Published Oct 24, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT

Jon Gilbert is a technology journalist with five years of experience covering mobile technology. He's covered smartwatches, tablets, smartphones, and Android accessories. He's attended CES to explore unique hardware like the Pebble Round 2 or Mudita Kompakt. His daily mobile tech life revolves around Pixel devices, which he has used since the Pixel 2 XL. Jon loves exploring the latest Android features, but is highly sceptical of anything related AI.

Choosing a music streaming app is a difficult choice. Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music. There's plenty to choose from when it comes to platforms.

Most tracks are available on all platforms, so availability isn't an issue. When I switched from Spotify to Tidal, I lost only 10 of the 3,209 tracks saved in my Spotify library.

Instead of music availability, the factors at play are price, features, UI, sound quality, and ethics.…