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Spotify: Music and Podcasts on Android: what Google Play reviewers complain about
We read 500 of the newest public Google Play reviews of Spotify: Music and Podcasts (by Spotify AB) in 7 review languages, dated 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-18. Average rating in this sample: 4.05★. 114 reviews contained a complaint; the most common theme was bugs (54% of complaining reviews).
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Complaint themes and their share
| Theme | Reviews | Share of complaints | Avg severity (0–3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugs | 61 | 54% | 2.2 |
| Pricing / subscription | 45 | 39% | 2.2 |
| Feature requests | 43 | 38% | 2.1 |
| Ads | 34 | 30% | 2.1 |
| UX / design | 22 | 19% | 2.2 |
| Crashes / freezes | 12 | 11% | 2.3 |
| Performance | 12 | 11% | 2.4 |
A review can count in several themes, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Top 3 issues, with a real review for each
- Reduce ad frequency and length: 33 reviews, avg severity 2.1/3.
“Over over over advertisements. only ads. I open this app just to listen to some music when I’m free, but I end up getting three or four ads almost immediately. Even after one song finishes, more ads p…” (1★, review language: en) - Soften the redesign backlash: 30 reviews, avg severity 2.1/3.
“new Spotify widget is such a downgrade. unless spotify is open 24/7 it says "spotify offline tap to go back online" and you tap it and it does nothing, so you have to the app icon anyways! not to ment…” (2★, review language: en) - Ease paywall pressure: 27 reviews, avg severity 2.2/3.
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Compare with the Spotify: Music and Podcasts App Store complaints.
Method and limits
Reviews were collected once from the public Google Play listing (newest first) and classified by an AI model into 7 themes and 18 specific issues; individual labels can be wrong. Non-English reviews are classified in their own language. This is a 3-day snapshot, not the app's full history. Generated 19 October 2026. Not affiliated with Spotify AB or Google.