Nokia Music+ Streaming Service

In an effort to better compete with Spotify and other music services, Nokia announced on Sunday it is expanding its free music streaming service with an enhanced paid version of its existing Nokia Music platform.

Nokia Music — the ad-free service launched in September, exclusively to Lumia smartphone users — will now offer a monthly subscription option called Nokia Music+ for about $3.99, depending on location. Spotify's subscriptions range from $4.99 to $9.99.

Although the service already allows you to download up to four one-hour mixes of music, which are playable offline, Nokia Music+ will remove the limit. It also allows you to access the service via a web app, so you can play it on your computer or smart TV, and features unlimited skips. The app is also available for download from the Windows Phone Marketplace.

"It's the only smartphone music service out there offering access to millions of songs out of the box without the need to sign up, sign in, or suffer adverts in between enjoying the music," said Jyrki Rosenberg, VP Entertainment at Nokia, in a statement on the company's blog. “People love Nokia Mix Radio — in fact, many people are amazed that we can offer it for free. When you add in the ability to skip songs and save playlists for offline uses like the tube, you have something unique."

The company said Nokia Music+ will roll out in the next few weeks, but it's unknown at this point when it will come to the U.S.