Best Music Streaming Service for CarPlay

[Panthers65]

What's the best streaming service for CarPlay. I jump between iHeart Radio and the free Amazon must that comes with Prime. I like the iHeart Radio interface, but the son selection isn't great and the commercials bug me. For content I liked the Amazon Music app, but I hate the interface, I never could figure out how to make stations, search for specific songs, and just organize my music through the "Car Mode"/Car play setting. I'd always end up picking up my phone, exiting car mode, and searching for songs that way.

Is there a better app that has a better interface? Spotify or Pandora? I'm looking at a paid for app, and would probably like the amazon music content if the app didn't suck so bad.

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[skindata]

Spotify works great, covers the whole screen, able to go through playlists and daily mixes from the screen and not your phone. Since you’re new to it, basically it creates up to 6 different daily mixes that all have different bands/artists and genres depending on what you listen to. The more you listen to music and difference in variety, the more daily mixes it will make for you.

 

[Panthers65]

Spotify works great, covers the whole screen, able to go through playlists and daily mixes from the screen and not your phone. Since you’re new to it, basically it creates up to 6 different daily mixes that all have different bands/artists and genres depending on what you listen to. The more you listen to music and difference in variety, the more daily mixes it will make for you.

Thanks, is it easy to find specific songs/artists while driving? Does Siri/Voice control work? That's another thing I hate about Amazon Music, can't play songs using the steering wheel button. Or if the kids want to hear a soundtrack or something, I want to just push the button and say "Play Metallica on Spotify" and it work.

 

[Sarge502]

I just use Pandora personally.

 

[Panthers65]

I just use Pandora personally.

Thanks, paid or free version. I used pandora historically, but don't think I've messed with it with CarPlay

 

[Sarge502]

Thanks, paid or free version. I used pandora historically, but don't think I've messed with it with CarPlay

Free version works fine for my liking. I use it with Carplay or even just simplified through bluetooth.

 

[Puch]

What's the best streaming service for CarPlay. I jump between iHeart Radio and the free Amazon must that comes with Prime. I like the iHeart Radio interface, but the son selection isn't great and the commercials bug me. For content I liked the Amazon Music app, but I hate the interface, I never could figure out how to make stations, search for specific songs, and just organize my music through the "Car Mode"/Car play setting. I'd always end up picking up my phone, exiting car mode, and searching for songs that way.

Is there a better app that has a better interface? Spotify or Pandora? I'm looking at a paid for app, and would probably like the amazon music content if the app didn't suck so bad.

I tried Apple, pandora, and Spotify. Spotify seems to be the best IMO. $10 a month and no commercials. Every time I hear music that I like, I add it to my favorite list. I think the list is 300 songs now. Haha. Anything is better then f’ing Sirius!

 

[teamblkdog]

+1 for Spotify paid plan

 

[Mr._Bill]

Unless you want to be able to search for the specific songs you want to hear, SiriusXM is the easiest option when you're willing to pay for it.

 

[skindata]

Thanks, is it easy to find specific songs/artists while driving? Does Siri/Voice control work? That's another thing I hate about Amazon Music, can't play songs using the steering wheel button. Or if the kids want to hear a soundtrack or something, I want to just push the button and say "Play Metallica on Spotify" and it work.

Siri works, just saying “Hey Siri, play Metallica on Spotify” or whatever you choose. 10 bucks a month for Spotify is cheap for as much as I listen to music. From the half hour drive to work in the morning, most of the work day and on the way home I really get my use out of it. I love being able to listen to any album or any song and no ads or skips or anything.

 

[Rahkmalla]

Amazon music paid plan. I want to find what I want to find when I want to find it. Though if im being honest, the stations are not diverse enough if you want to discover new music. For some reason it always defaults to "sexy country" when I ask it to play something random no matter how many times I tell alexa I like motown and rap and country and pop and metal... always sexy country.

Amazon Music paid is pretty much the closest thing I can find to what Zune Music used to be and that was the service I used to like the best.

 

[doc-ketamine]

I've tried Pandora (free, the ads sucked), Sirius (only eleven songs available on repeat on the Lithium channel, wtf), Spotify (paid and free versions, loved it), Amazon (free and paid), and eventually settled on Apple Music (paid). I had 20GB of music on mp3 and it was the best way for me to keep it and grow. Works great on CarPlay of course.

 

[jjdustr340]

Since you’re on iPhone, Apple Music is the way I suggest. Build your library, make playlists, use stations, many options. Of course it integrates perfectly with CarPlay.

 

[terpsmandan]

I used to be on Spotify and it worked great on my Pioneer HU in my JK. She got a JLU with Alpine and it seemed that that there was not enough signal to make the system sound good. I got my 22 with Alpine and started upgrading the audio. After I replaced the soundbar with a component system, I accidentally switched HD FM on and thought gee this sounds much better than Spotify off the iPhone. Dug into the settings and found that I had not changed the quality settings. So I maxed them out and also checked out Apple Music and IMO Apple was better than Spotify. Tidal will probably be as good but I have not checked them out. Downside is that I had to spend about 4 to 5 dollars to get a playlist mover.

 

[TL2021JTRubi]

I mostly use Spotify and Apple Music when I stream. I still have Sirius so I will use it until it ends. Another app I use is Got Radio. It's free with some comercials, but it's actual radio stations for each genera. Can't pick specific songs. It's not bad for a change of pace for streaming services.

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