Spotify users who enjoy seeing a breakdown of their listening habits might want to check out Beatspend, an app that generates a receipt of how much users “spend” on their favorite artists. A great thing about Spotify is that it offers third-party integration. While the platform provides its own insights, such as its annual Wrapped deep-dive, there are other websites and apps that users can check out through the year. For example, platforms like Instafest and Festify do a great job of displaying a user’s top artists as a festival lineup, while others like Icebergify use that data to display an iceberg-style chart.

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Beatspend or Beat/Spend does pretty much the same thing, but displays results in a receipt format, and it’s quite similar to what the popular platform Receiptify does. Unlike most other third-party platforms, Beatspend doesn’t have a web interface, and instead requires users to download an app. Unfortunately, the app is only available for iPhone at the moment, which means Android users will miss out for now. To begin, start by downloading the Beatspend app from the App Store and tap the ‘Login With Spotify’ button. Authorize the app to access the Spotify account and a receipt should now be generated on the screen.

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Decoding Your Beatspend Receipt

The receipt shows a Spotify user’s ‘All Time Spend,’ which is basically a list of their favorite artists with an amount listed next to each name and the total spend displayed at the bottom. According to the App Store listing, the amounts on the receipts indicate the royalties users have paid to each artist on Spotify. The receipt looks pretty realistic, complete with a made up card number, cardhoder name (taken from the Spotify account) and even a crumpled paper background for authenticity. But there’s more to Beatspend than just a Receiptify-style receipt.

Next to the amount ‘billed’ for each artists, there’s also a ‘Send $?’ button. Tapping on this will let users send cash to their favorite artists. According to Beatspend, “Once you send cash, BEAT/spend reaches out to the musical artists to give them their $$. Your spend will be immediately reflected on your receipt.” Users can now enter an amount to send the artist, and even add a personalized note. Now, tap the ‘Send Cash’ button and a pop-up window will appear prompting users to ender their credit card information.

There’s no way to guarantee that Beatspend will actually give that cash to the artist – even if they display this in the receipt – so users should be wary of using this feature. Additionally, the payment screen asks users if they want to save their card details on Beatspend, which users should avoid doing as a safety measure. If users still want to go ahead and tip their favorite artists, the tip amount will be added to their receipt. So if a user’s receipt showed they spend $5 on The Weeknd, and they decide to send $6 in cash, the amount on the receipt will now change to $11.

The good news is that sending cash is completely optional, and users can just skip this option and tap the ‘Generate Final’ button at the end of the receipt. This will display a barcode and remove the ‘Send $?’ buttons, completing the receipt. Users can now take a screenshot of their Beatspend receipt and share it in messaging or social media apps. Beatspend is a fun way to see favorite Spotify artists in a receipt format, but users might want to avoid sending money through the app until there’s more information on how it’s shared with artists.

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Source: Beatspend, App Store