Comparison

Spotify Kids vs Lydian Studio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spotify Kids

This app provides a safe and fun environment for children to discover music. It features singalongs, soundtracks, and playlists curated for young listeners, allowing them to explore their musical tastes without explicit content. Children can create their own accounts and listen to their favorite tracks offline.

Highlights
  • Dedicated kids' accounts
  • Explicit content filtering
  • Expert-curated playlists
  • Offline music playback
  • Personalized content by age
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Introduce your child to a playground of sound with Spotify Kids. Packed with singalongs, soundtracks and playlists made for young listeners, the app is an easy way for children of all ages to discover music in a fun environment. Included with a Spotify Premium Family subscription. Spotify Kids lets your child: - Listen to audio they love with their own account - Explore their tastes, without hearing explicit content - Discover music handpicked for kids by our experts - Hear playlists made just for young listeners - Play their favorite tracks offline Important information about the app: - To use the app, you need to subscribe to Spotify Premium Family first. - A Kids profile counts as 1 account in your Premium Family plan. You can create up to 5 Kids accounts for your Family plan, and download the app to as many devices as you want. - The app uses your device's internal storage to store downloaded music for offline play. - The app streams content over WiFi and mobile networks, so check your data package and allowance with your mobile network provider. - The app asks for your child's name and age. This is used to showcase the most relevant content for your child and to personalise their experience using the app. Children may see different content, depending on their age. All information is fully encrypted.

About

Lydian Studio

Features
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Lydian Studio helps music teachers capture lesson insights and share them with students. Record sessions, add notes, and help learners stay on track from home.

Screenshots

Spotify Kids4 screens
Lydian Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spotify Kids at monthly against Lydian Studio's every 5 months. Lydian Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spotify Kids ships an update monthly, Lydian Studio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spotify Kids versus Lydian Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotify KidsLydian Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpotifyScout Solutions LLC

Bugs and requests

Spotify Kids

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Offline playback problems
  • Crashing and performance issues
  • Syncing and sharing problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more variety and artist options
  • Allow parents to control content
  • Add ability to create playlists
  • Implement shuffle and repeat features
  • Add lyrics display
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  • Improve casting/speaker support

Lydian Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spotify Kids

No in-app purchases

None

Lydian Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spotify Kids free?
Spotify Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lydian Studio free?
Lydian Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spotify Kids or Lydian Studio have ads?
Neither Spotify Kids nor Lydian Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spotify Kids or Lydian Studio?
Spotify Kids ships an update monthly, and Lydian Studio every 5 months. Most recently, Spotify Kids was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lydian Studio on October 30, 2026.

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