Entertainment · head to head
YouTube TV vs Apple Music
YouTube TV
Entertainment
Cable reimagined: live TV streaming with unlimited cloud DVR storage
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Apple Music
Entertainment
All the ways you love music. All in one place.
- From
- $10.99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: YouTube TV base Plan streams to only 3 devices simultaneously; the 4K Plus add-on is required for unlimited concurrent streams, per tv.youtube.com pricing page (Aug 2026); Apple Music individual plan discount pricing (3 months for $1.99) applies only to new subscribers, then rises to $11.99 per month
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which YouTube TV and Apple Music actually diverge.
| Attribute | YouTube TV | Apple Music |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $10.99/month |
| Platforms | Web | Ios, Macos, Windows, Android, Web |
| Founded | Unknown | 2015 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Entertainment).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in YouTube TV
Nothing recorded that Apple Music does not also cover.
Only in Apple Music
- Music streaming
- Offline downloads
- Spatial Audio
- Lossless audio
- Curated playlists
- Radio stations
- Music discovery
- Cross-device sync
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
YouTube TV
No use cases recorded yet. See the YouTube TV review.
Apple Music
- Music listeningnot YouTube TV
- Music discoverynot YouTube TV
- Playlist creationnot YouTube TV
- Offline listeningnot YouTube TV
- Family entertainmentnot YouTube TV
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
YouTube TV
- Base Plan streams to only 3 devices simultaneously; the 4K Plus add-on is required for unlimited concurrent streams, per tv.youtube.com pricing page (Aug 2026)
- Base Plan is priced at $82.99 per month as of August 2026 per YouTube TV's own pricing page, with a discounted $67.99 rate only for the first 3 months
Apple Music
- Individual plan discount pricing (3 months for $1.99) applies only to new subscribers, then rises to $11.99 per month
Pricing, plan by plan
YouTube TV
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the YouTube TV review.
Apple Music
$10.99/month- Individual$10.99/month
- 100+ million songs
- Ad-free listening
- Offline downloads
- Family$16.99/month
- Up to 6 accounts
- Individual profiles
- Parental controls
Which should you pick?
Choose YouTube TV if
Nothing in the data separates YouTube TV from Apple Music on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Apple Music if
- You need music streaming.
- You work on Ios, Macos, Windows, Android, Web.
- You also want offline downloads.
Questions people ask
- Is YouTube TV or Apple Music better?
- Neither clearly leads. YouTube TV starts at On request and Apple Music at $10.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, YouTube TV or Apple Music?
- YouTube TV starts at On request and Apple Music at $10.99/month.
- Does YouTube TV or Apple Music run on more platforms?
- YouTube TV runs on Web. Apple Music runs on Ios, Macos, Windows, Android, Web.
- What can YouTube TV do that Apple Music cannot?
- Apple Music covers Music streaming, Offline downloads, Spatial Audio, Lossless audio.