stats.fm for Spotify Music App vs YouTube Music
Recent reviews clearly favor YouTube Music.
Based on 500 + 500 recent App Store reviews · updated 1d ago
Who wins on…
| Measure | stats.fm for Spotify Music App | YouTube Music |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction scoreFrom 0 to 100, based on recent reviews. | 35/100 | 42/100 Wins |
| Recent averageAverage stars in the reviews we read. | 2.2★ | 2.4★ Wins |
| 1–2 star reviewsShare of recent reviews. Lower is better. | 66% | 58% Wins |
| Reviews we read TieMore reviews make the score more solid. | 500 | 500 |
| App Store ratingAll-time rating on the App Store. | 4.6★ | 4.8★ Wins |
| Number of ratingsAll-time ratings on the App Store. | 47,430 | 1,516,037 Wins |
stats.fm for Spotify Music App wins 0, YouTube Music wins 5, and 1 is a tie. The first four rows come from the reviews we read. The last two are all-time App Store numbers.
Which should you pick?
Recent reviews clearly favor YouTube Music. It scores 42 out of 100 for satisfaction, and stats.fm for Spotify Music App scores 35. Only 58% of YouTube Music’s recent reviews give 1 or 2 stars, against 66% for stats.fm for Spotify Music App.
Pick stats.fm for Spotify Music App if you want what its fans praise most: Detailed listening history and personal stats
. Pick YouTube Music if you would rather have this: Better than Spotify for many users
. Each app has a weak spot. For stats.fm for Spotify Music App it is Constant ads and popups block basic use
, and for YouTube Music it is App crashes or freezes during playback
. Both apps get complaints about too many ads and 1 more issue, so do not expect either one to fix that for you.
We read 500 recent reviews of stats.fm for Spotify Music App and 500 of YouTube Music, so this shows how people feel now.
Recent rating mix
Share of recent reviews at each star level.
Shared complaints
Users of both apps complain about these. Expect them whichever one you pick.
Too many ads
every button you click will take you to an ad
There is an add each time before and after a single song
Price and paywalls
you have to pay like $10 to do anything that the app advertised
Why do I have to pay for it to be in the background?
What users love
stats.fm for Spotify Music App-
Detailed listening history and personal stats30× mentions
great insight into listening history and in depth details on your music
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Wrapped-style recaps year round14× mentions
Wrapped year round!
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Fun, visual, well-organized stats display10× mentions
It’s so fun to see all of your data displayed the way the app is categorized
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Good value for lifetime purchase8× mentions
for a good price but it will lag occasionally
YouTube Music-
Better than Spotify for many users12× mentions
Still better than Spotify
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Huge catalog, including obscure and independent music10× mentions
it has literally every song ever
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Recommendations surface music people like6× mentions
has very good recommendations
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Bundled with YouTube Premium value3× mentions
YouTube premium carrying over to YT music is the greatest subscription ever
What users hate
stats.fm for Spotify Music App-
Constant ads and popups block basic use90× mentions
every button you click will take you to an ad
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Stats missing, wrong, or deleted35× mentions
streams are constantly disappearing
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Core features paywalled on free tier25× mentions
you have to pay like $10 to do anything that the app advertised
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Apple Music linking and syncing broken20× mentions
it takes me back to the app store
Why some say they are leaving
- Uninstalling because ads make the app unusable
- Lifetime purchase lost features or access
- Apple Music sync broken with no fix from support
YouTube Music-
App crashes or freezes during playback30× mentions
this app crashes on my daily
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Ads between nearly every song18× mentions
There is an add each time before and after a single song
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Background play locked behind Premium18× mentions
Why do I have to pay for it to be in the background?
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Shuffle repeats the same songs18× mentions
it starts over after a hundred songs or so
Why some say they are leaving
- Switching to Spotify or Apple Music after crashes and bugs
- Canceling Premium because the free tier is unusable
- Deleting the app after playlists and downloads disappear
What users want
stats.fm for Spotify Music App-
Support Apple Music and other streaming services6× mentions
it would be super cool if you guys expanded to more music platforms
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Filter out bots and stream farmers6× mentions
people who farm streams/minutes so they can be the top listener
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Keep more top stats free5× mentions
You used to be able to see top 100 artists, tracks etc all for free
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Restore friends activity and reactions3× mentions
i miss reacting to my friends music
YouTube Music-
Real shuffle through entire playlists8× mentions
make it so that the whole playlist is actually shuffled
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Free background and screen-off playback6× mentions
Just wish this was free to play in the background
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Filter or label AI-generated music6× mentions
there's no way to filter out AI music
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Proper iPhone Duo support5× mentions
App needs to be optimized for the iPhone Duo
Questions people ask
Which is better, stats.fm for Spotify Music App or YouTube Music?
Recent reviews favor YouTube Music. It scores 42 out of 100 for satisfaction, and stats.fm for Spotify Music App scores 35. 58% of recent YouTube Music reviews give 1 or 2 stars, against 66% for stats.fm for Spotify Music App.
What do users dislike about stats.fm for Spotify Music App and YouTube Music?
stats.fm for Spotify Music App users complain most about Constant ads and popups block basic use
. YouTube Music users complain most about App crashes or freezes during playback
. Both get complaints about too many ads.
What do stats.fm for Spotify Music App and YouTube Music users want next?
stats.fm for Spotify Music App users most often ask for Support Apple Music and other streaming services
. YouTube Music users most often ask for Real shuffle through entire playlists
.
How did you compare stats.fm for Spotify Music App and YouTube Music?
We read the 500 most recent App Store reviews of stats.fm for Spotify Music App and the 500 most recent of YouTube Music. Then we sum up what users love, hate and want, and give each app a satisfaction score from 0 to 100. The scores come only from those reviews.
Want the details? Read how we read reviews.
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