European Alternatives to Apple Music
Apple's music streaming service, natively integrated with iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. 100M+ track catalog with Lossless audio and Dolby Atmos included.
Apple Music Features
- 100M+ tracks
- Lossless audio and Dolby Atmos included
- Native integration with iPhone/Mac/CarPlay/Apple Watch
- Time-synced lyrics, Apple Music 1 radio
- Proprietary source code
- No free tier (no ad-supported version)
Price: Student at 5,99€/month / Individual at 10,99€/month / Family at 16,99€/month (6 accounts)
Why leave Apple Music?
- Apple associates your cloud library information with your identity for as long as you remain subscribed, and beyond
- Apple Inc. is headquartered in Cupertino (United States) and subject to the US CLOUD Act
- No free tier: no ad-supported version, unlike Spotify or YouTube Music
- Listening information (titles, artists, frequency) is collected to personalize Listen Now, Autoplay and recommendations
- Apple Music Friends shares encrypted hashes of your contacts with Apple to suggest friends
Recommended : Spotify
World leader in music streaming, founded in Stockholm in 2006. Unlimited free tier with ads, Discover Weekly recommendations, podcasts included.
Country : SE
Compatibility Scores
- Migration : 90/100
- GDPR : 85/100
- Features : 95/100
- Overall Score : 90/100
Spotify Features
- Unlimited free tier with ads (unique among Apple/YouTube)
- 100M+ tracks + 6M podcasts
- Discover Weekly, Daily Mix, annual Wrapped
- iOS/Android/desktop/web/CarPlay/Tesla apps
- Spotify Connect (multi-device)
- Swedish company (Stockholm) listed on NYSE
Price: Free with ads / Student at 6,99€/month / Individual at 11,99€/month / Duo at 15,99€/month / Family at 19,99€/month (6 accounts)
Why this choice?
Spotify is our recommendation for Apple Music users because it's a European company (Sweden) with an unlimited free tier — Apple Music has no free version. Migrating your library is trivial via Soundiiz or Tunemymusic, and you gain Spotify Connect, Discover Weekly, and podcasts integrated in the same place.
Switch from Apple Music to Spotify
Strengths
- Unlimited free tier with ads (Apple Music has no free version)
- Swedish company based in Stockholm, EU/GDPR jurisdiction
- Library + podcasts in the same app
- Spotify Connect: friction-free multi-device
- Apple Music → Spotify migration automatic via Soundiiz/Tunemymusic
Weaknesses
- No free Lossless audio (Apple Music includes Lossless/Atmos at no extra cost)
- No native Apple Watch integration as deep
- Fewer synced lyrics in French catalog
All Alternatives
- Spotify (SE) — Score : 90/100 (Recommended)
- Deezer (FR) — Score : 89/100
- Qobuz (FR) — Score : 79/100