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Pros
Pro Pays artists more
As of March 2018, TIDAL pays the artists 2/3 more than Apple Music and 3 times more than Spotify, for an equivalent catalog and subscription price. (40M songs on TIDAL and Apple Music vs. 30M on Spotify, $9.99/mo for all 3). Napster is the only service that pays the artists more than TIDAL.
Cons
Con Expensive
At $19.99 per month, it's one of the most expensive streaming services out there (there is a cheaper subscription available at $9.99/month). Also, students get 50% off and military and veterans get 40% off.
Con No free tier
The Tidal music streaming service has no free tier available. Only a 7-day trial. While the trial is helpful for learning what the service has to offer, it may not allow for a complete picture due to the time limit.
Con After removing a song from playlist - Playlist jumps back to start point
Very frustrating. Especially when you managed to scroll to 2673. song in your playlist. It's true you need to have another streaming service to do all the playlist work. Tidal is only for streaming HiFi and nothing more.
Recommendations
Comments
Flagged Pros + Cons
Pro MANY of the cons listed no longer exist!
Catalog size is huge now, no more censorship, and personal recommendations have improved with updates.
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con This service is pushing rap music in your face
Other services tries to understand your personal taste. So you can't find new music here without being a rap fan.
Con Small music catalog
The music catalog selection here is not that big. Other services have over 40 million songs.