Tidal vs Spotify: Which one is the better option for you?

The basic premise of Spotify and Tidal is the same. Both allow you to stream music, create playlists, download songs for offline listening, and discover new tracks based on your personal taste, among other things. However, there are loads of big and small differences between the two services.
To help you decide which streaming service comes out on top in the Tidal vs Spotify battle, we’ve rounded up all the major differences between them. These include everything from audio quality and pricing to music discovery and social features. Let’s dive in.
Tidal vs Spotify: Music discovery

When it comes to finding new tracks to listen to, both streaming services do a great job. You can browse music by genres (dance, country…), moods and activities (party, relax…), and use the radio feature to discover songs and artists that are similar to the ones you’re into. Both are also good at suggesting brand new tracks based on your personal taste.
The two services are similar when it comes to music discovery, but not the same. Spotify has the popular Discover Weekly feature, which is basically a curated playlist containing the songs from artists and genres you’re listening to. You get a new one every Monday that contains 30 tracks. Additionally, the service also creates up to six daily mixes for you based on your listening habits.

Tidal Rising connects you with up-and-coming artists from around the world.

Tidal, on the other hand, doesn’t have a weekly playlist. But it does offer up to eight playlists, each of which revolves around a specific genre you’re into. The service also has a feature called Tidal Rising that shows you the tracks and albums from up-and-coming artists from around the world. Then there’s the “Top” feature that gives you access to Billboard’s top songs by genre and a selection of the best tracks, albums, as well as songs of the last decade.
Again, both Spotify and Tidal do a great job at music discovery. However, I think Spotify does it a bit better. The main reason is that it offers a lot more playlists for more or less every genre out there. Even though Tidal is very hip-hop heavy (the service is owned by Jay-Z), it has just 32 hip-hop playlists, while Spotify has 54 of them. Spotify also has way more top charts available that list the best songs by country.
So the Swedish streaming giant wins this round, although the difference between the two isn’t massive. I’m a Tidal user and am happy with the music discovery features that are available, although I’d love to see a feature similar to Spotify’s Discover Weekly as well as more playlists.
Tidal vs Spotify: Content

Tidal has a leg up on Spotify when it comes to library size. It boasts over 60 million tracks, which is 10 million more than its biggest competitor. However, quantity isn’t everything. It’s the quality that counts, which is where the two are neck and neck in my experience....