While the majority of popular apps have already released updates to incorporate support for iOS 7, Spotify is a little bit late to the game with its iOS 7 support update hitting the App Store today. The release notes on iTunes don’t mention many changes other than compatibility with iOS 7, but you will see a few UI tweaks that make the app fit more in with Apple’s new, flatter OS. Buttons and other UI elements seem to have been given the flat treatment, and you’ll also notice that the sidebar and media controls have been streamlined as well.
Version 0.8.0 of Spotify for iPhone and iPad is available now on the App Store.
What’s New in Version 0.8.0
• New: Now compatible with iOS 7.
• Fixed: Some bugs that were irritating us.
• Fictitious: This app cries at weddings.
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Good for Spotify but I made the switch to Rdio and I’m happier for it. For those using Spotify I highly recommend you take Rdio’s 2-week trial and see for yourself how much better it is.
One of my favorite features is being able to control playback through one device and listen through another. Ex. use web interface to play through my computer speakers while using my iPhone (or iPad) to pause, rewind, advance and choose a new song/playlist.
Is that particular playback feature your only reason for choosing Rdio over Spotify? What about content? Are there more material available compared to Spotify? Also, what about social sharing? A big part of my own and many of my friends listening experience also includes sharing what we listen to, and I do believe that people would be unwilling to switch over to Rdio if their friends won’t.
Sharing in Rdio is similar, if not better, than it is in Spotify. Content wise, I don’t think there’s as much as Spotify, but I have yet to search for music and come up empty (and I listen to quite a bit of indie music that you wouldn’t think would be on a streaming service).
All in all, Rdio is essentially Spotify with a much simpler/prettier UX and better mobile app.
Today I was just reading why Spotify hadn’t updated its interface for ios 7. After downloading the update I wasn’t exactly blown away. They changed very few interface elements, and when you dig down a menu deep it’s still the same ios 6 menu and even worse the same clunky functionality. In my opinion, It’s pretty terrible.
After seeing the update I downloaded Rdio and started the free trial. Initial impression is pretty good. The interface is beautiful and I really like the functionality I have seen so far. The library is about the same at about 20 million tracks. The only thing I think Spotify has an advantage on is third party support. I will miss some of the plugins, if I keep Rdio after the trial, especially something like playlists.net