How to Open Spotify Links in Apple Music & Vice Versa

By Rachel Needell Wed, 04/06/2022

You may have been wondering how to convert a song from Apple Music to Spotify or how to share a Spotify song to Apple Music. With the App MusicMatch, this is now possible. With this app, you can share a Spotify song link and convert it to Apple Music or translate a Apple Music link to Spotify.

Related: How To Download All Your Songs in Apple Music to Your iPhone (2022)

From Apple Music to Spotify

  1. To do this, first go to the App Store.

  2. Download the app MusicMatch.

  3. Open the app and click through the tutorials.

  4. Then, open Apple Music, pick a song you would like to open in Spotify, and tap the three dots on the far right of the song title.

  5. Select Share Song…

  6. Tap Copy from the pop-up menu.

  7. Then, return to your home screen and open the MusicMatch app.

  8. The link will automatically paste or select Paste Link Here.

    Paste song link to MusicMatch app
  9. Go to Preferred Music Service. 

  10. Select your preferred music streaming service.

  11. Then tap Open in Spotify.

How to Send a Spotify Link To Apple Music

  1. Make sure you have downloaded and set up the MusicMatch app.

  2. Open Spotify and select a song.

  3. Tap the three dots on the far right of the song title. 

  4. Select Share.

  5. Select Copy Link.

  6. Open the MusicMatch app.

  7. Paste the link.

    Paste link to song on MusicMatch
  8. Go to Preferred Music Service. 

  9. Select your preferred music streaming service.

  10. Then tap Open in Apple Music.

Opening Music Links

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  1. Press and hold on the message.

  2. Select Copy.

  3. Open the MusicMatch app.

  4. Paste the song.

    Paste code from Spotify into the MusicMatch app
  5. Select Open In Spotify. If you don't have that option or want to use a different service, tap Preferred Music Service to select another one

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Topics

How-To
iPad
iPhone
Apps
Apple Music
Streaming Services
Spotify
Entertainment

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Rachel Needell
Rachel Needell is a Feature Writer at iPhone Life, and a poet and author. With 10-plus years of experience working with Apple devices, she specializes in all-things iPad and is a Notes App expert, having worked on both the 2023 iPad Guide and the Notes App Guide. You can usually find her writing in the Daily Tip newsletter as one of our senior Tip writers. Rachel received her Master’s degree in English Literature in 2021 and her most recent work appears in the Winter ’21 edition of New Note Poetry. When she’s not obsessing about Apple products, you can find her voraciously reading fantasy books with her cat in Asheville, North Carolina.