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WARM or Apple's Radio Spins: which should you use?
Apple Music for Artists has a free Radio Spins tool for members of the Apple Music Partner Program. WARM is a radio airplay tracker anyone can sign up for. Here is how they compare, using what each company publishes.
WARM
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins
Who can use it
WARM: Anyone: artists, labels, managers and promoters
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins: Apple Music Partner Program members only (Apple's terms)
Radio stations covered
WARM: 18,000+ stations in 180+ countries
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins: 40,000 tracked terrestrial and digital stations, in at least 200 countries and regions (Apple's figure)
What a spin shows
WARM: Station, country, city, exact start time and duration
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins: Spins by trend, station, location and time of day
History
WARM: 3 months up to 25 songs, 1 year from 50 songs, up to 2 years by agreement
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins: Opens on the last seven days; longer ranges not stated
Reports and exports
WARM: PDF and CSV reports, and an API
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins: Not stated
Price
WARM: From €15 a month for 2 songs
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins: No price stated; part of the Partner Program
Free trial
WARM: Yes: 5 songs for one month
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins: Free for Partner Program members
Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins figures are as published on its own website, read on 6 October 2026: Apple: Track global radio spins. Products change; check their current pages before you decide.
Where Apple Music for Artists Radio Spins is stronger
- No subscription for the members who can use it.
- Apple states a larger station count than WARM does.
- It sits next to the artist's Apple Music data.
Where WARM is stronger
- Open to anyone, including promoters and labels reporting on other people's songs.
- Every spin with its exact start time and duration, with up to two years of history by agreement.
- Reports you can export and send to a client, and an API for your own systems.
The short answer
If you are in Apple's Partner Program and want a quick look at recent spins, Apple's tool is free. If you need to prove airplay to someone else, keep a long history, or report on songs you do not own, WARM is built for that.
Free trial: 5 songs for one month. No credit card required.