Spotify
★ 3.7What it actually doesSpotify is a music and podcast streaming service with a large catalog that requires VPN for registration in Russia, but works offline through a premium subscription; due to regional restrictions and login issues, many users experience difficulties.
Actually does
- ✓Music streaming95% of reviews
- ✓Podcasts10% of reviews
- ✓Offline-first15% of reviews
- ✓Sync across devices8% of reviews
- ✓Subscription25% of reviews
- ✓Freemium30% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free15% of reviews
- ✓Отображение текстов песен(bonus)5% of reviews
- ✓Уведомления о новых альбомах избранных артистов(bonus)5% of reviews
- ✓Personalized Recommendations10% of reviews
- ✓Playlist Management5% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠watchOS support
- ⚠Wear OS support
Common complaints
- ✗Unable to register — 'something went wrong' error35% of mentions
«I haven't been able to register for six months, it says 'something went wrong, try again later'»
- ✗Regional blocks and unavailability in Russia25% of mentions
«You've been such a pain with your 'unavailable in your region'»
- ✗Account blocked when used in different country8% of mentions
«They blocked my account after a month of use (supposedly because it was being used in a different country than where the subscription was purchased)»
- ✗Severe free version limitations — can't skip tracks, only shuffle15% of mentions
«Without premium you can't even skip music»
- ✗Frequent ads in the free version12% of mentions
«And this is with free usage and brutal ads every track»
What people praise
- ★Huge music catalog including rare and new tracks
«There's a huge amount of music here that's not on VK and Yandex»
- ★After registering via VPN, app works without it
«I was blown away, Spotify works without VPN and even in RuStore, everything runs smoothly»
- ★Clearly better than Yandex.Music and VKontakte
«Been using it for half a year, switched from Yandex Music, Spotify is much better»
- ★Convenient interface and pleasant design
«Convenient interface, all songs are available»
- ★Premium subscription is worth it, can be found cheap online
«I buy Premium on Plati or G2Sell, get a year subscription for cheap and everything works»