Manually recreating playlists between Spotify and Apple Music is a nightmare. Most third-party apps have hidden fees or limitations. However, there is a free tool that actually works.
The problem with most playlist transfer services
Spotify is a popular service, but when you want to use SharePlay or Apple Music's karaoke feature, you need your playlists there too. The problem is that you have to manually search for each song on Apple Music, import it, and add it to a playlist.
There are plenty of services that transfer playlists between Spotify and Apple Music . But most of them have some kind of limit — usually a limit on how many tracks you can transfer for free. Once you hit that limit, you have to pay. These services work fine if you have a few small playlists, but with a huge collection, the limit becomes annoying.
Plus, if you're an active user of both Spotify and Apple Music, you don't just have to switch once; you have to keep it synced. Some other services can do that, but at a monthly price. If you're already paying for both Spotify and Apple Music, there's no way anyone would be happy to pay extra just to keep them synced.
Playlists.cloud - The Free Tool That Solves Everything
A great solution to this problem is Playlists.cloud. It's not as widely known as some of the other services, but once you get into it, it seems to do exactly what you need it to do, and it's completely free. There's no limit to the number of songs, no limit to how many times you can sync. Just a simple tool that connects Spotify to Apple Music and keeps your playlists up to date.
Setup is super simple. Create an account, link your Spotify and Apple Music accounts, then import playlists from the source (in our case, Spotify ). Once the playlists are imported, go to Manage Playlists and click Synchronize All Playlists . Alternatively, you can click on each playlist and sync them individually — if you don't want to clutter up your Apple Music library.
Once you hit sync, the site queues up the task, collects the track information, and loads it. Then, select the playlist, click Export to Provider , and choose Apple Music . It takes a moment for the songs to match on the destination, but not too long. Soon, your Apple Music playlist will appear—name intact, with the sync date appended to the end.
Honestly, the sync date should be in the description instead of the title. Apple Music playlist covers are already ugly, and having the date clutter up the name doesn't help. But it's a minor bug.
Note : Playlists.cloud does not import or export playlist covers. This is a minor inconvenience, but you will have to update them manually after syncing.
Keep playlists up to date
Since Spotify is better at discovering new music, you have to update your playlists first. That means Apple Music versions will eventually become outdated. Luckily, once your playlists are imported to Playlists.cloud, you don't have to import them again.
All you have to do is occasionally open the site, click Resynchronize , then select Export to Provider and Apple Music will catch up. That's it! No hassle, no limits, and no extra costs.
Note : Another great feature of Playlists.cloud is that it allows you to export your playlists as CSV and JSON files . This means you can save an offline backup of your entire music library.
Playlists.cloud is exactly what you need. Now you don't have to think about which service you use - your favorite music is everywhere you want it.