How to Make Your Own Hitster Game: The Easiest Way
The easiest way to make your own Hitster: paste your Spotify playlist into hitify.app, choose a card style and download the PDF with QR codes and release years. The first 100 cards are free, with no account, and it usually takes about 5 minutes. Doing it by hand in Canva works too, but in our tests 20 songs quickly take an hour.
Import any playlist and print cards that play by the Hitster rules. Free up to 100 cards.
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What is Hitify?
Hitify (hitify.app) is a free online tool that turns a Spotify, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer or Apple Music playlist into printable music quiz cards with QR codes, in the style of Hitster. Scan a card, hear the song, guess the year and build your timeline. Packs of up to 100 songs are free; larger packs and printed cards are paid.
- Works with Spotify, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer and Apple Music playlists.
- Free for packs of up to 100 songs, including the PDF download.
- Printed cards can be ordered and ship throughout Europe.
- No streaming account is needed to play: the scanner works in any phone browser.
What do you need to make a Hitster game?
A Hitster-style game is a deck of cards with a QR code on the front and the title, artist and year on the back. Here is what each route needs.
With Hitify
- A playlist on Spotify, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer or Apple Music
- A phone to scan the QR codes (the normal camera is enough)
- A printer and sturdy paper, or order printed cards
By hand (Canva)
- Spotify and a Canva account
- A QR code for every song, plus looking up and typing the title and year
- A printer, and lining up fronts and backs yourself
Make a Hitster in 4 steps
This is how it works with Hitify, from playlist to playable cards.
Paste your playlist
Copy the link of your playlist (Spotify, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer or Apple Music) and paste it into the generator.
Choose a card style
Pick a card style, or add your own photo. Every card gets a QR code and a verified release year automatically.
Download or order
Download the PDF (free up to 100 cards, no account) or order professionally printed cards.
Print, cut and play
Print double-sided, cut the cards, scan a QR code with your phone camera and place the card on the right spot in your timeline.
Try it now with your own playlist
By hand, Hitify or Bopster?
All three work with your own songs. They differ in time, cost and what you can do with the result. Times are estimates from our own tests. The Bopster column is according to the Bopster website, as of 9 October 2026, and may change.
| By hand (Canva) | Hitify | Bopster (per its own site) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time for 20 songs | Roughly an hour (our estimate) | Usually about 5 minutes | Quick, via the wizard |
| Cost | Free, Canva pro elements cost extra | Free up to 100 cards, then from €4.95 | Free, with ads and optional donation |
| QR codes | By hand, one per song | Automatic | Automatic |
| Release years | Look up and type yourself | Checked via MusicBrainz and ISRC | Checked with Yearify |
| Printing | Line up fronts and backs yourself | PDF with fronts and backs aligned | Printable cards via the Card Designer |
| Order printed cards | No | Yes | No printed-card shop listed |
| Play online or cast to TV | No | No, you play with physical cards | Yes, with Bopster Live |
Which route is right for you?
- A small game of 10 to 20 songs and you enjoy crafting: Canva works fine.
- Real cards, correct years and no fuss, printed at home or delivered: Hitify.
- Mostly playing on your phone or TV without cards: Bopster Live is strong there.
Read more: make your own Hitster cards with the generator, Hitify vs Bopster, Hitify vs Canva and printing Hitster cards. Hitify is independent and not affiliated with Hitster or Jumbo.
What players say
based on 34 reviews
This was an awesome idea. We love having game nights with our friends. We 10/10 recommend especially if you love music games as much as we do.
It works! Nice game for music lovers.
This site is awesome. So much fun to create your own cards and play them with friends. If I could give 6 stars I would.
I really useful for upgrade this game the official song card is a bit less
Amazing project. With just a few clicks your own Spotify playlist is turned into a Hitster game. Keep it up. The pricing is also really very fair
Easy to use, and the result is exactly what I expected!
Easy to use. Happy with my own cards.
Super simple process, works like a charm!
Great for creating your own cards and QR codes. Plus you play with the same app
Beautiful idea and a beautiful app, fast and easy to use
Worked perfectly! Thank you so much!
Best app for creating cards for a music game!
It was really great. I made a birthday playlist for a friend, and with Hitify she could play her own personal Hitster. 🥰
Works great and nicely priced.
Really nice and easy!
So incredibly easy to do, and so much fun for adding a personal touch to a party, a special event or any other occasion. Really recommended. You can let your creativity run wild, or just go for convenience and let it do the work for you.
Nice to be able to turn your own playlist into a Hitster-like game. The only downside is that you hear the songs without the intro.
Being able to create new card packs for Hitster is a real treat. A great app.
Quick and smooth. Easy to create your own playing cards. There are no limits. I recommend it
Very easy-to-use app. I especially like that you can submit a correction for the year, and if it's right it gets applied straight away. The different ways to vary the printout are great too. Highly recommended!
Great service. It was super fast, it works without any problems and looks really great.
Frequently asked questions
What is the easiest way to make a Hitster game?
Paste your playlist into the generator at hitify.app, choose a card style and download the PDF. Every card gets a QR code and a verified release year automatically. The first 100 cards are free.
How do you make your own Hitster with Spotify?
You need a QR code linking to each Spotify song, plus the title, artist and year on the back. By hand that means Canva. With Hitify you paste the playlist and it happens automatically.
How long does it take to make a Hitster?
Usually about 5 minutes with Hitify, even for a big playlist. By hand in Canva, expect roughly an hour for 20 songs in our tests.
How much does it cost to make a Hitster?
Up to 100 cards Hitify is free as a PDF, with no account. Bigger packs start at €4.95. Printed cards cost extra. Current prices are in the FAQ and at checkout.
Do players need an app?
No. You scan the QR code with the normal camera on your phone and the song plays in your music service.
Hitify or Bopster: what is the difference?
Both make cards from your own playlist and both are free to start. Hitify focuses on checked release years, a print-ready PDF and ordering printed cards. Bopster is strong at playing online and casting to a TV with Bopster Live.
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Ready to make your Hitster?
The first 100 cards are free, no account needed. Paste your playlist and you are usually done in about 5 minutes.
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