Rdio vs Simfy vs Rara vs Deezer in SA

[NeonNinja]

Former Simfy user >>> Deezer, wow!

 

[Bryn]

Former Simfy user >>> Deezer, wow!

How is it better? I'm a long time Simfy user, and thanks to an insane promo a while ago I'm paid up until the end of 2017. Don't think I'll be switching any time soon.

 

[NeonNinja]

How is it better? I'm a long time Simfy user, and thanks to an insane promo a while ago I'm paid up until the end of 2017. Don't think I'll be switching any time soon.

Interface, modern, intuitive, MusixMatch intergration.

And many a times Simfy doesn't play my offline files and it hit a nerve.

 

[LCBXX]

Spotify?

Am I missing something here? Or are all these services accessible to South Africa?

Assuming you already using a VPN service like UnoTelly, surely Spotify is a viable option.

With very little Googling you can get Spotify to work on your mobile with 99% of the premium features, for free.

 

[Chevron]

Same here, i loved Rdio, but the phone app struggles on our EDGE-like connections and for some reason Rdio removed features like Charts/New Releases/News features (or they are hiding it very well) whereas Deezer almost bombards you with "listen to this!" and "we see you like that, try this!" type of things, so i end up discovering more music funny enough.

I just wish i can tell Deezer to not treat me as a South African, they keep defaulting me to random Kwaito / local gospel music because apparently that is what south africans listen to on Deezer /sigh.

Just start liking/favouriting artists and albums. The Kwaito stuff will be gone in a day or two.

 

[rubber_otter]

I use Deezer, and I was pleased to see that they have a native Windows 10 app that supports syncing for offline listening.

 

[Chevron]

I've been using Rdio for a few months and decided to try Deezer. I like Deezer more for their Android app, but I do miss a few things from Rdio:

1. Family discount (pay cheaper to have an account for my wife too instead of having two separate accounts). This way Rdio works out cheaper for me

2. Rdio's FM station, is similar to Deezer's Flow, but Flow plays my favourite songs about 95% of the time with little new music mixed in. In Rdio, they have a slider where I can select my 'appetite' for new music (not favourited), which is useful for discovering new songs

3. Rdio pushes notifications whenever my favourite artists release new albums. Deezer doesn't (i.e. with Mumford and Sons' latest album release)

4. There is no simple way to just "discover" songs similar to your favourite songs. Rdio has Browse and Recommendations

5. Deezer's only Windows app is metro - and no one likes metro

Did you miss the "similar artists" tab under each album?

 

[Dryden]

Former Simfy user >>> Deezer, wow!

Same here. The simfy app sucks balls compared to the Deezer interface. I'm happily handing over my 60 odd bucks a month.

 

[NeonNinja]

Same here. The simfy app sucks balls compared to the Deezer interface. I'm happily handing over my 60 odd bucks a month.

Forgor to mention predictive texting! I can't remember which "acclaimed" web browser I deleted because of this.

 

[TheRoDent]

Deezer has the best selection of music for my eclectic tastes, high quality audio, a damn fine app, and a "I'm lazy" option that plays music similar to your tastes.

If tested all of these apps and Deezer is by far the best.

 

[FHTheron]

Deezer has the best selection of music for my eclectic tastes, high quality audio, a damn fine app, and a "I'm lazy" option that plays music similar to your tastes.

If tested all of these apps and Deezer is by far the best.

Deezer's web interface is also probably one of the best. I've been on Tidal's half-price plan and the main reason I was still using it is because I could shuffle an all-in offline playlist (2200 tracks). Recently the iOS Tidal app updated and now crashes if I open that playlist, so I'm probably moving to Deezer again for Flow. Deezer got me onto a lot of new music, best recommendations yet.

Last time I tried, the Flow ("I'm Lazy") feature wouldn't stream offline, is that still true?