Apple Music
3 recommend 6 criticize 3 moved to it 1 moved away
Why hackers recommend it
“it's been trickier to use since I switched from Spotify to Apple Music”jamesbvaughan, 2026-05-27original comment ↗
“In 20 minutes my whole collection, playlists and all, moved from Spotify to Apple.”Esophagus4, 2026-03-18original comment ↗
“I switched from Spotify to Apple Music mainly for lossless audio.”alexrsagen, 2026-01-24original comment ↗
What hackers criticize
“it's been trickier to use since I switched from Spotify to Apple Music”jamesbvaughan, 2026-05-27original comment ↗
“Apple Music’s recommendations aren’t that great.”Esophagus4, 2026-03-18original comment ↗
“where the transport controls and song-title display has been moved from the top of the window down into the content-browser or song-list area”MoonWalk, 2026-03-02original comment ↗
“One glaring example is Music, where the playback controls were moved from the top of the window (which is now empty space) to a "transparent" panel that overlaps the…”read full quote
“One glaring example is Music, where the playback controls were moved from the top of the window (which is now empty space) to a "transparent" panel that overlaps the content in the browser.”
“However, now I can't play non-downloaded tracks without waiting 5-30 minutes for the music to start playing.”alexrsagen, 2026-01-24original comment ↗
“The experience of losing “my” streaming library twice totally turned me off these kinds of services.”bee_rider, 2026-01-06original comment ↗
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Hackers moved from Apple Music to
- Apple Music → Pandora (1 hacker)
Hackers moved to Apple Music from
- Spotify → Apple Music (3 hackers)
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