Spotify's free plan is good enough if you're just an occasional music listener, but the more you use the service, the more you may want to upgrade. While there are ways to remove ads from Spotify, you don't have offline access to music on Spotify's free plan. Spotify Premium also has extra features, like the ability to listen with friends, higher-quality audio formats, and even something as basic as shuffling songs.

If you want to upgrade, learn how to get Spotify Premium here.

Before you start paying, it’s good to understand why Spotify Premium can’t be purchased through the iPhone app. When you purchase a subscription to most apps on your iPhone, Apple takes a 30% cut from the app developer. This fee is reduced in some cases, such as if you’ve been a subscriber for over a year or if the developer is considered a small business by Apple.

Spotify is way too big to be a small company, and it doesn’t seem like Apple needs a piece of the pie, so it doesn’t offer in-app purchases on its iPhone app. Apple’s regulations prohibit developers from linking to third-party websites for billing purposes, or even mentioning that you can purchase a subscription outside of the App Store. As a result, Spotify’s app doesn’t make it clear where you can purchase a premium subscription to the service.