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Here’s a look at Resso, TikTok owner’s answer to Apple Music
ByteDance’s music streaming app lets users create their own videos and share lyrics, and it's already available in India and Indonesia
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Creating a new music streaming service in 2019 seems like it would be a hard sell. Many of the services today have similar music catalogues and features, so it’s easy for most people to stick with Spotify or Apple Music.
But TikTok creator ByteDance thinks it has a solution: a social network that’s also a music streaming app.
Meet Resso, a new streaming service that feels a lot like TikTok. Resso was originally released six months ago, but ByteDance’s ownership was only revealed recently. The app is currently available in India and Indonesia, two of Asia’s biggest and hottest markets. But Resso only has 27,000 users so far, according to Sensor Tower.
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At first glance, Resso looks and feels like many of its competitors, with features from Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music. But it’s also unmistakably inspired by TikTok, and this is where ByteDance has its main advantage.
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Spotify, which is almost synonymous with music streaming these days, also launched in India this year. Both offer subscriptions for 119 rupees (US$1.68) per month, but Spotify also has a family plan for 179 rupees (US$2.53). Apple Music is in the country, too, and slashed its monthly price to 99 rupees (US$1.40) this year, matching the price of YouTube Music.
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