Custom Song Services Compared: Price, Speed & Preview
Hear it first · Pay only if you love it
Custom song services,
honestly compared
Prices in this category run from about $30 to over $200, and delivery from an hour to a week. Here's how the options actually differ — including where we don't win.
Hear 45 seconds of your song. Then decide.
The premium services ask you to pay $179–$200 up front and hope. We write and record your song first, send you a 45-second preview, and you only pay if you love it.
Free to build. You only pay if you love it.
- Ready in about 6 hours
- Written by talented artists
- 4.6 on Trustpilot
- 5,000+ songs created
Side by side
| LuvTune | Songfinch | Songlorious | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $69 | From $179 | From $180 |
| Standard delivery | About 6 hours | 7 days (1–7 selectable) | 1–4 days |
| Hear it before paying | Yes — 45-second preview | Not offered | Not offered |
| Written & recorded by people | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Revisions | Free revisions | Available | Available |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | Varies | Varies |
| Pick your own artist | Not offered | Yes — 1,000+ roster | Yes |
| Songs delivered | 5,000+ | 400,000+ | 300,000+ |
Competitor pricing and delivery times taken from their public websites, August 2026. Terms change — please check their sites for current details. Names and trademarks belong to their respective owners; we are not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Where each one wins
Choose Songfinch or Songlorious if…
Browsing and hand-picking a specific artist matters to you, and you have a week to spare. They're established, they've delivered hundreds of thousands of songs between them, and their artist-selection experience is genuinely good.
Choose LuvTune if…
The occasion is close, or spending $180 on something you haven't heard feels like a gamble. You'll hear a 45-second preview of your actual song within hours — and you only pay if you love it.
There are also budget services around $30. They're cheaper than us. If price is the only thing that matters, they're worth a look — we'd rather you knew that than found out afterwards.
The questions that actually decide it
When do you need it?
Usually the deciding factor. Songfinch's standard delivery is 7 days; Songlorious quotes 1–4 days. LuvTune delivers in about 6 hours. If the birthday, anniversary or wedding is this week, that matters more than anything else on this page.
How much do you want to risk on something you can't hear?
The premium services ask you to pay up front and trust the result. For a gift this personal we think that's backwards — so we send you 45 seconds of your finished song first. If it isn't right, you pay nothing.
Is it actually written by a person?
Yes. A professional songwriter reads your story and writes original lyrics and melody for it, then records it in a real studio. Songfinch and Songlorious also use human writers. Be aware that some of the very cheap services in this category lean heavily on AI generation with light human touch-up — if that matters to you, ask them directly before ordering.
What do you actually receive?
A studio-produced original song written from the story you share, plus the full lyrics, yours to download and keep. No subscription, no expiry.
Hear it first. Then decide.
A song written from your story, ready in about six hours — and you don't pay a penny until you've heard it.
Start my song — hear it before I pay$69 · about 6 hours · free revisions · 30-day money-back guarantee