YouTube Premium & / versus Spotify

[Small Car]

The kids ground me down in the summer and I got a family subscription to Spotify.

They are now on about YouTube Premium.

I’ve read the bumf and it seems that YouTube Premium might also do what Spotify does (and a lot more), so I don’t need to keep the two going, just cancel S and subscribe to YT.

Can someone with some experience shed share their experiences please?

Thanks in advance.

[robsa]

I have YT Premium, and also Google Play Music (GPM) free too, which is the Spotify type music app. You also, rather confusingly, get YouTube music as well, which is like a video version of GPM. I get it for no adverts in YouTube, which makes it worth every penny as I loathe modern adverts.

I also pay for Apple Music as well, because I’m odd.

[Small Car]

Thanks. That’s what I’m wondering.

I want to get it as no ads on Premium, but wonder if the kids are going to miss not having Spotify. Sounds like I can get away with it.

[br d]

If you use Brave you'll get no ads in Youtube without having to sign up to Premium, although I'm sure YT music has better tools.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

br d said:

If you use Brave you'll get no ads in Youtube without having to sign up to Premium, although I'm sure YT music has better tools.

Not in the app though

[xjay1337]

To me Youtube Premium is just a way to have less adverts and also be able to play music with the app shut.

I haven't looked into it, but purely for a music platform Spotify is much better?

I find the Youtube app clunky and unreliable , with regards to playlist orders etc.

EG if you modify it on PC but later go onto your Mobile app, the lists haven't sync'd.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

i have google music family plan and amazon music most of the time i use neither and just listen to audible

[Small Car]

Thanks all.

I’ve cancelled Spotify family sharing but I reckon the YouTube Music sub isn’t going to cut it. Just can’t face £40/month subs for these.

[nmd87]

YouTube vanced app on android will remove the ads on YouTube.

I guess you'd need YouTube premium to remove ads from YouTube on TV.