For reference, one of Spotify's biggest competitors, Apple Music, rolled out a new Song Transitions feature with its latest iOS 26 (still in beta). The feature essentially transitions tracks using AutoMix and simple crossfades. It's a completely automated approach.

To compete with Apple Music’s sound quality, Spotify plans to introduce “Spotify HiFi,” which will be v similar to Apple's lossless audio format. The timeline for this is unknown though.

Apple Music vs Spotify: What we’d like to see As I mentioned above, Apple Music already has a handful of advantages over Spotify. But that doesn’t mean it does everything better than Spotify.

Below, we break down the key differences between using Apple Music and using Spotify on the Apple Watch. 1. Apple Music is a more visual experience on the Apple Watch When playing tracks on Apple Music, it’ll show you the album artwork. Photo by Tucker Bowe Spotify doesn’t show album artwork on the Apple Watch. Photo by Tucker Bowe

Apple Music vs. Spotify Wrapped Apple Music users can also partake in the festivities with the tech company's own version of a year-in-review feature called "Replay."