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SongShift moves playlists, songs, and albums from one streaming service to another in three steps: configure the Shift (pick the source music and destination service), review the matched songs and fix any mismatches, then let the transfer finish so the music appears in your destination library. You can also keep a playlist in sync so later additions carry over. SongShift lists support for Amazon Music, Apple Music, Audiomack, Deezer, Discogs, Hype Machine, LastFM, Pandora, Qobuz, SoundCloud, Spotify, TIDAL, and YouTube, and it says all features are unlocked with SongShift Pro starting at $6.99/month.

Before you start

• Accounts on both services. You need to be signed in to the service your music comes from and the one it's going to, since SongShift matches songs on the destination service.
• A source playlist, song, or album. Decide what you want to move before you open the app.
• A destination service that supports the content. Not every track exists everywhere, which is why the review step matters.

Step 1: Configure your Shift

Tell SongShift which playlists, songs, or albums you want transferred and which streaming service they should go to. This defines the Shift — the transfer job itself. If you're moving a whole playlist, select the playlist rather than individual tracks so the order and contents stay together.

Step 2: Review matches and fix mismatches

After SongShift has matched your songs on the destination service, it shows you the results and gives you the chance to fix any mismatches. This is the step to slow down on:

• Check songs that were matched to a different version (live, remix, or deluxe edition).
• Replace tracks that couldn't be found with the correct alternative, or remove them.
• Confirm the playlist order looks right before finishing.

Skipping this step is the most common reason a transferred playlist feels "off" — the transfer succeeds, but individual tracks point to the wrong recording.

Step 3: Finish the transfer

Once you confirm the matches, SongShift completes the transfer and the songs appear in your destination music library moments later. Open the destination app and check the playlist before deleting anything from the source.

Keep playlists in sync

SongShift can sync additions from your playlist to your destination service. If you keep adding songs to the original playlist, syncing means you don't have to re-run the whole transfer each time. Use this when the source playlist is one you actively maintain; for one-off moves, a single transfer is enough.

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What it costs

SongShift's site says all features are unlocked with SongShift Pro starting at $6.99/month. Check the Pro page for what's included before committing to a subscription.

SongShift’s free version is enough if you only need to move playlists between streaming services occasionally. SongShift Pro is the paid tier that “unlocks all features,” with pricing shown on the site starting at $6.99 per month. The site does not publish a side-by-side free-versus-Pro feature table, so the exact split between the two tiers should be confirmed on the Pro page before you pay.

What the free version covers

SongShift is described as an app for transferring your favorite music between services to keep your library intact, and the site presents it as free. The core workflow shown on the homepage is:

1. Configure your Shift — choose the playlists, songs, or albums you want moved to another streaming service.
2. Review matches — after SongShift matches your songs on the destination service, you can fix any mismatches.
3. Finish — the transfer completes and the songs appear in your destination library.

That three-step transfer process is the product’s advertised core, and nothing on the homepage suggests it is limited to Pro users. If your goal is simply moving a playlist from one service to another, the free tier is the natural starting point.

What SongShift Pro adds

The site’s only concrete statement about Pro is that it “unlocks all features,” with pricing starting at $6.99/month and a link to a dedicated Pro page. The homepage does not enumerate which features sit behind the paywall.

One feature worth checking against the Pro page is playlist sync. The site lists “Keep playlists in sync — sync additions from your playlist to your destination music streaming platform” alongside transferring and sharing. Continuous sync is the kind of feature that is often tied to a paid tier, but the homepage does not say so explicitly. Treat this as something to verify rather than assume.

Supported platforms (same for either tier)

The platform list is a product-level capability, not a tier differentiator as far as the site shows. SongShift lists support for:

Popular transfers the site highlights include Spotify → Apple Music, Apple Music → Spotify, Spotify → YouTube, YouTube → Spotify, Apple Music → YouTube, Spotify → TIDAL, Spotify → Amazon Music, and Apple Music → TIDAL.

