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Spotify’s new family pricing makes it an equal match to Apple Music

Now they're all even when it comes to subscription fees

Spotify has loads of subscribers and even more unpaid members riding the ad-supported free option, but Apple Music probably looked plenty appealing to parents with a handful of tech-connected kids.

Whereas Spotify’s family pricing discounted family memberships by 50%, allowing you to add extra users to a £10 premium account for £5 a person, that meant a family of five (the maximum allowed) would be shelling out £30 per month. Meanwhile, Apple Music launched with a family plan allowing six total users for just £15 a month.

Google Play Music eventually matched Apple’s tune, and now Spotify is doing exactly the same thing. Starting today, Spotify Premium account holders can add up to five additional users (so, six in total) for the fixed monthly fee of £15, or US$15.

You’ll get one bill for everyone, but each person gets an individual login – so you don’t need to worry about messing up your playlists, lest Raffi end up on your speed metal mix. Spotify says the offer is rolling out globally, although curiously, that doesn’t include Canada for now. Sorry, Canada.

Earlier this month, Apple was the one playing catch-up on subscription pricing: Apple Music offered up a 50% discount for students enrolled in a college or university in several countries, which is something Spotify has been doing for some time.

Even before the family pricing change, Spotify ruled our recently updated streaming music service review roundup – so now with a big price drop and a user bump, the streaming giant seems even sweeter.

[Source: Spotify]

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Andrew writes features, news stories, reviews, and other pieces, often when the UK home team is off-duty or asleep. I'm based in Chicago with my lovely wife, amazing son, and silly cats, and my writing about games, gadgets, esports, apps, and plenty more has appeared in more than 75 publications since 2006.

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