Head to head · 2026
My Video Gift vs. Songlorious
The short answer
Songlorious and My Video Gift both create an original song that names the recipient. Songlorious is song-only, performed by a real artist (as seen on Shark Tank), starting around $150 over a few days, with create flows in several languages. My Video Gift adds a cinematic film made from your photos, lets you hear the full song inside it before you pay, and costs a flat $49, often ready within the hour.
Songlorious sits between the budget song makers and the premium ones, with real human artists and a deposit-first "try before you buy" flow. If you're weighing it against My Video Gift, the question is whether you want just the song — or a song and a film of the person together.
Both are good at what they do. Here's the honest breakdown of where they differ.
| My Video GiftFilm + song | Songlorious | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A film + an original song | An original song |
| Original song that names them | Yes | Yes |
| Cinematic film from your own photos | Yes | No |
| Free real preview before you pay | Yes — the full named song, in the film | Deposit / lyrics only |
| One-time price | $49 flat, everything included | ~$150 and up |
| Typical turnaround | Minutes to preview; final often within the hour | A few days |
| Collecting clips from other people | Not needed | Not needed |
Prices and turnaround are approximate and verified July 7, 2026; they can change, so check each provider's current pricing. Songlorious.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Songlorious if
you want a human-performed song at a somewhat lower price than the premium artist services, and don't need any video.
Choose My Video Gift if
you want a film AND a song about the same person, made from photos you already have, without paying artist prices or collecting anything from anyone else.
See what your gift looks like — free, before you pay.
A cinematic film from your photos and an original song that names them, previewed free.
Free
Hear their song
Tell us their name and we write and record an original song about them. No photos, no card, no account.
A soft tone plays every few seconds until you buy it.
$15
Keep the song
The clean recording, downloaded and yours — no tone, no expiry.
The song only. No film.
$49
The whole film
Their song over their photos, brought to life — restored, in motion, on a private page you can send.
Includes the clean song. Never both prices.
Common questions
- Is My Video Gift a Songlorious alternative?
- Yes. Both create an original song that names the recipient. My Video Gift adds a cinematic film made from your photos, previews the song free before you pay, and costs a flat $49 — often ready within the hour rather than a few days.
- Does Songlorious include a video?
- Songlorious focuses on the song, performed by a real artist. It does not build a film from your own photos. My Video Gift sets your photos in gentle motion and scores them with an original song written about the person.
- Which is cheaper, My Video Gift or Songlorious?
- My Video Gift is a flat $49 for a film and a song together. Songlorious starts around $150 for the song alone, typically with a deposit before you hear the finished track.
- Which is faster?
- My Video Gift produces a free preview in minutes and a final film often within the hour. Songlorious usually takes a few days, since a human artist writes and records your song.
- What does Songlorious do better?
- Songlorious gives you a fully human artist performance and offers create flows in several languages. If a real singer's voice or a non-English song is central to your gift, Songlorious is the better fit.
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Last updated July 7, 2026 · Written by Adam Kling, founder of My Video Gift.