3 Ways to transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music

Spotify and Apple Music are the two most popular music streaming services. Many people wonder how to transfer playlist to the other when they switch between the two services. Is there anyway to transfer my Spotify playlists to Apple Music once I cancel Spotify subscriptions and subscribe to Apple Music?

The answer is yes, but you will need a third-party software. Here we will introduce you 3 ways to transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music.

Option 1: Soundiiz - transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music on desktop/Android

Soundiiz is a web-based service that allows users to transfer and synchronize music playlists between different music streaming platforms. It supports a wide range of streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, Tidal, and many more.

With Soundiiz, you can easily import playlists from one streaming platform and export them to another. This is particularly useful if you decide to switch from one music streaming service to another but want to keep your playlists intact. Instead of manually recreating each playlist, Soundiiz automates the process for you.

Soundiiz offers both free and premium subscription plans. The free plan allows limited transfers and playlist management options, while the premium plan provides unlimited transfers, faster synchronization, and additional features like batch operations and duplicate removal.

1. Open https://soundiiz.com/tutorial/spotify-to-apple-music in your browser and click Start now.

2. Log in or sign up.

3. Connect Spotify and choose playlists you want to convert.

4. Configure your playlist and select songs you want to convert.

5. Choose Apple Music as destination and log in your Apple Music account.

6. The transfer begins.

7. After converting, open your Music or iTunes app and you will find the Spotify playlist in Apple Music.

However, the drawback of this transfer tool is that if the destination service doesn't contain the songs, the transfer will failed and you will get songs missing.

Option 2: SongShift - transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music on iOS

SongShift is a mobile application available for iOS devices that allows users to transfer music playlists between different streaming platforms. Similar to Soundiiz, SongShift simplifies the process of migrating playlists when switching from one music streaming service to another.

With SongShift, you can connect multiple music streaming accounts such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, Tidal, and more. The app detects the playlists in your connected accounts and enables you to transfer them to a different streaming platform of your choice.

SongShift offers a free version with certain limitations, such as a maximum number of songs that can be shifted per session and occasional ads. However, there is also a premium version available for purchase, which unlocks unlimited shifts, removes ads, and provides access to additional features and updates.

1. Download and Launch the SongShift app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap gear icon on the top left corner - Music Service to connect your Apple Music and Spotify account.

2. After that, tap + icon on the top right corner to add shifts.

3. Tap Playlists under Spotify.

4. Choose the playlists you want to transfer to Apple Music.

5. Select Apple Music as destination.

6. Tap Start Shifts.

7. If the destination service doesn't contain some music, you will get below notice. Tap Ignore Matches to start transferring.

SongShift is only available on iOS . So if you don't have an iOS device running iOS 9.3 and later, you can't use the two apps to transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music.

Stamp is also an iOS app that allows you to transfer playlists between Spotify and Apple Music. Install and run Stamp on iOS 9.3 or later, select Spotify as source and Apple Music as destination, select playlists and the transfer begins.

However, you may encounter below error:

The error can't be fixed since these songs can't be found in Apple Music library.

Option 3: Ondesoft Spotify Converter - no need Apple Music subscription

The most stable way is to download Spotify playlists as local music and then import to Apple Music. In this way, you won't lose any songs. What's more, it doesn't require Apple Music subscription.

Ondesoft Spotify Converter transfers Spotify playlists to Apple Music by exporting Spotify playlists to mp3 song and then add to Apple Music manually. The Spotify playlists are imported to Apple Music as your local music, so they won't disappear once Apple removes that songs from its library. All songs in the playlists will be transferred without failure. Spotify music are DRM protected and even though you download to your computer with premium subscription, you can’t transfer them anywhere since they are DRM protected. So we need a Spotify DRM removal software to convert Spotify playlists to plain formats such as MP3. That’s why you need Ondesoft Spotify Music Converter.

Ondesoft Spotify Music Converter is developed for Spotify free and premium users to remove Spotify DRM and convert Spotify playlists to MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC. Then you can transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music or anywhere else.

Tutorial on how to import Spotify playlists to Apple Music with Ondesoft Spotify Converter.

1. Run Ondesoft Spotify Converter

Download, install and run Ondesoft Spotify Converter on your Mac or Windows. Log in your Spotify account with the built-in Spotify web player, whether free or premium.

2. Choose output format (optional)

Ondesoft Spotify Converter will download Spotify songs in original format by default, mostly in M4A format. You can also change the output format to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF.

3. Select Spotify songs, albums or playlists

Select Spotify songs, playlists or albums that you want to download from the built-in Spotify web player directly.

All songs in the playlist or albums will be checked by default. You can uncheck the songs you don't want to download.

4. Click Convert button

Click Convert button to start downloading Spotify music to the format you choose.

5. Import Spotify playlist to Apple Music

After conversion, click below folder icon to quickly access the DRM-free Spotify songs.

1. Run the Music app on Mac or iTunes on your Windows.
2. Click File > Import or File > Add to Library
3. Locate the output folder and click Open.

All songs in the Spotify playlist will be added to iTunes songs library immediately. You can also access them on your tablet or mobile with Apple Music app.