Songlink & Odesli alternatives compared
Short answer
It depends on the job. Songlink/Odesli is a free web service that turns a music link into a landing page with buttons for many services – good for sharing in the browser. SongFlip skips that page on your phone: incoming links open directly in your app (0 taps on Android, 1 tap on iPhone), and PRO users can create their own smart links with a preview. Soundiiz and TuneMyMusic move whole libraries between accounts. Songwhip has been shut down.
Three different jobs, often mixed up
People searching for a Songlink alternative usually want one of three things:
- Send a song so that everyone can open it in their own service.
- Receive links from friends and have them open in the service you use.
- Move playlists or a whole library to a new service after switching.
Songlink/Odesli was built for the first job. Migration tools handle the third. SongFlip started with the second and also covers the first. Knowing which job you have saves you from picking the wrong tool.
The tools at a glance
| Criterion | SongFlip | Songlink / Odesli | Soundiiz / TuneMyMusic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main job | Open shared links in your app; create smart links | Landing page for a song, album or artist | Transfer playlists and libraries between accounts |
| Opening a received link | Directly in your app: 0 taps (Android), 1 tap (iPhone) | Browser page, then tap your service | Not designed for this |
| Sharing with mixed groups | Smart link with 30-second preview (PRO) | Landing page, free | Not designed for this |
| Playlists | Public playlists up to 50 songs (first 5 free) | Focus on songs, albums and artists | Full playlists and libraries |
| Account needed | No | No | Yes, login with your streaming accounts |
| Platform | Android and iOS apps, web demo | Web, API | Mainly web |
Songlink / Odesli
Paste a link on song.link or odesli.co and you get a page listing the same release on many services. It is free, quick to use and also offers an API that other apps and bots rely on. For a link in a social media bio or a message to people you don't know, that page does its job.
The trade-off shows up on the receiving end, on a phone: every link means a browser page, finding your service in the list, and a second tap. That's fine once in a while. If friends send you Spotify links every day and you use Apple Music, it becomes a routine detour.
SongFlip
SongFlip moves the conversion straight onto your phone – built around a simple rule: tap once, play now – no browser tab, no prompt. On Android you set it once as the app for links from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, Tidal and Amazon Music; after that, tapping a link in WhatsApp, Telegram or Reddit starts the song directly in your chosen player. On iPhone, iOS doesn't allow silent link takeover, so you share the link to SongFlip with 1 tap or trigger the shortcut via the Action Button or Siri.
Important context: SongFlip is not a modified streaming client and never alters your music app. You keep your official player – complete with lossless audio, offline downloads and your personal algorithm. Because SongFlip hooks into the operating system as a lightweight native link handler rather than running as a background daemon, it uses 0% battery while idle. Resolution happens locally and anonymously: no user account, no OAuth logins with access to your library, no tracking, ad-free and open source (GPLv3).
For sending, PRO users create a smart link on songflip.link/s/… with a 30-second browser preview – see this example. Converting a single link in the web demo is free.
Soundiiz and TuneMyMusic
These are migration services. You connect your old and new streaming accounts, and they copy playlists, liked songs or albums across. That's the right choice if you've just switched from Spotify to Apple Music and want your library to come with you. They aren't meant for opening single links someone sends you.
Songwhip
Songwhip was another popular landing page service for music links. It has been discontinued, so old Songwhip links no longer lead anywhere useful. If you relied on it for sharing, a smart link or Songlink/Odesli covers the same need.
Which one should you use?
- You keep receiving links for the wrong service: SongFlip on your phone.
- You post music for a mixed audience: Songlink/Odesli (free) or a SongFlip smart link (with preview, PRO).
- You switched services and want everything over: Soundiiz or TuneMyMusic.
- You want to share one playlist: SongFlip's playlist converter for public playlists, or a migration tool for many playlists.
Get SongFlip for Android & iPhone
Free, no account, no ads. Android opens music links with 0 taps, iPhone with 1 tap from the share menu.
Frequently asked questions
For opening received links on a phone, SongFlip, because it skips the landing page. For a free shareable page in the browser, Songlink/Odesli itself is hard to replace. For moving a library, Soundiiz or TuneMyMusic.
No, Songwhip has been shut down. Songlink/Odesli or a SongFlip smart link are the closest replacements.
The core is free: opening links in your app and converting single links in the web demo. Smart links and playlists with more than 5 songs need PRO.
Not for SongFlip or Songlink/Odesli – both work entirely without logins or OAuth tokens. SongFlip resolves links locally using public metadata and official streaming APIs, meaning it never sees your credentials or private playlists. Migration tools like Soundiiz need full read/write access to your accounts to transfer libraries.