as music genres or playlist names. The main menu is at the bottom of the screen. There are three buttons here:

• Home;
• Search;
• Your library. 

When you are listening to the song or a podcast, the bar with it appears on the bottom of the screen. 

Features 5/5

Spotify is a one of the largest providers of high-quality audio. Here, users can listen to not only the favorite songs from famous artists but also the podcasts. People can browse the music by the genre, artist or album. Also, there are pre-made playlists from the Spotify team. But the main “feature star” is its system of recommendations. Every week the application makes several playlists based on your tastes and preferences: Discover Weekly and Release Radar. A lot of people said that it is one of the strongest sides of Spotify. In addition, people can create their own playlists, subscribe to their favorite artists or podcasts, and share songs or playlists with their friends. Besides the large library of songs and thousands of podcasts, there are also radio stations.

Spotify has two versions: free and premium. The main difference lies in the number of available features. For example, premium subscribers can listen to music without ads and offline. 

Usability 5/5

Spotify has an intuitive and user-friendly interface, therefore, it is really easy-to-use. When you first open the application, you can notice a lot of different tabs and buttons. But they do not overwhelm the users. The developers use the recognizable design patterns and icon symbols, such as a heart or a three-dot menu. The main buttons are highlighted and as a medium size. 

Compatibility 5/5

Spotify is available on all main platforms, including mobile and desktop. People can download and install it on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. The application is completely free. Moreover, the account information is automatically synchronized across the devices and platforms, so you can switch the music that plays on the computer from the iPhone.

Summary 

Spotify is one of the best audio streamers providers. It is available on all modern devices and platforms. In addition, you can install and download the app for free.