Spotify has a few Premium plans to choose from.

We’ll help you get your money’s worth.

While it’s totally possible to use Spotify for free, there are several limitations, including ads.

Spotify Premium.

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Premium: Is it Worth Upgrading?

You candownload pretty much anythingon Spotify for offline listening.

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That includes full albums, playlists, and podcasts.

Just “like” any song you want to download and it will be available offline.

It’s very easy to download music for offline listening.

Just look for the little download icon on playlists, albums, and podcasts.

It’s available in the mobile and desktop apps.

Typically, streaming quality is not as good as other methods.

However, if you have Spotify Premium, you might improve it.

Spotify limits the music quality to a max of 160kbit/s with a free account.

That’s pretty solid, but it can be better.

Spotify Premium has an extra “Very High” option that streams at 320kbit/s, double the free option.

Streaming quality can beadjusted in all of the Spotify mobile and desktop apps.

Use Third-Party Services

Lastly, let’s look outside of Spotify.

Due to Spotify’s popularity, there are a lot of third-party apps and services that tie into it.

Many of these services require a Premium subscription.

One such service isJQBX, which is a virtual “room” you and your friends can join.

One person is the “DJ” and everyone can suggest songs.

If you’re an Android user,the Google Clock has Spotify support.

It allows you to choose any song from Spotify and use it as your alarm.