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Pays artists $0.0003 per play
Shows ICE ads
Says something about see deep dive for disclaimer, but I don’t see a link in the post body. But interested to see what’s on there.
Edit: found the link
Yeah so, that doesn’t align with “reputable” and “worth supporting”.
Apple Music is actually better than Spotify, which deserves to sit on the left too along with the American options (no, I wouldn’t move Apple Music to the right)
Yeah I’ve been looking to get off Spotify for a while now. Was shocked to see it recommended. It’s a shame tidal removed their “connect” feature, it would have made it so easy
I just checked and the Connect feature in Tidal appears to still be there. I don’t use it though so can’t say for sure.
I switched from Spotify to Tidal and I’ve been really happy with it, but it’s of course American. Deezer and Qobuz aren’t worthwhile Spotify alternatives.
Unless someone ruins tidal by commenting below, I love tidal.
They pay their artists more
Tidal is great, and their “share with anyone” feature is just flat out 12/10, but I recently moved to Qobuz (French) because they pay the artists around 4 times more than Tidal does. And they’re European.
I appreciate the share with anyone feature as well. I have a few friendships that are largely based on testing cool songs back and forth. This way the only inconvenience is me getting inbound Spotify links.
Artist pay is actually a big factor in comparing the Music Streaming options, with high royalties being a special shout-out. https://purchasewithpurpose.eu/category/music-streaming/
You aren’t wrong. I went back and forth on whether to include them. The reality is that everyone knows Spotify and far better to educate people on why NOT to support them (hence being red and with a disclaimer).
Link for ease of reference for others. https://purchasewithpurpose.eu/software/D5JUoM1dZysf7JJgTAWXy/
Oh, how I WISH Qobuz gets the same excellent feature as Tidal has - when you share a link to an artist/album/track from Tidal, and someone else clicks it, two things can happen:
It just magically solves all the issues with people not wanting to switch because they like sharing their music.
I also found Tidal had the edge in user experience. I’m wondering how Deezer competes, as that is the next one for me to try.
I tried Deezer and Qobuz before choosing Tidal. Deezer music recommendations were barely adequate, but the real dealbreaker for me was their piss-poor Android app. The app seems like it was designed more than a decade ago and never updated, and the in-app navigation is frustratingly unintuitive.
And your thoughts on Qobuz?
I really liked everything about Qobuz except for the recommendations. I swear there’s no algorithm used, it’s completely random. I’d be listening to deep house and it would give me crazy suggestions like Frank Sinatra and aboriginal didgeridoo music, nothing related to house. This was back in March. I’d give Qobuz another try if they did a ton of work on their recommendations.
Doesn’t the premise imply that Spotify should be in the left column instead then?
The service being “superior” or convenient is counter to the argument.
Personally, I would have them on the left column, but there is a general divide in the EU community on whether they should still be encouraged as a “lesser of two evils”. As a compromise, I have left them in with a huge disclaimer. https://purchasewithpurpose.eu/software/D5JUoM1dZysf7JJgTAWXy/
Gotcha. Thanks for explaining.