This change, effective April 10, 2024, brings all the features of its HiFi Plus tier, including access to Dolby Atmos and HiRes FLAC audio content, to the standard HiFi tier price of USD $10.99 per month, TIDAL wrote on its support page on Sunday (March 3).

In summary, if you prioritize the highest audio quality, particularly MQA content, and are willing to pay a bit more, the HiFi Plus plan might be better for you. Otherwise, you can select the Tidal HiFi plan, since it provides excellent CD-quality streaming at a more affordable price.

Tidal began life as the streaming service where music sounded "best" thanks to lossless audio support at a higher cost. But other services now offer similar features for less, which may be why Tidal is consolidating its subscription tiers and lowering the price of its premium features.

TIDAL HiFi Plus offers high-fidelity audio, whereas Spotify does not, or at least won't until Spotify HiFi comes to fruition. Still, TIDAL HiFi Plus is more expensive than Spotify Premium. TIDAL HiFi, on the other hand, costs just as much as Spotify and offers lossless playback, making it a strong alternative.