Summary
- Unlike with some other streaming platforms, Spotify is third-party app friendly.
- As a result, there are a number of useful tools and plugins available for you to tap into as a Spotify user.
- Here are some of the most useful, and arguably lesser-known, things you can do with your Spotify account.
In its early days, Spotify was an exciting product — the ability to stream millions of musical tracks without the need to purchase and sync digital files felt like a revelation for its time.
Things have changed, however, and these days it’s the norm to subscribe to music streaming services. Competition from the likes of Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and others is increasingly fierce, as well.
Spotify’s user interface and feature set has remained somewhat stagnant over time, and the service can sometimes feel stale as a result. Thankfully, it’s possible to connect your Spotify account credentials to third-party services — here are four apps that might greatly enhance your jam out sessions.
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1 Discover new music, Tinder style
Swipe left, swipe right… you get the idea
Swipefy for Spotify
Swipefy provides a novel swipe-based interaction model for discovering new music through Spotify.
What do you get when you mix together Tinder‘s swipe-based dating app interface, and a music streaming service? The answer, as it turns out, exists in the form of Swipefy for Spotify. By connecting your account credentials to this unique app, you’re suddenly able to swipe left and right to discover new music tracks.
What do you get when you mix together Tinder’s swipe-based dating app interface, and a music streaming service?
Swipefy is free to download and install, though you’ll need to dish out money on a recurring basis to access the service’s ‘pro’ suite of features. These premium additions include a more advanced algorithm, unlimited playlist syncing, more tuning options, custom app icons, and more.
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2 Skip the wait on December’s Spotify Wrapped
Keep tabs on your Spotify streaming habits year-round
stats.fm for Spotify Music App
stats.fm for Spotify, formerly known as Spotistats, is an app that provides insights and analytics into your various music streaming habits.
Each and every December, Spotify conducts its annual Wrapped feature, which serves as a year-in review of sorts for tracking your music streaming habits. However, if you’re interested in keeping track on your musical metrics all throughout the year, the company doesn’t provide a lot in the way of usage data to sift through.
Once you’ve connected the app to your Spotify account, your screen is instantly populated with an assortment of stats, figures, and charts.
That’s where stats.fm, formerly known as Spotistats, comes in. Once you’ve connected the app to your Spotify account, your screen is instantly populated with an assortment of stats, figures, and charts. stats.fm is a free service, though a premium version is available which unlocks an ad-free experience, lifetime streaming history metrics, and more.
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3 Be among the first to stream new singles
Stay in-the-know about what your favorite artists are up to
Crabhands
By connecting your Spotify account to Crabhands, you can stay up to date with all the new releases from your favorite artists and bands.
By default, Spotify provides a rudimentary ‘following’ system for keeping up-to-date with new song releases by your favorite artists. If you want something with a little extra kick, then Crabhands is the way to go. The app interfaces directly with your Spotify account, populating your screen with new releases, upcoming album launch dates, and more.
Crabhands offers a week-long free trial period, after which the service requires a recurring subscription fee to continue accessing. If you’re a big music lover, then Crabhands is an excellent option to consider.
If you aren’t a Spotify user, an alternative music release radar service exists in the form of
MusicHarbor
, which is available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices.
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4 Effortlessly stream while browsing the web
Multitask like a champ, and ditch Spotify’s slow desktop app in the process
Spotify on Browser: A mini Spotify player
A simple-yet-useful browser extension that makes it easy to stream your Spotify library while browsing the web.
There are a number of web browser extensions out there that make it easy to connect to Spotify via a mini-player interface. My personal favorite of the bunch is the free and open source Spotify on Browser extension. The tool is lightweight and free of fluff, and it’s available across Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox.
Sure, you can just as well get away with using Spotify’s dedicated PC app, but where’s the fun in that?
Sure, you can just as well get away with using Spotify’s dedicated PC app, but where’s the fun in that? With Spotify on Browser, there’s no need to deal with any additional apps running in the background — the tool relies on official Spotify APIs as opposed to piggybacking off of Spotify for desktop.
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