How to Get Spotify on iPad for Free [Updated]

Part 1. How to Buy Spotify Premium on iPad

Is Spotify free on iPad? Yes, Spotify is completely free to download and use. You can download it to your iPad from its website or from the App Store.

With Spotify, you can discover, manage and share over 80 million songs, including 4.7 million podcasts, for free. If you upgrade to Spotify Premium, you can get some exclusive features. These include better sound quality, ad-free playback, offline listening, and more.

Below is a comparison table of Spotify Free vs Premium.

How to Access Spotify on iPad with a 30-day Free Trial

If you are a new user of Spotify, you can sign up for its 30-day free trial. It allows you to freely enjoy Spotify songs, playlists, albums, etc. But you are prohibited to save them for offline playback. Yet the music experience must be wonderful for you. You will need to upgrade to Spotify Premium when your trial version expired.

How to Get Spotify Premium on iPad

If you want to upgrade to Spotify Premium, please follow the steps below. Note that you can only do this on Spotify's website. You are not allowed to change your plan through the Spotify mobile app.

Step 1. On your iPad, open a web browser and go to Spotify's website.

Step 2. Tap on the 'three-line' icon at the top right and then tap 'Log in'.

Step 3. Enter your Spotify username and password to log in to Spotify.

Step 4. After that, tap 'Account Overview' at the top and then choose the 'Subscription' option.

Step 5. Now you can click the green 'Try Premium Free' button to enjoy 30-day free trial. When the trial is over, you will be charged $9.99/month to Spotify Premium.

How to Cancel Spotify Premium on iPad

If you don't want to pay for Premium after the 30-day free trial period, you can follow the steps below to cancel.

Step 1. Go to Spotify's website and log in to your account.

Step 2. Tap on the 'three-line' icon and then choose 'Account'.

Step 3. Scroll down to 'Your plan' and then tap on the 'Change Plan' button.

Step 4. It will take you to a new page and you can tap 'Cancel Premium' at the bottom.

Step 5. Then it will confirm your action and you will need to tap 'Continue to Cancel' > 'Yes, cancel' to confirm.

Part 2. How to Download Spotify Songs on iPad - Premium Only

To download songs from Spotify, you will need to have a Premium subscription. If you want to download Spotify music without Premium, skip this part and go to Part 3.

How to Download Spotify for iPad

Step 1. Open the App Store on your iPad.

Step 2. Search for 'Spotify' and then tap on it.

Step 3. Tap on the 'Get' button to download and install Spotify.

How to Download Songs from Spotify to iPad

Step 1. Open the Spotify app for iPad.

Step 2. Log in to your Spotify Premium account.

Step 3. Find the album/playlist/album you want to download.

Step 4. Tap on the title and then tap on the 'downwards arrow' below the album name.

Step 5. When the downwards arrow turns green, the music you selected is downloaded successfully.

Step 6. You can then go to 'Your Library' > 'Music' to listen to Spotify downloads offline without an internet.

(Note: You are not allowed to download single songs. But you can add the songs you want to download to a new playlist and then download the whole playlist.)

Part 3. How to Download Music from Spotify without Premium on iPad

How to download songs on Spotify on iPad for free? Fortunately, you are here. Generally, only Spotify Premium subscribers can download music from Spotify and enjoy it offline. Also, once your subscription expires, all your saved Spotify songs are gone. So, we'll show you how to download Spotify songs on your iPad without Premium. You can even keep the downloaded songs forever. All you need is a DRmare Spotify Music Converter.

It is a professional Spotify downloader that allows you to download any content from Spotify. It enables you to download single songs from Spotify to iPad. This is a thing that Spotify Premium can't do. Moreover, it allows you to download songs in batches at 5 times the speed. You don't have to worry about the sound quality because it will keep the original music as well as the metadata for you.

Not only that, it even allows you to choose the output format as MP3, FLAC, etc. This means that you can get audio files that are compatible with different devices. You can listen to Spotify music regardless of your device.

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• Listen to Spotify offline on iPad and other devices you want

How to Listen to Spotify Offline on iPad without Premium

Download and install the DRmare Spotify Downloader via the 'Download' button above. Then you can follow the tutorial below to save Spotify songs to your iPad without Premium.

Step 1Add Spotify Music to DRmare Spotify Downloader

Open DRmare Spotify Music Converter on your computer. The Spotify app will be launched at the same time. You can discover the songs you want to download on Spotify. Drag and drop the Spotify tracks which you intend to download to the conversion window. Or you can copy and paste their links to the search bar of the interface. Then click the '+' icon and Spotify tracks will then be uploaded.

Step 2Finish Output Settings for Spotify iPad

DRmare Spotify to iPad Converter enables you to convert Spotify tracks to MP3, AAC, WAV, etc. Hit the 'menu' > 'Preference' > 'Convert' button. Then you can personalize the output format. Besides, you are offered the right to customize the channel, bit rate as well as sample rate. Moreover, the DRmare software allows you to archive the output tracks by Artist/Album or Artist.

Step 3Download Songs from Spotify for iPad

Tap on the 'Convert' button at the bottom of the main interface. Then the DRmare Spotify Playlists Converter will download the Spotify songs without Premium. When the conversion ends, you can locate the converted Spotify files in the 'history' holder.

Tips: You are only provided one-third of the converted Spotify file of each track. To get a fully transferred Spotify song, you are suggested to buy the DRmare tool.

Step 4Transfer Downloaded Spotify Playlists to iPad

Now you have downloaded Spotify music as real files on your computer. You can listen to Spotify offline on your computer. And you are ready to sync Spotify songs to your iPad.

For Windows:

• Connect your iPad to your Windows computer with a USB cable.
• Then launch iTunes on your computer.
• Click the 'device' button near the top left and then click 'File Sharing'.



• Click 'Add' and then choose the downloaded Spotify files.
• Click 'Add' to transfer Spotify offline files to your iPad.

For Mac:

• Connect your iPad to your Mac computer with a USB cable.
• Open Finder and choose your 'iPad' from the sidebar.
• Click 'Music' at the top menu.



• Tick the 'Sync music onto' checkbox and then select 'Selected playlist, artist, albums, and genres'.



• Then choose the downloaded Spotify music files and click 'Apply'.

Part 4. How to Fix Spotify Not Working on iPad

Many users have reported that Spotify on iPad is not working and they don't know how to fix it. Some problems can be solved by yourself, while some problems can only be solved by the developer. Anyway, you can solve the problem of Spotify not working on iPad in the following ways.

1. Force stop the Spotify application and open it again. Force-quitting the application will end all processes and sometimes eliminate the glitch.

2. Check your internet connection. If you can't download Spotify songs, make sure your internet connection is stable.

3. Redownload the latest Spotify app. Once you delete the Spotify app, all its files as well as errors will be deleted. You can then re-download the latest version of Spotify from the App Store.

4. Force quit other background apps. If you have a lot of apps running in the background, your iPad will slow down. This may cause your Spotify to not work.

5. Restart your iPad. By restarting your device, some minor and temporary issues will be fixed. 6.

6. Check the status of Spotify's servers. You can access Spotify status on Twitter to find out if it's a server issue.

Part 5. FAQs about Spotify iPad