People think Apple Music has finally moved ahead of Spotify with its latest update

With its latest iteration, has Apple Music finally moved ahead of Spotify? Well, maybe. But the internet is seriously divided over it.

A buzzing Reddit thread has crowned Apple’s refreshed design the new gold standard for music streaming apps.

Fans say the updated interface feels cleaner, sharper, and way more premium than its non-Apple rival.

But while everyone argues about glossy album art and button placement, shuffle is the sleeper agent no one saw coming.

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People think Apple Music has finally moved ahead of Spotify

Over on many tech forums like Reddit’s r/ios, plenty of users are convinced Apple Music now looks miles ahead in the great Spotify/Apple Music debate.

Some say Apple has been winning on design for years, but that this latest update pushes it even further with a more compact, modern listener layout.

The new visuals apparently feel smoother and more refined, giving the whole app a polished vibe that fits perfectly with the Apple ecosystem, and this is in line with iOS 26’s new ‘liquid glass’ aesthetics.

Of course, not everyone is clapping.

A few commenters argued that good design is more than just pretty visuals, pointing out that navigation can still feel cluttered compared to the old iTunes days.

Others think the redesign goes a little overboard, with oversized album artwork taking up too much screen space.

And while Spotify caught some heat for looking dated, plenty of users admitted they still appreciate its familiar layout and straightforward usability.

Also, people aren’t really there for the album art; they’re there to listen to music, so how it looks doesn’t particularly bother a lot of people. But there’s no doubt that Apple Music looks better aesthetically.

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Shuffle is causing chaos

Here’s where the debate heats up.

Beyond the aesthetics debate, users are frustrated with the shuffle feature on Spotify.

Several people complained that hitting shuffle somehow results in the same small batch of songs playing over and over, even when their libraries are massive.

For listeners who just want variety, that can feel like a major fail.

Spotify’s own engineering team has actually addressed this exact issue.

They explained that true mathematical randomness often feels wrong to human ears because repeats can naturally cluster together.

To fix that, Spotify introduced a system designed to make shuffle feel ‘more human,’ generating multiple random orders and choosing the one that avoids too many recent repeats.

So while Apple Music may be winning hearts on design right now, the shuffle debate proves one thing: in the world of streaming, looks matter, but how your music plays might matter even more.

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