Smart links & fan gates
ToneDen is shutting down: move your smart links to Soundcave
ToneDen shuts down its standalone platform on December 1, 2026: every ToneDen smart link stops working that day, including links on custom domains, and data can be downloaded until November 30. Soundcave is a free replacement for ToneDen smart links: paste a Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube link and Soundcave builds one page for every platform, with country routing, Meta/TikTok/Google Ads tracking, full analytics and QR codes. If your ToneDen links used your own domain, connect that domain to Soundcave Pro ($14.99/mo or $149/yr) and recreate each link with the same ending, so the links you already shared keep working. Soundcave doesn't replace ToneDen's fan gates, pre-saves, contests or ad automation.
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| Feature | Soundcave | ToneDen |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Active, with new features every month | Standalone platform shuts down December 1, 2026 |
| Smart links for releases | Yes — matched across every major platform from one link | Stop working December 1, 2026 |
| Keep links on your own domain | Yes on Pro — connect the same domain and reuse each link's ending | Custom-domain links also stop working |
| Free plan | Yes — 1 active smart link, routing rules and ad pixels included | — |
| Ad pixels | Meta + Conversions API, TikTok, Google Ads | Offered ad tracking |
| Fan / download gates, pre-saves, contests | No | Offered |
| Lyric video maker | Yes — Video Maker: automatic word-by-word lyric sync, 1080×1920 MP4 (5 songs and 100 exports/mo on Pro) | No |
ToneDen details checked October 2026 from ToneDen is shutting down — FAQs (ToneDen Help Center). Prices change — check their site before you decide.
Choose ToneDen if…
- If you use ToneDen through Eventbrite for event marketing, your account isn't affected by the shutdown.
- If you need fan gates, pre-saves or contests, look at a tool built for those, such as Hypeddit: Soundcave doesn't have them.
Choose Soundcave if…
- You need your release links working again before December 1, on a service that's actively maintained.
- Your ToneDen links used your own domain and you want the links you already shared to keep working.
- You want routing, ad pixels and full analytics on a free plan, plus lyric videos for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
Questions
When does ToneDen shut down?
The standalone ToneDen platform shuts down on December 1, 2026. November 30, 2026 is the last day to request a copy of your data. ToneDen accounts used through Eventbrite are not affected.
What happens to my ToneDen smart links?
All of them stop working on December 1, 2026, including links on custom domains. Replace them everywhere you shared them: social bios, your website, email signatures, ads and printed QR codes.
How do I move my ToneDen links to Soundcave?
1. Download your ToneDen data before November 30. 2. Create a free Soundcave account. 3. For each release, paste its Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube link: Soundcave finds the other platforms automatically. 4. Replace the old link in your bios, ads and website before December 1.
Can I keep the links I already shared?
Only if they were on your own domain (like links.yourname.com/song). Connect that same domain to Soundcave Pro, point its DNS to Soundcave, and give each new link the same ending as before (it works when the ending is one word made of lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens, like /my-song). Links on ToneDen's own addresses can't be kept: replace them.
What about my ad campaigns and pixels?
ToneDen says Meta and Google campaigns keep running unless you pause them. Point your ads to your new Soundcave link and add your Meta, TikTok or Google Ads pixel to it (Smart Links → Edit → Tracking pixels). Pixels are included on the free plan.
Does Soundcave have fan gates or pre-saves?
No. Soundcave covers smart links, an artist page, ad tracking and lyric videos. For gates and pre-saves, use a tool built for them.
Try Soundcave free
One active smart link and a trial lyric video song. No card required.