We discover nothing new by stating that Spotify It is one of the best streaming music platforms. At least, the most popular in the world. But its success lies not only in its immense catalog of songs, but also in the many possibilities it offers its users. One of them is to be able to interact with other websites such as Receive so that our experience is better and more complete.
That's right: Spotify may provide data to third-party websites and apps so users can try other ways to manage their playlists and share music with others. The formula proposed by Receiptify (a term that arises from the fusion of the English word receipt y Spotify) is a kind of selection of the most listened to themes and songs on the platform and presented in a very original way.
This form is none other than the purchase receipt from a store or the consumption in a restaurant, for example. A receipt. In digital version, but with a successful paper ticket appearance. and this «song bill» Spotify has become so fashionable that many users are already publishing theirs on social networks.
The original initiative for this peculiar app is from an Information Systems student at Carnegie Mellon University called Michelle Liu, three years ago now. In fact, it was this app of hers that catapulted her to fame in the world. She herself explains that the idea was inspired by another app called Albumreceipts, which converts the content of music albums into tickets.
Dog returning to Spotify, the Receiptify recipe contains information that says a lot about us and our tastes. A good letter of introduction to our musical “I”, definitely. It's also a fun way to share the music that inspires us most with other people. If you decide to make your own ticket, this is what you should do:
How to use Receiptify
To make our own Receiptify all we have to do is go to their website and log in. There are three options to do it:
- Through Spotify (if we already have the application open on our device, access will be instant).
- With Last.fm, if we have an account created there.
- Through Apple Music.
To explain the process, we will focus on the connection of Receiptify with Spotify, which is the most used platform for this operation. Once connected, we have to authorize Spotify to establish a link from the site to our account. Afterwards, Receiptify will ask us the question: What type of summary do we want to appear on the "invoice"? You have to choose between three options: a summary of the last month, the last six months or our entire history in this service. You just have to choose and the website will generate the corresponding receipt in a matter of seconds.
The resulting ticket is most curious. Its appearance is exactly the same as that of the supermarket or any restaurant receipt:
- The header reads Receiptify and, in English, the period chosen to calculate the minutes of music listened to.
- Below it appears a fake order number, the customer's name and the date.
- Below is a list of the 10 most listened to songs, with their titles and the duration of each one in minutes.
- In the end, all the minutes of the songs are added up (the total "to pay") and an obviously fake payment card number.
- The ticket closes with the classic "Thank you for your visit."
Look at the examples in the form of images that accompany this article and you will see their high degree of realism. Furthermore, they can be made receipts not only songs, but also artists or musical groups, and even genres. There is a wide range of customization. But the best thing is that this musical receipt can be Download and share on social networks. Many people have already done it.
Album Receipts
Since we have talked about this website before, and assuming that you are a music lover (otherwise you would not have ended up on this post), let's dedicate a few words to Album Receipts, the precursor website to Receiptify.
This is a digital art proposal designed by the artist Melody Han You that plays the track list of a music album in the form of a store receipt. The final images are shown superimposed with the actual album cover, like a supermarket ticket, with wrinkles and folds included. The appearance and structure of the ticket are practically identical to those of Receiptify, which is normal, since this has been its source of inspiration.
To generate an album list you need to have an account on Apple Music or Spotify, which are the two platforms linked to Album Receipts.