DearSong review
Our verdict: 2.35 / 5, #18 of 19 on our twelve checks. You pay first, then hear it. From $35. Ready in minutes to 12 hours, by its own claim. In its own words: “Tell us their name, the memory, and the feeling”. No Trustpilot profile with reviews.
DearSong ranks #18 of 19. The twelve checks are below, each with the service's own words and the page we read.
Weights: price 15, hear-first 15, emotion 15, speed 10, what arrives 10, the rest 5 each. How we rate.
Best for
- No single standout; see the checks below
Skip it if
- You want to spend under $50
- You need to hear it before paying
- You want public reviews to lean on
- You want more than an audio file at the base price
Every fact, with the words it came from.
Tap a check to see the fact, the service's own quote, and the page we read, with the date.
Price of the full gift
From $35 for the first song.
- Essential, $35: 1 original song, up to 3 minutes; MP3 download; Private YouTube link; Delivered within 24 hours of your form
- Signature, $89: Everything in Essential; Delivered within 12 hours of your form; 2 versions to choose from; 1 free lyric rewrite; Printable gift poster with a QR code to the song
All prices in USD. (Page meta description still says 'From $59'; the visible pages say 'From $35'.)
“Pick the $35 Essential song or $89 Signature song.”
Speed (their claim)
Minutes to 12 hours. Their claim: Signature within 12 hours of the story form (Essential within 24 hours).
“Signature arrives within 12 hours; Essential arrives within 24 hours of your form.”
Hear it before you pay
You pay before you hear it. You choose a package and pay before you fill in the story form, so your own song cannot be heard before paying. Four public 30-second samples of other songs are playable on /samples.
“Choose a package → pay → fill in the 2-minute form → get your song”
What arrives
You get an audio download. Private YouTube link (both tiers). Signature adds two versions to choose from, one free lyric rewrite and a printable gift poster with a QR code to the song.
“An MP3 and private YouTube link”
Emotion and sound (samples + reviews)
No Trustpilot profile with reviews. 4 public samples (listen). We have not auditioned a bought song; this score is from samples and public reviews.
Schedule the gift
Not stated. No option to schedule or delay delivery of the song is mentioned on the homepage, pricing, how-it-works or FAQ pages.
Voice input
Voice input (tell the story by voice): Not stated. The story is collected in a written form ('answer a short form with names, memories, mood, and style'). 'Voice' on the site refers to picking the singer's voice, not recording your own; using the sender's voice is not mentioned.
“You pick the genre, the voice, the mood and the tempo, and you can name two songs whose vibe you like.”
Revisions
The $89 Signature package includes one free lyric rewrite; the $35 Essential song states none.
“Signature includes one free lyric rewrite.”
Streaming release
Not stated. Delivery is an MP3 plus a private YouTube link. Release to Spotify/Apple Music is not mentioned; commercial use needs a separate license.
“Commercial use — adverts, broadcast, selling it — needs a separate licence. Email us.”
Gifting
Offers email delivery. The finished song is emailed to the buyer ('What lands in your inbox'). Signature adds a printable QR gift poster for the reveal. No delivery to a recipient, gift page or personal note is stated.
Trust (public reviews)
No Trustpilot profile with reviews. A web search for DearSong reviews returned only unrelated results (a Fresno tailor 'dearsong' on Facebook, dearsong.co) and DearSong's own blog; no Google, Reddit or other third-party review listing was located. Homepage testimonials are first-name only.
Transparency
Price, delivery and hear-first are stated on the site. 9 open questions in total.
What the site does not say
Open questions after reading the homepage, pricing and help pages. If you need one of these, ask the service before ordering.
- Refund terms (refund-policy page is an unfilled placeholder; 'Money-back guarantee' has no stated conditions)
- Who or what writes and produces the song
- Languages available
- Whether Essential allows any revision or rewrite
- Gift delivery to a recipient, gift page or personal note
- Scheduling of delivery
- Streaming release
- Song length or format beyond 'up to 3 minutes' MP3 and a private YouTube link
- Trustpilot or any third-party review score (none exists)
On their site
Four to compare it with.
The services just above and below it in the ranking.
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You pay before you hear it. Ready in 1 to 30 days. From $139. No Trustpilot profile with reviews.
Questions about DearSong
Do I hear the song before I pay with DearSong?
You pay before you hear it. You choose a package and pay before you fill in the story form, so your own song cannot be heard before paying. Four public 30-second samples of other songs are playable on /samples.
How much does DearSong cost?
From $35 for the first song, as shown on its site on 28 October 2026. All prices in USD. (Page meta description still says 'From $59'; the visible pages say 'From $35'.)
How long does DearSong take?
Signature within 12 hours of the story form (Essential within 24 hours). That is the service's own claim, checked 28 October 2026.
Who makes the song at DearSong?
In its own words: “Tell us their name, the memory, and the feeling”. We repeat the service's own words and nothing more.
Is DearSong legit?
DearSong runs at dearsong.io. Its site states a price ($35) and a delivery time (minutes to 12 hours). No Trustpilot profile with reviews. Its site leaves 9 questions open, listed on this page. This is what its public pages showed on 28 October 2026; we have not bought from every service.
Before you order
You order on their site; we only link you there. Rankings are never paid for.
Worth a read first: What a custom song costs · Who writes the song · Is a song a good gift? · Make it yourself or buy?
Where a song like this fits.
A few occasions people buy song gifts for, each with what to put in the story and when to order.
Ready to try DearSong?
#18 of 19 on our twelve checks. Or see how it stacks up against the rest.