Enjoy music and entertainment? Looks like Spotify may have a subscription around the same cost as Netflix.
Spotify may have just leaked the details of its long-awaited HiFi plan.
Reported Friday by 9to5Mac, when a Spotify subscriber cancelled their plan with the idea to switch to Apple Music, they were shown a number of plan options and asked if they would consider switching back to the music streaming service in the next month.
A 9to5Mac reader Drew shared today about canceling Spotify to head to Apple Music after being a subscriber for 10 years. Surprisingly, Spotify shared details about possible new plans and asked if he would consider switching back “in the next 30 days.
The individual had allegedly stated that Spotify sent them a survey of a current unreleased tier of its service.
“I received a survey from Spotify today after canceling Spotify Premium for Apple Music after 10 years with Spotify. The survey shared with me details of Spotify’s upcoming subscription tiers available and asked if I would switch back “in the next 30 days” for one of these features.”
Drew (Member Who Reported)
What’s the leak? What will the price of Spotify Platinum be?
Now according to the screenshot Drew took, the plan from the survey, will be called the Platinum Plan. It will cost a whopping $20 for just one individual user. That’s Netflix 4K money! Actual plan cost was shown at 19.99/mo.
Subscribers will get a few extra things over the currently top tier Premium plan. In addition to HiFi audio quality, the Platinum plan will include some currently vague features like “Studio Sound,” “Library Pro,” and “Playlist Pro.”
- HiFi
- Studio Sound
- Headphone Tuner
- Audio Insights
- Library Pro
- Playlist Pro
- Limited-ad Spotify podcasts
If Spotify does launch its top-tier plan at $19.99 per month for just one user (account), they’re going to have a challenge ahead. Apple, in comparison, added Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos to all Apple Music tiers for no additional cost.
For comparison, we’ve put Spotify’s potential new plans on the left with the current webpage showing its plans on the right.
The styling of the survey Drew received does match Spotify’s current typography.
Conclusion & Thoughts
Spotify announced HiFi being in the works back in early 2021 just months before Apple launched lossless and Spatial Audio for Apple Music at no cost for its subscribers.
$19.99 – double the price of its individual tier and Apple Music that includes HiFi may be a big ask for Spotify users with this potential Platinum plan.
It’s obvious Spotify may have the notion to pitch users on the other features valuable – Library Pro, Playlist Pro, reduced ads for Spotify podcasts, Studio Sound, and the Headphone Tuner.
What do you think? Is $19.99 reasonable or out of the question? Would you be willing to pay double for a plan like this? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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