Spotify’s UI Needs a Redesign – It’s Cluttered, Messy, and Unintuitive

[JanRiverolaCastellà]

In my opinion, Spotify’s UI has become overly cluttered and complicated. Simple tasks have become more difficult and the app is filled with unnecessary features that distract from the core experience of listening to music.

One of the most frustrating issues is autoplay on podcasts, which often starts without my consent and messes with my recommendations. Even if I never intended to listen to a podcast, it gets logged in my history and fills my home screen with suggestions that don’t reflect my actual preferences.

Navigation has also become more complicated. The sidebar keeps changing, and features are moved around so frequently that it’s hard to find what I need quickly. The app seems to be designed to push engagement rather than convenience. Too many layers of menus are required to do things that should be simple, like switching playlists or managing my music library.

Additionally, the homepage is overloaded with recommendations, but there’s no way to easily customize or prioritize what I see first. Spotify keeps throwing more and more content at us—podcasts, audiobooks, playlists, and ads—but it feels like the app is too busy to focus on what I actually care about: music.

There are also performance issues, like lag when switching between screens or loading new content, which makes the whole experience feel sluggish and unpolished. And don’t even get me started on how the “Recently Played” sectiongets flooded with podcasts or old songs that I don’t listen to anymore, making it harder to find the music I actually enjoy.

I think Spotify needs to focus on simplifying the experience. A cleaner layout, fewer unnecessary features, and better customization options would go a long way. Let users prioritize their music over everything else, and give them more control over the interface.