

Spotify's flexibility and free tier give it a competitive edge over Apple Music. Since launching back in 2008, Spotify has become one of the most popular music streaming services, building on its features and expanding to more than 70 million songs and podcasts and 356 million users. My only qualm - the library song limit - was resolved earlier this year. When I finally gave Spotify a chance, I was quickly won over by the personalization - the curated playlists, the radio stations and the fact that the app was constantly improving itself. I'd tried Pandora and Google Play Music back in the day, but never felt compelled to invest in their premium features.

The app is one of the most used on my phone and laptop. There are a few Premium Duo exclusive perks, too.At this point, I've used Spotify for several years, and can't imagine switching to any other service for my music streaming needs. As it's a Premium account you can also download music, play any track even on mobile devices, take advantage of unlimited skips, and won't have to suffer ads. The accounts are treated separately, allowing you both to listen to the music you prefer. An individual Premium account costs $9.99, so this offers a saving of $6 per month if two people in your home want to go Premium. Premium Duo costs $14 per month in return for two Premium accounts. If successful, there's no reason to think it won't be rolled out to all of Spotify's major markets. To encourage more people to pay, Spotify is experimenting with a new subscription option targeted specifically at two people living under the same roof.Īs Engadget reports (Opens in a new window), it's called Spotify Premium Duo (Opens in a new window), and for now it's limited to listeners in Colombia, Chile, Denmark, Ireland, and Poland. Spotify is keen to crack down on Premium accounts being shared with friends because it costs the music streaming service money in lost subscriptions.

