A better choice than Tuneriver: a song for tonight can't wait three days
Tuneriver has human musicians write your song from £157, paid up front, delivered in about 72 hours. On Tuneliq, you hear your full song free, in minutes.
If you're comparing custom song services, a date is probably closing in. Maybe this week. Maybe tomorrow.
Tuneriver is a UK custom song service where human musicians write and record your song; it has its share of users. Its published terms: from £157, paid up front, delivery within 72 hours according to its site, with the finished song arriving as a personalized web page with lyrics and a photo, backed by a money-back guarantee.
Here's how the two compare, question by question.
The date is close. Will it arrive in time?
Tuneriver's site says 72 hours. If you started planning a week ahead, that's plenty.
But honestly, most of us remember "I should get a gift" when the date is already staring at us. The anniversary is tomorrow. The birthday is tonight. Three days isn't long on a calendar, but when the day has arrived and your hands are empty, three days means too late.
Tuneliq turns your words into a song in minutes. Sit down now, write a few lines, and the song is out the door before bedtime.
Is it worth paying £157 up front?
Here's the catch: you can't actually answer that before paying, because on Tuneriver you pay first, wait, and only then hear the song for the first time. If you love it, wonderful. If not, you're in refund territory.
Tuneliq spares you the question. Your first 4 songs are free, no card required, and each one is a complete song you can hear from start to finish. Love it, send it. Don't love it, edit the lyrics or remake it in another style, still free. By the time you consider paying, you're holding songs you've already heard.
If you end up making songs often, membership starts at $8.99/month. Everything is on the pricing page.
How will they receive it?
Here the two are similar: Tuneriver delivers a personalized page; Tuneliq gives you a link they can open and play, no app, no signing up.
The difference comes after. On Tuneliq the song is downloadable and it's yours: save it to their phone, put it in a video, play it again years from now. And the next time you want to make someone a song, it's minutes, not another £157.
Is a human-written song always better?
Tuneriver's songs are written by people. That's its promise, and some gift-givers want exactly that.
Our view: the part of the song that matters most, the words you say to them, can't be outsourced anyway. We bring the orchestra. You bring the heart. Whether the result works on your ears, your first 4 songs are free, so you can be the judge.
Anyone can buy a gift. A song, you make. If you want to hear yours today, make your first one free and see how it lands.
Turn your love into a song.
Competitor details verified on August 3, 2026. Their current terms on their own site take precedence.