Songlorious review
Our verdict: 2.70 / 5, #15 of 19 on our twelve checks. You hear a sample before you pay. From $180. Ready in 1 to 4 days, by its own claim. In its own words: “Songlorious is human-led, artist-driven, and technology-powered”. Trustpilot 4.8 from 238 reviews.
Songlorious ranks #15 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
- A song written by a person, in their words
- Sending on a chosen date
- Public reviews (238 on Trustpilot)
Skip it if
- You want to spend under $50
- The day is this week
- 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 $180 for the first song.
- Two-Minute Song, $180: 'Start at $180.' About 16–24 lines of lyrics, two verses and a repeated chorus, roughly 120 words.
- Three-Minute Song (most popular), $250: 'Start at $250.' About 24–36 lines, three verses (or two verses and a bridge) and a repeated chorus, roughly 180 words.
- Business song or jingle, $249: 'Starts at $249'; includes unlimited MP3 downloads, lyrics, Commercial Use license, backing track, personalized artist message (business page).
Prices shown in '$' on a US company site (Trustpilot contact info: United States); currency not explicitly labeled. Longer lengths (4, 5, 6 minutes) are referenced in the own-lyrics character limits but their prices are not stated.
“Two-Minute Songs. Start at $180.”
Speed (their claim)
1 to 4 days. Their claim: Standard delivery 4 days, free; next-day / 'as little as 24 hours' available sooner for a fee; customer picks the delivery date (1-4 days).
“Studio quality, delivered free in 4 days (or next-day if you need it sooner).”
Hear it before you pay
You hear a sample before you pay. The FAQ has a 'Try Before You Buy' section whose question titles establish that a snippet is heard before the full song is paid for: 'How does Try Before You Buy work?', 'Can I get a revision if I don't like the snippet?', 'How long does it take for the full song to be ready after I pay?'. The answers would not open for us, so the mechanics (any deposit, snippet length) are not known. Separately, lyrics are emailed for approval before recording.
“Can I get a revision if I don't like the snippet?”
What arrives
The site does not list what arrives. Not included at the base price: something physical. Song is downloaded from the Songlorious Dashboard ('your song is ready to download by the date you selected'); file format for consumer orders not stated (business orders list 'unlimited MP3 downloads, lyrics'). Lyrics are emailed before recording. Add-ons listed in the FAQ: Streaming, Commercial License, Cassette-Shaped USB (physical).
“your song is ready to download by the date you selected.”
Emotion and sound (samples + reviews)
Trustpilot 4.8 from 238 reviews. Public samples on its site (listen). We have not auditioned a bought song; this score is from samples and public reviews.
Schedule the gift
Yes. Delivery date is chosen on the Create My Song page; standard 4 days, sooner for a fee.
“On the Create My Song page, you can pick the date you want to receive your song.”
Voice input
Voice input (tell the story by voice): Not stated. The order form is text-based ('Who is the song for? Who is it from? What’s the occasion?'); vocals are from a catalog of artist voices. No statement about telling the story by voice.
“Created by real artists using real artist voices.”
Revisions
Lyrics are emailed before recording and any line can be reworded. Order details can be edited for 24 hours after purchase. The FAQ lists 'What if I want a revision?' and 'Can I get a refund?' but their answers load on click and were not retrievable.
“We email you the lyrics before recording. Reword any line you like — or leave them exactly as they are.”
Streaming release
Paid add-on. Listed as an add-on in the FAQ ('Other Add-Ons': 'If I get Streaming, where will I be able to listen to my song?'); price and platforms are not stated in any text we could open.
“If I get Streaming, where will I be able to listen to my song?”
Gifting
Gifting features not stated. Delivery is to the buyer's Songlorious Dashboard ('Sign in with the email you used when you placed your order'); no gift page, recipient email delivery or gift note is described on the audited pages.
Trust (public reviews)
Trustpilot 4.8 from 238 reviews. Trustpilot page loaded live (4.8, 238 reviews, 'Claimed profile Aug 2020', '110 reviews in the last 12 months', 'Asks customers to review', 'Hasn’t replied to negative reviews'). Its own reviews page shows '4.9 out of 5 · 9,000+ verified reviews' (self-reported). On Reddit, one thread recommends Songlorious over Songfinch, and another discusses its Shark Tank episode.
Transparency
Price, delivery and hear-first are stated on the site. 8 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.
- Try Before You Buy mechanics: deposit amount, snippet length, what happens if the snippet is rejected (FAQ answers load on click)
- Post-delivery revision policy and refund policy (the FAQ answers would not open for us)
- Add-on prices: Streaming, Commercial License, Cassette-Shaped USB, rush/next-day fee
- Delivered file format for consumer orders (MP3 stated only for business orders)
- Whether lyrics, artwork, video or a share page are included with a consumer order
- Gifting options (gift page, delivery to recipient, gift note)
- Prices for 4-, 5- and 6-minute songs
- Whether the story can be told by voice, or the buyer's voice used in the song
On their site
Four to compare it with.
The services just above and below it in the ranking.
You hear a sample before you pay. Ready in 1 hour to 7 days. From $79. Trustpilot 4.8 from 3,903 reviews.
You pay before you hear it. Ready in 1 to 3 days. From $39.90. Trustpilot 3.7 from 6 reviews.
You pay before you hear it. Ready in 30 minutes to 1 day. From $34.99. No Trustpilot profile with reviews.
You pay before you hear it. Ready in 30 minutes to 2 days. From $69. No Trustpilot profile with reviews.
Side by side: Songfinch vs Songlorious.
Questions about Songlorious
Do I hear the song before I pay with Songlorious?
You hear a sample before you pay. The FAQ has a 'Try Before You Buy' section whose question titles establish that a snippet is heard before the full song is paid for: 'How does Try Before You Buy work?', 'Can I get a revision if I don't like the snippet?', 'How long does it take for the full song to be ready after I pay?'. The answers would not open for us, so the mechanics (any deposit, snippet length) are not known. Separately, lyrics are emailed for approval before recording.
How much does Songlorious cost?
From $180 for the first song, as shown on its site on 28 October 2026. Prices shown in '$' on a US company site (Trustpilot contact info: United States); currency not explicitly labeled. Longer lengths (4, 5, 6 minutes) are referenced in the own-lyrics character limits but their prices are not stated.
How long does Songlorious take?
Standard delivery 4 days, free; next-day / 'as little as 24 hours' available sooner for a fee; customer picks the delivery date (1-4 days). That is the service's own claim, checked 28 October 2026.
Who makes the song at Songlorious?
In its own words: “Songlorious is human-led, artist-driven, and technology-powered”. We repeat the service's own words and nothing more.
Is Songlorious legit?
Songlorious runs at songlorious.com. Its site states a price ($180) and a delivery time (1 to 4 days). Trustpilot 4.8 from 238 reviews. Its site leaves 8 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 Songlorious?
#15 of 19 on our twelve checks. Or see how it stacks up against the rest.