Unquestionably, the experience you'll receive from a paid subscription is significantly better than any free version. Free Spotify may be enjoyable for a time, but many people eventually get sick of the lack of control and ads intruding on their music. Every free version of each platform above suffers from limitations, be it ads, limited playback and customisation or the removal of features such as downloads and offline listening. Plus, your chances of getting free hi-res tracks are somewhat limited across the board.