{"slug": "tidal", "name": "Tidal", "category": "media", "category_name": "Media and creative", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 6, "warners": 0, "score": 4.255, "rising": 2.67, "first": "2026-02-19", "latest": "2026-10-26", "why": "Tidal is basically completely satisfying as a Spotify replacement for me", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 4, "neutral": 1, "compare": 1, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "Tidal is basically completely satisfying as a Spotify replacement for me", "icon": true, "domain": null, "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://tidal.com", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Tidal"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 803391440, "item_id": 50211965, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211965", "by": "josh-sematic", "date": "2026-10-23", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Tidal is basically completely satisfying as a Spotify replacement for me", "excerpt": "Can attest that Tidal is basically completely satisfying as a Spotify replacement for me. I use a dedicated podcast app and buy any audiobooks I want from Libro.fm Haven\u2019t looked back. Still continue to slowly build my CD + mp3 collection in case this wonderful era of \u201ccheap subscription for almost all the world\u2019s music ad-free\u201d doesn\u2019t last forever.", "context": "", "use_case": "music streaming", "switched_from": "Spotify", "story": "Disney Raising Prices Days After Confirming Ads Will Now Show Up on Every Tier"}, {"id": 794501664, "item_id": 49656354, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656354", "by": "svennidal", "date": "2026-09-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love Tidal.", "excerpt": "I love Tidal. That said its UI is remarkably heavy for what it is. You also used to see what quality the songs were in without playing them, but they removed that. They added bpm and key, but that is not as useful to most of us as seeing the quality of the song beforehand. And you also have to make sure you're getting the most out of it manually. Here are three steps for those who have Tidal and wan't to make sure th", "context": "", "use_case": "high-quality music streaming", "switched_from": "", "story": "Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin"}, {"id": 792288784, "item_id": 49518049, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49518049", "by": "cmehdy", "date": "2026-09-01", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Tidal is the last streaming service I use", "excerpt": "Tidal is the last streaming service I use, split between that and a jellyfin+arrs setup coupled with buying music from artists directly. Fuck Spotify and their rotten leadership. Was amongst the early adopters (2009). I'm sure they won't care for the loss, and I won't miss th when they're gone.", "context": "early Spotify adopter", "use_case": "music streaming", "switched_from": "Spotify", "story": "Fastpotify"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "cmehdy", "context": "early Spotify adopter", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49518049", "date": "2026-09-01"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["music streaming", "high-quality music streaming"], "compared": [{"slug": "spotify", "name": "Spotify", "co": 4, "switched_from": 2, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50213233", "title": "10 Alternatives to your everyday aps", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50205934", "title": "Disney Raising Prices Days After Confirming Ads Will Now Show Up on Every Tier", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49643982", "title": "Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49517448", "title": "Fastpotify", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48718840", "title": "Tidal AI Policy", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076215", "title": "Ask HN: What are the nicest apps you use day to day?", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {"recommend": 2}, "2026-10": {"recommend": 1, "compare": 1}}, "quotes": [{"id": 804021905, "item_id": 50251369, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50251369", "by": "bel_marinaio", "date": "2026-10-26", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Unfortunately Tidal looks similar Spotify, but is somehow janky and less polished.", "excerpt": "Beeper.com is promising. It rolls a lot of the big messaging apps into one. You can add 5 or 6 accounts under the free plan. I had a Tidal subscription for over a year. I love that they pay the artists way more. Unfortunately Tidal looks similar Spotify, but is somehow janky and less polished. Sharing music was a hassle. I had to go search my friends shares by typing the artist and song into tidal because most of the", "context": "", "use_case": "music streaming", "switched_from": "", "story": "10 Alternatives to your everyday aps"}, {"id": 803391440, "item_id": 50211965, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211965", "by": "josh-sematic", "date": "2026-10-23", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Tidal is basically completely satisfying as a Spotify replacement for me", "excerpt": "Can attest that Tidal is basically completely satisfying as a Spotify replacement for me. I use a dedicated podcast app and buy any audiobooks I want from Libro.fm Haven\u2019t looked back. Still continue to slowly build my CD + mp3 collection in case this wonderful era of \u201ccheap subscription for almost all the world\u2019s music ad-free\u201d doesn\u2019t last forever.", "context": "", "use_case": "music streaming", "switched_from": "Spotify", "story": "Disney Raising Prices Days After Confirming Ads Will Now Show Up on Every Tier"}, {"id": 794501664, "item_id": 49656354, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656354", "by": "svennidal", "date": "2026-09-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love Tidal.", "excerpt": "I love Tidal. That said its UI is remarkably heavy for what it is. You also used to see what quality the songs were in without playing them, but they removed that. They added bpm and key, but that is not as useful to most of us as seeing the quality of the song beforehand. And you also have to make sure you're getting the most out of it manually. Here are three steps for those who have Tidal and wan't to make sure th", "context": "", "use_case": "high-quality music streaming", "switched_from": "", "story": "Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin"}, {"id": 792288784, "item_id": 49518049, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49518049", "by": "cmehdy", "date": "2026-09-01", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Tidal is the last streaming service I use", "excerpt": "Tidal is the last streaming service I use, split between that and a jellyfin+arrs setup coupled with buying music from artists directly. Fuck Spotify and their rotten leadership. Was amongst the early adopters (2009). I'm sure they won't care for the loss, and I won't miss th when they're gone.", "context": "early Spotify adopter", "use_case": "music streaming", "switched_from": "Spotify", "story": "Fastpotify"}, {"id": 779516528, "item_id": 48719783, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48719783", "by": "yellowapple", "date": "2026-06-29", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "All in all seems reasonable.", "excerpt": "Just got the email announcement this morning: > AI music generation tools are changing how music is created and distributed. As this technology evolves, Tidal is introducing platform standards to protect artists, their craft, and inform listeners. > Here are the highlights of our new AI Policy: > - Tidal will identify and tag AI-generated music in our app. Listeners will see an \"AI\" badge next to music we detect as w", "context": "", "use_case": "music streaming", "switched_from": "", "story": "Tidal AI Policy"}, {"id": 753223508, "item_id": 47076469, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076469", "by": "andsoitis", "date": "2026-02-19", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "", "excerpt": "Oura, Netflix, Brain.fm, Wise, Tidal, Claude, Safari, WhatsApp", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are the nicest apps you use day to day?"}]}