How to decide

• Choose free if you want to move a playlist or a set of songs/albums once or occasionally and are willing to review matches manually. The advertised transfer flow is the same.
• Consider Pro if you need the full feature set — particularly if ongoing playlist sync matters to you — and the $6.99/month starting price fits your budget.
• Before subscribing, open the Pro page and confirm the current feature list and price, since the homepage only states the starting price and the “all features” claim without itemizing them.

A practical test: run one transfer on the free tier first. If the result meets your needs, there is no reason to upgrade; if you find yourself wanting sync or another capability the free tier withholds, the Pro page is the place to confirm what you would be paying for.

SongShift supports transfers among Amazon Music, Apple Music, Audiomack, Deezer, Discogs, Hype Machine, LastFM, Pandora, Qobuz, SoundCloud, Spotify, TIDAL, and YouTube. If your source and destination are on that list, you can move playlists, songs, or albums between them; the site also publishes a full directory of supported transfer routes, which is the authoritative place to confirm a specific pairing before you start.

What SongShift actually moves

SongShift is a transfer and sharing app for music libraries. According to the site, you can:

• Transfer music from one streaming provider to another.
• Share playlists with anyone, regardless of which streaming platform they use.
• Keep playlists in sync, so additions to the source playlist carry over to the destination service.

The unit of transfer can be a playlist, a set of songs, or albums — you choose what to send and where.

Supported services at a glance

The site describes this as "widespread support" and links to a browse-all page for the complete list of supported transfers. Because availability can differ by route, treat that directory as the final check rather than assuming every pair works identically.

Popular routes the site highlights

Some pairings are common enough that SongShift lists them directly:

• Spotify → Apple Music
• Apple Music → Spotify
• Spotify → YouTube
• YouTube → Spotify
• Apple Music → YouTube
• Spotify → TIDAL
• Spotify → Amazon Music
• Apple Music → TIDAL

If your route isn't in this short list, it may still be supported — check the full transfer directory.

How a transfer works

1. Configure your Shift. Tell SongShift which playlists, songs, or albums you want moved to the other service.
2. Review matches. After SongShift matches your tracks on the destination service, you get a chance to fix any mismatches before finalizing.
3. Finish. SongShift completes the transfer, and the songs appear in your destination library shortly after.

The review step matters most for large or obscure libraries: track metadata differs between services, so expect to correct a few matches manually.

Cost and access

The site markets SongShift as free for transferring your music, and separately offers SongShift Pro, starting at $6.99/month, to "unlock all features." The homepage does not spell out which features sit behind Pro, so check the Pro page before relying on a specific capability — for example, if playlist sync is essential to you, confirm whether it requires Pro.

Practical tips before you transfer

• Confirm the route first. Use the site's browse-all transfers page for your exact source-to-destination pair.
• Start with one playlist. Run a small transfer, review the matches, then scale up.
• Plan for mismatches. Tracks unavailable on the destination service, or with different versions (remaster, live, deluxe), are the usual cause of gaps.
• Use sync for ongoing playlists. If you keep adding to a playlist, the sync feature avoids repeating the transfer by hand.

SongShift is an app for moving music between streaming services. You can transfer playlists, songs, or albums from one platform to another, share playlists with people who use a different service, and keep a destination playlist in sync as you add tracks at the source. It supports a long list of services, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, TIDAL, Amazon Music, Deezer, SoundCloud, Pandora, Qobuz, and LastFM. The site describes the app as free, with additional features available through SongShift Pro.

What SongShift actually does

The core job is matching your music on a destination service. You tell SongShift which playlists, songs, or albums you want moved and where they should go. SongShift then looks up each track on the destination service and builds a match list. Because catalogs differ between platforms, some tracks won't match cleanly — SongShift shows you those mismatches so you can correct them before finishing. Once you confirm, the transfer completes and the songs appear in your destination library.

Three capabilities follow from that:

• Transfer — copy a playlist, album, or set of songs from one service to another.
• Share — send a playlist to someone regardless of which streaming platform they use.
• Sync — keep additions from your source playlist flowing into the destination playlist, so the two stay aligned over time.

