After years of waiting, Spotify is finally out to Australians. However, it’s a bit late to the game with many other services already available – such as rival Rdio, JB Hi Fi’s NOW service and Microsoft’s own Zune Pass service. But is Spotify better than all of the others? We compared the features, the apps support and the all important price of all four services, so you can make up your mind.
Tweets by Scott Browning, marketing director for JB Hi Fi, has noted that the company has plans to release the app for its JB Hi Fi NOW streaming service “by the end of March” and has confirmed that it will allow users to download songs on their mobile devices for offline use.
Rdio is now official in Australia. After a quiet launch, the company has publicly revealed its pricing structure. The company also will continue to offer a seven-day trial to use the service, so users can experience it before committing to it.
After Zune Pass, Songl and JB Hi-Fi Now’s launches in Australia, Rdio has shown that they want a piece of the music streaming revenue pie with the removal of geoblocks to Australia.
While there isn’t an official launch yet, the new removal of geoblocks to Australia means that users can now sign up for a 7-day free trial or the full subscription which doesn’t yet use local currency.