Is Spotify Page Match Worth It?
Introducing Page Match
Page Match is the newest addition to Spotify. Introduced on February 5, 2026, the feature allows users to scan a page in a print book or e-book to locate their spot in the audiobook version. The feature claims to provide a transition between books for easy access via a scan with a mobile phone camera.
I tried the feature on February 19, 2026, with two print books and one e-book. I have the e-book version of The Great Gatsby on Google Books. Further, I own physical copies of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The Song of Achilles. I tested Page Match on the print books and the e-book.
My initial impression of Page Match started with confusion. I had difficulty locating the feature. I wrongfully assumed it was under my profile icon or the audiobooks tab. I soon discovered that I had to click on an audiobook to access the feature. Users won’t find it on the browser version of Spotify or the desktop app. Page Match is only available on your mobile device.
The review
Once I located the update, I was able to use it with relative ease. The button wasn’t sticky, and the pop-up didn’t lag when I clicked it. My phone prompted me to allow Spotify access to my camera. My camera opened, instructing me to “Point the camera at your page,” but it took a second to focus on the text. Page Match worked quickly to identify which page and chapter I had opened my book to.
My first test was on chapter 12, page 137 of The Song of Achilles. The first time I used Page Match, the feature correctly identified the chapter and page. The audiobook started on the passage I scanned. I was impressed until I replicated the same test on the same chapter and page. Page Match was unable to fulfill my request. The second scan took me to chapter 17, and the third to chapter 22.
I wanted to ensure my results weren’t a fluke, so I utilized the pages of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo next. I opened the book to the place I left off, chapter 13. I scanned pages 85 and 87 and had better luck this time around. Each time, the audio recording began on the first sentence of each page. Pointing the camera at specific words proved to be useless as the program only registers full sentences of pages.
The same result occurred when I used Page Match on the e-book version of The Great Gatsby. I tested it on pages 20 and 21 in chapter 1 of the classic novel. I pointed my camera at my laptop screen, focusing on the first sentence of page 20, and had a successful experience. Next, I pointed my phone’s camera at the word “Hulking” on page 21. Page Match faltered and gave me the message, “Still searching, hang tight…”
I was notified that Page Match couldn’t match the page I was looking for. I was instructed to try a nearby page with text. I did as Spotify recommended and held my camera at a distance. I scanned the sentence, “I hate the word hulking,” Tom objected crossly, “even in kidding.” Page Match started the audiobook further down the page at “In the absence of all desire (…)” I had to rewind the audiobook 20 seconds or so to find my place.
Final thoughts
After my tests, trials, and tribulations, I have formed my initial opinion on Page Match. The update is a beta feature exclusively available to premium subscribers, Audiobook+ plan members, and Free users who purchased individual audiobooks. Do I think you should buy an audiobook on Spotify to access the feature? No. Do I think you should sign up for the premium plan or the members plan to use Page Match? No.
Page Match is still a newborn, and like all newborns, it’s a little fussy when you don’t want it to be. The program is flawed but not significantly so. I had four successful trials, five failures, and one partial success. It’s still functional, but users may run into hiccups. It won’t detect individual words, it has trouble identifying individual sentences, and it may take the user to the wrong chapter or spot in the page.
Page Match functions best when the camera hovers over a specific passage or an entire page. I think Page Match will be helpful for people who need a quick transition between written and audio content while driving or doing chores. When it worked, it was a fast way to find what I needed. Do I think this feature is useful? Sure. Do I think it's the best thing since canned bread? Not really. However, this program has potential, and I'm curious about its future development.