Best Apps to Learn to Sing 2026 – For Android and Apple IOS
As part of the musical project I have been doing for Tunelighting – An album in a year. I wanted to try and teach myself to sing. I have never had any formal coaching or even tried to improve my singing other than singing along to the radio or in the shower.
With an app for everything now seemingly available. I started by searching on my Android phone and on my Apple iPad to see if there were any apps out there that could teach me to sing.
Well it turns out there are lots of them!
So I decided to test as many of the apps as I could, buying subscriptions, using them for a few months to really test them out fully. This article is the summary of my findings so you won’t have to spend hours trying to find which app is best for you.
Of all the apps we tested, we found Yousician to be the best app to learn to sing overall, due to its great interface, fun gamification elements, and helpful tutors. It was also the app that kept us engaged and coming back over and over again. We recommend most people with any skill level start with this app.
However, that particular app may not be for everyone and so we have included some additional apps in this article too for you to explore and try out.
1) Yousician
Best Structured Course
Platforms – IOS and Android
When I am learning something pretty much from scratch I am a big fan of structured learning.
Sometimes with such a big daunting project like learning to sing, it can be hard to even know where to start. With that in mind, I set out looking for a course that would helpfully guide me through the process.
I tested out a few different apps, but by far the best was Yousician. Here are some of the standout features.
Things We Liked
You Can Start With The Basics
Yousician starts by asking you an important question: do you want to start learning to sing or do you already know how to sing?
It’s reassuring to be able to tell the app you have no clue what you are doing from the start! Some other apps I tested just threw you straight into doing scales or basic songs, but as I soon found out with Yousician, you need to start even more basic than that.
Likeable Teachers
You are introduced to the hosts in the app, who I believe are from Finland!? They will pop up regularly through the course to teach you new techniques and walk you through the exercises.
I found this human connection element in Yousician really nice. Similar to watching videos on Youtube, it is nice to see a friendly face, and it gives you more of the feeling of having an actual tutor helping you out. It’s also really handy to watch them for how they carry out the breathing exercises and other techniques which could be confusing if you were just reading about it.
This was a real upside over most of the other apps I tried. Most other apps did not have a ‘face’ or personality guiding you through the process and that just makes it feel a bit less enjoyable.
Fun Gamification
As with many apps these days, the creators take advantage of gamification. Designed to get you hooked faster and coming back for more.
Yousician is no different, the levels are broken down into ‘missions’. Where you must try and get as many gold stars as you can, which is dependent on how well you complete each singing task they set you.
The app is complete with nice animations and Nintendo-esque sounds when you complete a mission.
The songs they make you sing have a good variety, and although the lyrics are sometimes a bit cringey (more on that later!) it is nice to actually have some lyrics to sing. Many other apps simply make you hum, or sing ‘ahhs’ and ‘doos’ which gets very boring very quickly.
The gamification element really worked on me and kept me engaged longer than most other apps. Daily missions take around 10 to 15 minutes so a good length of time to fit in around other stuff without becoming a burden.
Responsive And Picks Up The Voice Well
The majority of singing apps I tested have a similar approach. As shown in the image above, in Yousician a small dot flies across the screen from left to right which represents the pitch you are singing. The notes you are meant to sing enter the screen from the right hand side and you must aim to sing in tune to get the dot to glide at the correct level of each line as it passes.
The various apps do this with a variety of success. Some I found would get confused easily, lag or pick up wrong octaves within the voice. Yousician though was the best of the bunch. Although not always perfect (that could just be my bad singing!) it was pretty amazing and sensitive, seamlessly picking up the voice most of the time.
Things We Didn’t Like
You Can’t Skip Ahead
Maybe this is a good thing as the app forces you to go through every mission one by one before unlocking the next, there is no ability to skip on.
However, there were definitely some missions early on that were a little too basic and it would have been nice to have the option to skip. There are lessons on things like rhythm which for someone who is already a musician come across as tedious.
How Much Does Yousician Cost?
The prices of Yousician seem to vary depending on which country you are in and the time of year (they often have offers on) but here are the baseline figures.
Yousician is broken down into a few different options. You can access most of the course features for free but you are limited to a short practice time per day. But this is a good way to ease yourself in and test it without having to spend money straight away. You can also get a week of premium+ free trial.
In the United States, Yousician Premium currently costs $19.99 per month or $119 per year if paid in one go. Yousician Premium + costs $29.99 a month or $179 per year if paid in one go.
