You can move your music to Apple Music, but Spotify and Apple don't offer a direct transfer tool
Spotify and Apple Music do not have a built-in feature that moves your playlists, saved songs, and listening history from one service to the other. You will need to use a third-party tool or do the work manually. The fastest method is a free service called Soundiiz or TuneMyMusic, which connects to both accounts and copies your playlists over in minutes. If you want to avoid third-party apps, you can export your Spotify data and rebuild your library in Apple Music by hand, though this takes longer and works best for smaller collections.
The choice between these routes depends on how many playlists you have, whether you trust third-party apps with your login details, and how much time you want to spend. Most people find the third-party route faster and less error-prone, especially if you have more than five or six playlists.
Key Takeaways
- Soundiiz and TuneMyMusic are free services that log into both your Spotify and Apple Music accounts and copy playlists between them in a few minutes.
- Both services transfer playlist contents but not your personal listening history, saved albums, or follow relationships with artists and other users.
- If you do not want to use a third-party app, you can download your Spotify data from your account settings and manually recreate playlists in Apple Music.
- Apple Music does not have a "liked songs" feature identical to Spotify's; instead, you add songs to your library, which serves the same purpose.
- After transfer, you will need to update any shared playlists or collaborative playlists manually, since the transfer does not preserve sharing settings.
Using Soundiiz to transfer playlists
Soundiiz is a free web-based tool that connects to both Spotify and Apple Music at the same time. Go to soundiiz.com, click "Start Now," and choose Spotify as your source and Apple Music as your destination. You will be asked to log into your Spotify account first, then your Apple Music account. Soundiiz will then show you a list of all your Spotify playlists and ask which ones you want to move.
Select the playlists you want to transfer and click the transfer button. Soundiiz will begin copying each song from your Spotify playlists into new playlists in Apple Music. The process usually takes a few minutes, depending on how many songs you have. Once it finishes, log into Apple Music and check that your playlists arrived. You may notice that a small number of songs did not transfer — this happens when a song exists on Spotify but not on Apple Music, or when the two services have different versions of a song.
Soundiiz also offers a paid plan that includes automatic syncing (so new songs you add to a Spotify playlist automatically appear in Apple Music) and the ability to transfer from other services like YouTube Music or Amazon Music. The free version is a one-time transfer with no ongoing sync.
Using TuneMyMusic as an alternative
TuneMyMusic works similarly to Soundiiz but has a slightly different interface. Visit tunemymusic.com, select Spotify as your source, and Apple Music as your destination. Log into both accounts when prompted. TuneMyMusic will display your playlists and let you choose which ones to transfer.
One difference from Soundiiz is that TuneMyMusic also offers a manual upload option: you can download a CSV file of your Spotify data and upload it directly without logging into Spotify through the site. This can be useful if you are concerned about giving a third-party app access to your Spotify password, though you will still need to log into Apple Music.
Like Soundiiz, TuneMyMusic is free for basic transfers. Some songs may not transfer if they are not available on Apple Music under the same artist name or title.
Manually transferring playlists without a third-party tool
If you prefer not to use a third-party service, you can transfer your playlists by hand. First, download your Spotify data. Log into your Spotify account on a web browser, go to your account settings, scroll to "Download your data," and request a download. Spotify will email you a file within a few days that contains your playlists, saved songs, and listening history in a text or CSV format.
Open the file and find your playlists. For each one, you will need to create a new playlist in Apple Music and add the songs one by one or in small batches. This is practical for one or two playlists but becomes tedious with many playlists or hundreds of songs. You can speed this up slightly by copying song titles and artist names from the Spotify file, searching for them in Apple Music, and adding them to your new playlist.
This method gives you full control and does not require sharing your login details with any service, but it is time-intensive. Most people use this approach only if they have a small number of playlists or if they want to curate their library while moving it rather than copying everything over.
What transfers and what does not
Playlists and their songs transfer successfully with any method. Your saved or liked songs also transfer — in Apple Music, these appear in your library rather than in a single "Liked Songs" playlist like Spotify. However, your listening history, follow relationships with artists, and personalized recommendations do not transfer. Apple Music builds its recommendations based on what you listen to going forward, so you will start fresh with personalization.
Collaborative playlists and shared playlists do not transfer their sharing settings. If you had a playlist shared with friends on Spotify, you will need to manually share the new Apple Music playlist with them. Playlists that other people shared with you will not appear in your Apple Music library; you will need to ask them to share the Apple Music version or recreate them yourself.
Handling songs that do not transfer
Most mainstream songs transfer without issue, but some do not. This happens when a song is available on Spotify but not on Apple Music, when the artist name differs between services, or when a song has been removed from Apple Music since it was added to Spotify. Soundiiz and TuneMyMusic will usually tell you which songs failed to transfer.
To find missing songs, search for them manually in Apple Music. Many times the song exists but under a slightly different title or artist credit. If a song truly is not on Apple Music, you have the option to add a local file (a song stored on your computer) to your Apple Music library, though this only works on devices where you have downloaded that file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my Spotify listening history move to Apple Music?
No. Your listening history, play counts, and personalized recommendations stay on Spotify. Apple Music will begin building a new listening history once you start using it. You can manually recreate some of this by adding your most-played songs to your Apple Music library, but the history itself does not transfer.
Do I have to give Soundiiz or TuneMyMusic my Spotify password?
Yes, both services ask you to log into Spotify through their site so they can access your playlists. They do not store your password. If you are uncomfortable with this, you can use the manual method instead: download your Spotify data and recreate playlists in Apple Music by hand, or use TuneMyMusic's CSV upload option, which does not require logging into Spotify through the site.
Can I keep using Spotify and Apple Music at the same time?
Yes. Transferring your playlists does not cancel your Spotify account. You can use both services, though you will need to maintain playlists separately unless you pay for Soundiiz's premium plan, which syncs changes between the two services automatically.
What if a song transferred but with the wrong artist or album?
This occasionally happens when Spotify and Apple Music have different metadata for the same song. Search for the song in Apple Music and delete the incorrect version, then add the correct one. If you have many mismatches, you may want to spot-check your transferred playlists before deleting your Spotify account.
Can I transfer playlists that other people made and shared with me?
No. Shared playlists do not transfer because they belong to the other person's account. Ask them to share the Apple Music version of the playlist with you, or recreate it yourself by copying the songs over manually.