Spotify is a genuine streaming music service platform that provides both free and paid services. Free users will receive certain advertisements when using Spotify’s services. However, paying users will have no ads and have better sound quality. Spotify in the Philippines has now announced that its premium tier in the country has been increased. According to reports from the company, the family group price has increased from 194 pesos ($11) to 239 pesos ($14) per month. Also, the personal version also increases from 129 pesos ($7) to 149 pesos ($8).
According to public data, Spotify is the world’s largest streaming music service provider. The headquarters of this company is in Stockholm, Sweden. It has cooperation licenses with major global record companies such as Universal Music/Sony Music/Warner Music/Kakao M/Tencent Music. At the moment, the company has over 70 million users with a large music library.
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Spotify – premium version vs. free version
- Music quality: Spotify Premium has a playback bitrate of 320 kbit/s+ and better sound quality. The free version only has 150kbits/s
- Listening restrictions: Spotify Premium has no listening restrictions. The free version can only play random playlists, not on-demand. It can also switch songs up to 6 times per hour.
- Ads: Spotify Premium has no ads while the free has ads every three to five songs.
- Cross-border listening: Spotify Premium can be used for cross-border listening. The free version only supports 14 days of foreign roaming. You need to log in once with the registered IP after 14 days.
- Offline listening: Spotify Premium can download songs at will but the free does not support offline listening
It is worth noting that Spotify Premium provides four subscription options. There is the personal plan, mini-plan (daily basis), family group plan and student plan. The family group can be used by up to 6 accounts together. Also, there are no ads and it can be used anytime and anywhere.