Below is a table showing the different features for premium and premium+ options.
| Benefits | PREMIUM | PREMIUM+ |
| UNLIMITED LESSONS See results and reach your goals with unlimited lessons. | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| UNLOCK ALL SONGS Unlock famous songs: Play the music that moves you by incorporating famous songs into your lessons. | ✔︎ | |
| LEARN ALL INSTRUMENTS Experience everything Yousician has to offer with guided lessons for guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, and singing. | One instrument only | ✔︎ |
| Cost | $19.99 per month Or $119 per year | $29.99 per month Or $179 per year |
So if you fancy learning the other instruments too (also very good, I’m learning piano too) then the premium+ is great value.
Others of you may think the ability to sing along with chart hits is a good feature and that is also only available in the top paid option.
Keep an eye out for Black Friday and other deals throughout the year. Yousician seem to regularly do half price offers which are worth keeping an eye out for.
Is Yousician Premium Worth It?
After 3 months of testing this app every single day we would definitely recommend Yousician. The app is fun, engaging, and guides you through at a nice pace. Although it costs more than many other similar apps, you get what you pay for. If you want a structured, guided way of learning to sing or play an instrument this is the one.
Is Yousician Premium+ Worth It?
If access to more features such as famous songs to learn along to and the ability to learn to all the instruments on the app rather than just one is important to you then Yousician Premium is worth the cost for sure.
But if you are only interested in learning to sing then you are probably fine with the Premium version and you can use other apps such as Smule (see below) to practice singing along to real songs.
Personally I find committing to buying a course makes me actually do it. If I download a free app I will probably only use it a couple of times before I use interest, but I find if I invest some money, I will make sure I use the app regularly! So if you are serious about singing, it may be the boost you need to get practicing!
As I mentioned earlier, Yousician often run deals so I managed to get a years Premium+ subscription half price during a summer sale. So keep an eye out!
2) Sing True
Best Basic Course
Platform – IOS Only
If you are really looking to improve singing fast then perhaps one course isn’t enough! Although make sure you don’t over practice and strain that voice too much.
Different courses approach the subject in different ways and I found combining a few apps to give a more complete vocal training package.
Or perhaps you simply tried Yousician and it wasn’t for you. Here is our favorite alternative.
Things we liked
Focus On Theory At The Start
I really liked how Sing True starts with some theory. There are some fun quizzes at the start where they play a note followed by a second note and you must say which is higher.
This sounds easy but it gets hard quickly and definitely not as easy as it sounds. Training the ear is an important part of learning to sing in tune.
It Doesn’t Cut You Any Slack
In the singing challenges, you have to get a very high score before you are allowed to progress to the next level.
This could be seen as annoying, and perhaps the app just wants you to use up your lives so you have to buy more! But I found it really focussed the mind and made you try even harder to nail the pitch every time and not get sloppy.
Things We Didn’t Like
The Display Won’t Rotate
Perhaps not as annoying on the iPhone, but on the iPad the fact you had to keep the app in portrait view was frustrating.
I wanted to prop the iPad up on a stand whilst singing rather than having to hold it but because the stand only works in landscape and the app doesn’t rotate, this wasn’t an option.
The Costs Are Harder To Predict
Personally I prefer knowing the costs upfront, with Yousician, for example, the difference between the free version and paid version is clear. But in Sing True the costs are based on buying more lives.
So if you are having a good day where you are hitting all the right notes you may be able to make a lot of progress for free. However, if you wake up singing the wrong notes then it couldn’t get expensive!
How Much Does Sing True Cost
Free until you run out of lives! Then you must buy more lives which can be a bit annoying if there is a challenge you get stuck on but at least it forces you to get it right and not skip on before you can do it!
3) Smule
Best For Putting Lessons Into Practice
Platforms – IOS and Android
You may not be as much of a novice as me and if you already have some basic singing skill you might just want to practice.
Smule won’t give you the structured lessons of Yousician and other apps but if you want to practice what you have been learning it’s a great app to check out!
Things We Liked
The Community
Smule is actually more of a social network of sorts. They have created a community within the app of people who sing along to their favorite songs and record them.
Learning to sing on your own can be a lonely experience if you do it entirely alone. And so being able to share your progress on a social network dedicated to singing can be great. No more annoying your friends by posting on Instagram or TikTok all the time, other people on Smule know what to expect.
You can also collaborate with other users, or invite your friends to join the app to collaborate with you.
For this reason the community is also very supportive. Most know how difficult it is to pluck up the courage to sing and post it online. You are less likely to come across trolls like you might on other more general social media platforms.
Good Quality Songs To Sing
A lot of the apps available don’t include pop songs and you may find yourself having to sing along to a version of Amazing Grace recorded on what sounds like a phone from the 90s!
Although many of the songs to sing along to in Smule are cover versions, they sound good, use multiple instrument sounds and it feels like you are singing to pretty much the original song.
You can get closer to the real thing by singing a ‘duet’ (sing along to a video) with your favourite artists from Mariah Carey to Lewis Capaldi.
Like other apps it shows you with little stars when you are hitting the right notes!