Benchmarks

Apple Music UX Case Study

This is a case study of Apple Music’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 235 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.

Apple Music’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. Their UX is in large part dimished by mediocre Mobile Web.

First benchmarked in December 2021 and reviewed once in July 2024.


Performance36.0Mediocre

URLapple.com/apple-music/


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Overall UX Performance

240 Guidelines · Performance:

Desktop Web

124 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web

116 Guidelines · Performance:

138 Major E-Commerce Sites
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Apple Music’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design

9 pages of Apple Music’s e-commerce site, marked up with 84 best practice examples: