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Head-to-head

LaMusica vs Spotify

LaMusica 4.8★ · Free to download 40
Winner Spotify
Spotify 4.8★ · Free to download 75

Spotify is the better choice for a comprehensive music streaming experience, despite its free-tier limitations, while LaMusica struggles with frequent technical issues and inconsistent content delivery.

Full reviews: LaMusica · Spotify

Spotify offers a vast music library and generally reliable performance, though its free tier is heavily restricted by ads and limited skips. LaMusica, while praised for its specific radio shows, is plagued by numerous app bugs, frequent disconnections, and inconsistent podcast availability.

Head to head

Features and Content edge: SpotifyR2R8R11R13
LaMusica LaMusica is highly valued for its live radio shows and specific DJs, with users praising programs like El Despelote, El Reguero, and Raúl Brindis R2R8R11. However, users frequently complain about incomplete or missing podcasts, difficulty accessing past shows, and a lack of organization in the podcast section R13.
Spotify Spotify is lauded for its extensive music library and ability to organize music R65. Free users, however, face significant limitations, including forced shuffle play, inability to select specific songs, and a restricted number of skips R62R66. Some users also report issues with lyrics not lining up or being unavailable and a poor search algorithm .
Ease of Use and Reliability edge: SpotifyR1R4R6R7
LaMusica LaMusica users report frequent and severe issues with app functionality, including stations not changing without restarting the app, constant interruptions and disconnections, the app freezing, and audio bugs that interfere with other phone sounds or alarms R1R4R7R10. Some also note the phone overheating and battery drain when using the app R6.
Spotify Spotify is generally considered reliable by long-term users R65. However, some users experience lagging, freezing, and slow startup times, especially after updates . Issues with CarPlay loading songs and the shuffle function are also mentioned . Some users report the app going into offline mode despite having a connection or not working on older devices .
Ads and Free Tier Experience tieR1R9R28R50
LaMusica LaMusica users are highly frustrated by frequent and intrusive commercials, especially upon opening the app, which can interrupt listening or delay access to content R1R9R28. Some also report unwanted advertising emails R50.
Spotify Spotify's free tier is heavily criticized for an excessive number of ads, often playing multiple ads after every song or every few minutes . Users feel that the free experience is severely limited and designed to push them towards premium R64.
Support and Updates tieR4R6R21R25
LaMusica LaMusica users express difficulty reporting bugs, with one user stating the bug report form itself failed R4. There are also complaints about updates making the app worse or introducing new issues R6R21. Some users feel the developers are inefficient or unresponsive to problems R25.
Spotify Spotify users occasionally report issues with customer support, such as difficulty contacting them when an account is corrupted or a playlist is lost . While some appreciate updates , others find updates introduce new bugs or performance issues .
Pick LaMusica if

Pick LaMusica if you primarily want to listen to specific live radio shows and DJs, especially those in Spanish, and are willing to tolerate frequent app issues and ads R2R8R11.

Pick Spotify if

Pick Spotify if you want a vast library of music and podcasts, generally reliable streaming (especially with a paid subscription), and a well-organized platform for your music R65.

Evidence note: The reviews for LaMusica are heavily skewed towards technical problems and content delivery issues, with many 1-star ratings despite a high lifetime average. Spotify's negative reviews are almost exclusively focused on the limitations and ads of its free tier, with premium users generally satisfied.

Frequently asked

What are the main problems with LaMusica?
LaMusica users frequently experience app crashes, disconnections, audio bugs that interfere with other phone functions, and issues with podcasts being incomplete, delayed, or poorly organized R1R4R7R10.
How does Spotify's free version compare to its paid version?
Spotify's free version is heavily restricted, forcing users to listen to many ads (often 3-6 ads after each song), limiting skips to six per hour, and preventing users from selecting specific songs or playing them in a chosen order R62R64R66; the paid premium version removes these limitations, offering an ad-free experience with unlimited skips and on-demand playback R65.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] LaMusica 5/5 · US Z: Excelente programación
  2. [R8] LaMusica 5/5 · US Morning show: The morning show starts my day on the right note. I have the volume blasting listening to all the great songs. The topics that the guys bring up are all very interesting. Eddie one is very intellectual. Smoochie of course always the controversial one in the show but this duo complement each other.
  3. [R11] LaMusica 5/5 · US El mejor programa RB: Tiene el mejor show Raúl Brindis y el mejor equipo con el por eso es el #1
  4. [R13] LaMusica 2/5 · US Home of El Barrio: While the content is fantastic, you can't access the programs as a podcast. To catch your favorite radio show, you'll need to transport yourself back to the 1990s and tune in at the designated radio time.
  5. [R1] LaMusica 1/5 · US Poor App: It doesn’t change stations without smashing. I have to close the app then open it again. Too much announcements when opening the app. Is a weak app.
  6. [R4] LaMusica 1/5 · US Audio Bug: I found a reproducible audio bug in v13.7.2, but the bug report form on the website also fails with ‘Something went wrong. Please try again.’” How can O report this?
  7. [R6] LaMusica 3/5 · US Good but…: Yo estaba conectado a la aplicación La Música todo el día. Me encanta El Despelote, What’s Up y El Reguero. Desafortunadamente, desde que hice el update a IOS 26, no he podido usarla. Cada vez que abro el app, el celular se sobre calienta de tal manera que hasta para de cargar. A la misma vez consume la batería en poco tiempo. Ojalá y puedan arreglar este problema.
  8. [R7] LaMusica 1/5 · US No sirve: Son inconsistentes con su funcionamiento
  9. [R9] LaMusica 3/5 · US No comerciales al abrir la app: No me gusta que salgan comerciales al abrir la app, a veces quiero ver una noticia que está pasando y se pierden 10 segundos
  10. [R28] LaMusica 1/5 · US Anuncio en la pantalla principal: El problema de ese anuncio es que no me permite cambiar la aplicación porque no escucho las otras aplicaciones tengo que cerrarlo y por esa razón no lo estoy casi usando
  11. [R50] LaMusica 1/5 · US Propaganda: All of the sudden I get lots of advertising emails. That’s not why I signed up for. I don’t win anything and I get lots of trash email .., STOP IT !
  12. [R21] LaMusica 3/5 · US Una sola queja: Al principio cuando salio el app uno podia poner la pantalla horizontalmente de ambos lados sin problemas cuando estaba usando el full screen mode, pero luego de unos updates solo se puede virar la pantalla de un solo lado . Suena estupido pero esto es muy importante para personas que usamos el app en tablets que ya sea por su case o pa for,a en que son se nos hace muy incomodo pon
  13. [R25] LaMusica 1/5 · US inefficient: Some of the most inefficient people in existence are those who work on this app, the PR station part.
  14. [R10] LaMusica 1/5 · US Interrumpiciones: Constantemente se interrumpe el programa, puede estar a mitad de segmento y se deja de escuchar o empieza a salir la cancion de la nena “la musica tv”
  15. [R62] Spotify 4/5 · US Skips: Great app! Has all the songs you could possibly imagine. Only thing that is missing is that 6 skips is little, like just because I don’t have premium I only have 6 skips..
  16. [R64] Spotify 1/5 · US you give me nothing without premium. You treat me like if I don’t spend $125 a year on your premium.: 0/10
  17. [R65] Spotify 5/5 · US Faithful user of 7 years: This app never let me down, through highschool and into my adult life this is still quite amazing
  18. [R66] Spotify 3/5 · US Ok: I hate that on our free subscription. I can’t pick what order my songs playing on my playlist. Also, I hate you only get six skips and then at a certain point you guys just start playing the full track and I don’t wanna listen to all that.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store