It doesn't provide the full Spotify experience, but without handing over your money this is plenty close enough. Spotify has been in this space a lot longer, and as such has built up a great catalog and a great network of supported countries. Primarily that comes down to availability iTunes Radio is a fantastic product, but it's only a fantastic product if you're an American. It's a close run thing, but right now I'd take Spotify free in a heartbeat. It doesn't matter how good the app, music or service is, if folks can't get it, it just doesn't matter. Spotify on the other hand is available in a whole bunch of countries around the world and just this week announced a further 20 expansions – sorry Canada. iTunes Radio launched only in the United States, and there it remains exclusively. It is a little more fussy though in its design, there's more menus, more on the display. It doesn't really need to be any more than that. The app is now fully iOS 7 compliant, and while it doesn't look as good as Apple's effort, it's good enough. For a lot of the more casual iPhone and iPad owners, Radio is indistinguishable as a separate feature to anything else on the device. As such it offers a supremely familar experience, since it's just part of the Music player. ITunes Radio has a slight advantage in this regard since it's a native app that comes pre-installed on every iOS 7 device. On either front, you're not likely to be disappointed. Recent times have seen such massive additions as Metallica, Pink Floyd and just this week an exclusive streaming deal for the Led Zeppelin library.
The iTunes catalog as we know is packed to the rafters, but Spotify is no slouch either. The musicīoth services can boast a veritable feast of music on offer. Searching for an artist and just hitting play is a personal favorite, as you're then treated to a random offering from said artist's back catalog.
My first thoughts on that weren't great, since I have OCD about listening to an album in full, but honestly it's actually fine. Without paying a subscription, you're free to enjoy Spotify's entire catalog, as long as you're happy to listen to the tracks in a shuffled fashion. But, there's a caveat, and that comes in the form of Shuffle Play. Spotify on the other hand allows you to search for specific albums and artists to listen to.
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