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PlaylistLookup vs Daily Playlists
DailyPlaylists, also written Daily Playlists, is a credit-based submission marketplace: you spend credits to send your track to Spotify playlist curators through the platform. Standard submissions are free every week and curators may decline without feedback. Premium credits cost money, go to curators the platform vets, and guarantee a response within 7 days or the credit comes back. PlaylistLookup is a directory of curator contacts instead: you get the email, social account or submission link and pitch the curator yourself, for a flat monthly price. Checked on November 9, 2026.
| Topic | PlaylistLookup | Daily Playlists |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | You find a curator and write to them yourself | You submit through the platform with credits and the curator replies there |
| Who you can reach | Spotify playlist curators with a public contact channel (115,000+ of 401,000+ tracked playlists, as of November 13, 2026); radio stations and record labels on Pro | Spotify playlist curators on the platform. Its pricing page says 18,000+ playlists are listed. Standard curators have playlists with more than 100 followers, Premium curators at least 1,000 (DailyPlaylists blog, 2023). |
| Where the pitch happens | Your own email, social account or the curator's submission link. With Gmail connected (Premium and Pro), you can send from the app. | Inside DailyPlaylists, in its submission flow |
| What you pay for | Access to the directory | Credits per submission. A Premium curator charges 1 to 3 credits, depending on the curator's tier (DailyPlaylists changelog). |
| Price | Premium $6.95 per month or $54.95 per year. Pro $11.95 per month or $95.95 per year. | Free plan: 10 Standard submissions per week. Professional: $19.99 per month or $199.99 per year, with 30 per week. Premium credits come in bundles of $19.99 or $39.99, extra Standard submissions in bundles of $7.99 or $15.99 (DailyPlaylists FAQ). |
| Reply | Up to the curator. There is no platform guarantee. | Premium: curators have 7 days, and the credit is returned if there is no response. Standard: curators have 21 days and may decline without feedback (DailyPlaylists blog, 2023). |
| Playlist placement | Not promised. PlaylistLookup gives you the contact details; the pitch and the relationship are yours. | Not promised. A Premium credit guarantees a response, either a placement or feedback on a decline (DailyPlaylists FAQ). |
| Free option | Free account with 2 searches per week and 1 health check a month | Free plan with weekly Standard submissions |
| Playlist check | AI-powered playlist health check that estimates whether a Spotify playlist has real listeners (Free 1 health check, Premium 15 health checks, Pro 50 health checks a month). An estimate, not proof. | Not stated on the pages we checked |
DailyPlaylists prices are in US dollars. Its 2023 blog posts quote 20 free Standard submissions per week; the pricing page we opened on November 9, 2026 shows 10 on the Free plan, which matches its 2024 changelog.
What DailyPlaylists costs
You can start for free: the Free plan has 10 Standard submissions per week, and Standard curators are not required to reply with feedback. Premium credits cost money and come in bundles of $19.99 or $39.99. A Premium submission costs 1 to 3 credits, depending on the curator's tier. The Professional plan is $19.99 per month and has 30 Standard submissions per week.
Who DailyPlaylists fits
DailyPlaylists fits artists who want to test playlist pitching without paying, send a track to many playlists through one flow, and pay only for a guaranteed response on priority releases. Premium curators have at least 1,000 followers and are vetted by the platform.
Who PlaylistLookup fits
PlaylistLookup fits artists who want to choose their own curators, channel and wording, and contact many curators for a flat monthly price. It does not submit the track for you and does not guarantee replies or placements. A free account has 2 searches per week; sending from Gmail needs Premium or Pro.
Using both
The two do not exclude each other. You can use the free weekly Standard submissions on DailyPlaylists and PlaylistLookup for curators who list an email, Instagram account or their own submission link. Before you pitch a playlist, you can run a PlaylistLookup playlist health check on it.
FAQ
Is Daily Playlists free?
Partly. The Free plan has 10 Standard submissions per week, and Standard curators may decline without feedback. Premium credits cost money, in bundles of $19.99 or $39.99. This was checked on November 9, 2026; open DailyPlaylists before you buy.
What is the difference between Standard and Premium submissions?
Standard submissions are free each week and go to playlists with more than 100 followers; curators have 21 days and may decline without feedback. Premium credits are bought and go to vetted curators with at least 1,000 followers; they have 7 days to respond, and the credit is returned if they do not. The reply times and follower minimums come from DailyPlaylists' 2023 blog and its FAQ.
Is PlaylistLookup a Daily Playlists alternative?
Partly. Both help you reach playlist curators, but DailyPlaylists sends your track through its platform with credits, while PlaylistLookup gives you the curator's published contact details so you reach out yourself, for a flat monthly price. A free account has 2 searches per week.
Does DailyPlaylists guarantee playlist placements?
No. A Premium credit guarantees a response, either a placement or feedback, and returns the credit if there is no response within 7 days. It does not guarantee an add. PlaylistLookup provides the contact details; the pitch and the relationship are yours.
Sources
Daily Playlists details come from its own public pages, opened on November 9, 2026:
- DailyPlaylists pricing
- DailyPlaylists FAQ
- DailyPlaylists: difference between Premium and Standard credits (2023)
- DailyPlaylists changelog
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