Comparison

SongShift vs Lo

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

Lo

Features
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Lo-Fi ZEN does not play back finished tracks. The lo-fi jazz is assembled note by note, the rain and the whale song grain by grain, on your phone while you listen. It is an app for falling asleep, for focusing, or simply for passing the night. ■ No loop seam No song is looped as a whole; everything is put together on the device as it plays. The tape loops have lengths that don't divide evenly into beats, so their overlap keeps drifting, and hours later there is still no "here we go again". That does not mean a brand-new song every time; it means nothing snags your ear, however long you keep it on. ■ Five worlds - Lo-Fi ZEN — a wooden house in Showa-era Japan. A girl listens to lo-fi jazz on vinyl. Twelve songs across the four seasons, from a hazy spring moon to winter under the quilt. The picture follows the song. - KUJIRA — the sea. Swell, whale song, waves, underwater, the deep, offshore wind, drift ice. - KUJAKU — a peacock under the stars. Handpan, bronze bells, singing bowl, a distant piano, echoes, solar wind. - YAKUMO — ancient mountains under layered clouds. Forest morning, campfire, autumn insects, rain, waterfall, mountain stream, thunderclouds, cave drops. - KAIRO — an endless temple corridor. Into the Mist, Stone Steps, The Long Gallery, Row of Lanterns, Bell Hall, Midday Boards, Rain Under the Eaves, Endless Stairs. Drifting patterns and breathing chords. Every picture moves: thin layers over a single painting. Rain falls, the bulb flickers, mist drifts, embers rise. ■ One dial for the sea, star and mountain songs The KUJIRA, KUJAKU and YAKUMO songs each have a single dial. Rainfall for the rain, distance for the whale, scale for the waterfall. Turn it while the sound plays and it leans over on the spot. The Lo-Fi ZEN and KAIRO songs have no dial and simply play. ■ An ending that doesn't startle Before the time is up the sound sinks slowly, and only its tail is left. You won't be woken by the music cutting out just as you drift off. ■ All 42 songs are free Every song is free to play, with 10- and 20-minute sessions. Get the one-time "No Ads" purchase (not a subscription) to remove ads and unlock 30 and 60 minutes, "endless", and custom durations. ■ A record of your nights Sessions are kept on a calendar. The calendar itself stays on your device (anonymous usage events such as play start and end, and crash reports, are sent to help improve the app). Requires iOS 16 or later. Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, French, German and Spanish (switch in Settings).

Screenshots

SongShift4 screens
Lo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SongShift at none against Lo's shown. SongShift also leads on chart position (#79 vs unranked). Lo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Lo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SongShift ships an update monthly, Lo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SongShift versus Lo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongShiftLo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings67K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#79 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSongShiftToshihiko Arai

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

Lo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Lo

One-time1
  • No Ads$7.99

Questions

Is SongShift free?
SongShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lo free?
Lo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SongShift or Lo have ads?
Lo shows ads; SongShift does not.
Which is updated more often, SongShift or Lo?
SongShift ships an update monthly, and Lo every 5 days. Most recently, SongShift was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lo on October 31, 2026.

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