Comparison

SongShift vs Transfer Music

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SongShift

Easily move your music library, including albums, playlists, and songs, between different music streaming services. Share playlists with friends across platforms and even via social media.

Highlights
  • Transfer music between services
  • Share playlists across platforms
  • Review and confirm song matches
  • Batch transfer setup
  • Monitor playlists for new songs
  • Share playlists via social media
Features
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Dissatisfied with your music provider or want to try something new? SongShift transfers the music you love to the music provider you want. Shift your favorite albums, playlists, and songs with a few taps. How it works: - Connect your music services - Configure which music you'd like to transfer - SongShift finds suitable matches - Confirm our song matches and fix any we may have gotten wrong - The rest is magic. Sit back and let SongShift transfer your music *** Supported Services: - Apple Music * Requires an active Apple Music subscription for transferring into - Amazon Music - Audiomack - Discogs - HypeMachine - LastFM - Napster - Pandora - Qobuz - SoundCloud - Spotify - TIDAL - YouTube *** Key Features: - Quickly Shift your favorite music between services - Match review makes it a breeze to transfer the exact music you want - Add many transfers to the queue with batch setup - Add new Shifts using a web link copied to the clipboard - Monitor playlists for new song additions to keep your transferred playlists up to date - Clean minimal design with intuitive features to enhance your experience *** If you have any issues with SongShift, please let us know at support@songshift.com. We'll be happy to assist in any way we can. SongShift’s Terms & Conditions are available at https://songshift.com/terms.

About

Transfer Music

Easily move your music library between various streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. Select your source, choose tracks, and transfer them to your preferred platform, ensuring your favorite songs are always accessible.

Highlights
  • Transfer music between services
  • Support for multiple music platforms
  • Select specific tracks or entire libraries
  • Create unified music collections
  • Switch music services effortlessly
Features
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Whether you're using Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, SoundCloud or Yandex Music, your music will always be with you. Move your playlists, albums, artists and tracks between music services in just a few taps. How it works: • Pick your source • Let the search do its thing • Choose what you want — or grab it all • Hit the Add button With Transfer, you can: • Switch to a new music service effortlessly • Take your entire music library with you • Move playlists, albums, artists, or just the tracks you want • Transfer everything at once or pick and choose • Change your mind? You can always switch back Remember, you'll need an active subscription for the destination app. Yes, subscriptions are paid. And don't worry if some tracks are missing — it depends on the track names and what's available in your region.

Screenshots

SongShift4 screens
Transfer Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SongShift at none against Transfer Music's shown. SongShift also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (67K vs 2K). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SongShift sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Transfer Music sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SongShift holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SongShift has 67K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of SongShift's written reviews are positive against 53% of Transfer Music's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SongShift ships an update monthly, Transfer Music fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
SongShift versus Transfer Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongShiftTransfer Music
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67K ratings) — better4.5 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews52.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67K — better2K
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSongShiftDanil Voidilov

Customer experience

SongShift

All ratings67,113 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews1,159 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative45.7%

Transfer Music

All ratings1,977 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative42.2%

User reviews

SongShift

From 67K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient transfers
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 💡 Useful for switching between music services
  • 🚀 Seamless playlist transfers
  • 👍 Convenient way to manage music libraries

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent song matching
  • 🐛 Incomplete transfers and missing songs
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security
  • 💰 Paywall for full functionality

Transfer Music

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient transfer
  • 💰 Free with minimal ads
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🔄 Able to transfer large playlists

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incomplete or inaccurate transfers
  • 🤔 Confusing UI/UX
  • 🔁 Requires multiple attempts to fully transfer
  • 🚫 Doesn't support all music services

Bugs and requests

SongShift

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disconnection issues with music services
  • Stuck or failed transfer processes
  • Incorrect song substitutions
  • Playlist duplication problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved song matching algorithms
  • Background processing and notifications
  • Bulk transfer options
  • Better error handling and recovery
  • Support for more music services

Transfer Music

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Authorization issues with music services
  • Inconsistent behavior when transferring songs

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for more music services like SoundCloud
  • Allow selecting specific playlists to transfer
  • Improve accuracy and completeness of song transfers

In-app purchases

8 purchases

SongShift

Subscriptions6
  • SongShift Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
  • SongShift Pro: Monthly$6.991 Month
  • SongShift Pro⁺: Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • SongShift Pro: Yearly$29.991 Year
  • SongShift Pro⁺: Yearly$39.991 Year
  • SongShift Pro Yearly (Family)$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$59.99
  • SongShift Pro Lifetime$99.99
9 purchases

Transfer Music

One-time9
  • Ads free for 24 hours$0.99
  • Just a coffee$0.99
  • Unlimited transfer + Ad-Free2 variants$0.99
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  • Unlimited transfer + Ad-Free$1.99
  • Buy us lunch$1.99
  • Ads free for 1 month$1.99
  • Make our day$4.99
  • Ads free for 6 months$5.99
  • Ads free for 1 year$9.99

Questions

Is SongShift free?
SongShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transfer Music free?
Transfer Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SongShift or Transfer Music?
SongShift is rated higher. SongShift averages 4.7 out of 5 from 67K ratings, while Transfer Music averages 4.5 from 2K ratings.
Do SongShift or Transfer Music have ads?
Transfer Music shows ads; SongShift does not.
Which is updated more often, SongShift or Transfer Music?
SongShift ships an update monthly, and Transfer Music fortnightly. Most recently, SongShift was updated on November 7, 2026 and Transfer Music on November 6, 2026.

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