SongShift vs Airbuds Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Airbuds Widget
Share your real-time music listening activity with friends directly on your home screen. React to songs, start conversations, and get weekly music recaps. Customize your profile to express your unique vibe.
- Real-time music sharing widget
- React to songs
- Start conversations
- Weekly music recaps
- Profile customization
- Connect with Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
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Airbuds is a widget for best friends to share their listening activity. You and your friends can see what each other are listening to right on your home screens. You can react to songs, play music on the app, and start a conversation. Every Sunday you will receive a recap of your music to share with friends or to your socials. It makes you feel closer to your friends through the music they’re listening to in real time, and to yourself-- authentically sharing your music back to them. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Sign up with Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, SoundCloud, Audiomack or Deezer and add the widget to your home screen 2. See what your friends are listening to 3. React to songs, play music on the app, and start a convo. 4. Check your Weekly Recap every Sunday. Unleash your creativity with Space Profile! Customize your profile with music, images, and text tiles to showcase your unique vibe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SongShift at none against Airbuds Widget's shown. Airbuds Widget's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (60% vs 49%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. SongShift sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Airbuds Widget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SongShift against 4.8 for Airbuds Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67K and 163K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of SongShift's written reviews are positive against 60% of Airbuds Widget's.
SongShift ships an update every 2 weeks, Airbuds Widget weekly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | SongShift | Airbuds Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (67K ratings) | 4.8 (163K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.5% of reviews | 59.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67K | 163K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #83 | #67 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SongShift | Capp Inc |
Customer experience
SongShift
Airbuds Widget
User reviews
SongShift
From 67K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Airbuds Widget
From 163K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Excellent way to discover new music through friends
- 👍 Fun and engaging social features
- 🎉 Helpful weekly music stats and insights
- 💕 Great for connecting with friends over shared music tastes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate song tracking and listening history
- 🕰️ Slow app performance and UI lag
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with sharing listening history
- 🤷♀️ Inconsistent app behavior and glitches
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
Airbuds Widget
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log out of accounts
- Unreliable song tracking and playback history
- Frequent crashes and app freezes
- Syncing issues with Apple Music
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for YouTube Music and other streaming services
- Implement comment sections to discuss songs
- Provide more customization options for user profiles
- Improve widget functionality and real-time updates
In-app purchases
SongShift
- 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
- Lifetime Access$59.99
- SongShift Pro Lifetime$99.99
Airbuds Widget
- Airbuds Star Weekly$0.997 Days
- Airbuds Plus$2.991 Month
- Airbuds Plus$3.991 Month
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- Airbuds Plus$29.991 Year
- Airbuds Plus$34.991 Year
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