Supported transfers and services

SongShift lists widespread support across the services above. The site highlights popular routes such as Spotify → Apple Music, Apple Music → Spotify, Spotify → YouTube, YouTube → Spotify, Apple Music → YouTube, Spotify → TIDAL, Spotify → Amazon Music, and Apple Music → TIDAL, with a full directory of supported transfers available on the site.

How a transfer works, step by step

1. Configure your Shift. Choose the playlists, songs, or albums you want transferred and select the destination streaming service.
2. Review matches. After SongShift matches your songs on the destination service, go through the list and fix any mismatches. This is the step that determines how complete your transferred library will be.
3. Finish. SongShift completes the transfer, and the songs appear in your destination music library shortly after.

The practical takeaway: expect to spend most of your time in step 2. Catalog gaps between services are normal, and reviewing matches is how you catch them.

Free vs. SongShift Pro

The site presents SongShift as free and offers a Pro tier that unlocks all features. Pro pricing is listed as starting at $6.99/month. The site does not detail which specific features sit behind Pro, so check the Pro page before assuming a particular capability — such as sync or unlimited transfers — is included in the free tier.

When SongShift is the right tool

SongShift fits if you are switching streaming services and want to bring your playlists along, if you share music with friends on other platforms, or if you maintain the same playlist in two places and want additions to carry over automatically. If you only listen on one service and never share playlists, the transfer and sync features won't do much for you. If your library includes many rare or region-specific tracks, plan on the match-review step taking real time.

SongShift doesn't silently drop or guess at songs it can't match exactly. After you configure a transfer, it matches your songs on the destination service and then shows you the results so you can review and fix any mismatches before the transfer finishes. The exact-match problem is handled as a review step, not an automatic failure.

How the matching step works

SongShift's own description of the process has three stages:

1. Configure your Shift — choose the playlists, songs, or albums you want moved to another streaming service.
2. Review matches — once SongShift has matched your songs on the destination service, you get the chance to fix any mismatches.
3. Enjoy — the transfer completes and the songs appear in your destination library shortly after.

The middle step is the answer to the mismatch question. Matching happens first, and the review screen is where you see what SongShift found instead of an exact match.

What "fix any mismatches" means in practice

The site doesn't publish a detailed screen-by-screen walkthrough of the review interface, so treat the following as the general shape of the task rather than a menu map:

• Expect a list of problem songs. Anything SongShift couldn't map cleanly to the destination catalog shows up for your attention rather than being skipped quietly.
• Check each proposed match. For a song missing from the destination service, SongShift may have paired it with a different version — a remaster, a live take, a compilation track, or a same-title song by another artist. Your job is to confirm or reject that pairing.
• Decide per song. You can accept a close substitute, search for a better candidate yourself, or leave the track out. The transfer only finishes after you've dealt with the flagged items.

A concrete example: if you move a playlist from Spotify to Apple Music and one track exists there only as a deluxe-edition bonus cut, the review step is where you'd notice the substitution and decide whether that version is acceptable.

Why the review step exists

Streaming catalogs differ by region, licensing, and edition. A track available on one service may be absent, renamed, or present only in a different release on another. SongShift's approach is to surface those gaps to you before writing anything to your destination library, so a transfer doesn't quietly produce a playlist with holes you discover weeks later.

Practical tips for a cleaner transfer

• Review before you confirm. The mismatch list is your only chance to catch wrong pairings before they land in your library.
• Watch for version drift. Remasters and live versions often match by title but differ in length or mix; check duration when a match looks suspicious.
• Expect gaps for regional or niche releases. If a track simply isn't in the destination catalog, no matching step can conjure it — you'll need to source it another way.
• Re-run syncs with the same care. SongShift can keep playlists in sync by carrying new additions to the destination service; new additions can bring new mismatches, so check the review step on later syncs too.

What the site doesn't specify

SongShift's public pages don't detail how many alternatives it offers per unmatched song, whether unmatched tracks are automatically excluded or held for manual action, or how the review screen is laid out. If those specifics matter for a large library transfer, the review step itself is the reliable place to find out — it appears before the transfer completes, so nothing is final until you've seen it.