The concept of karaoke was launched in the 1970s when it was just a huge piece of equipment. But gradually it became common in bars and pubs as a source of entertainment. Today, all you need is a laptop or smartphone to run the application..
There are countless karaoke apps for your smartphone. While their main function is the same, each has its own flavor. We have tested most of them and selected the best ones. In this article, you will find a description of each application, as well as a download link from the Google Play Store and AppStore.
Starmaker
StarMaker is a popular app with 50 million users that lets you sing karaoke for free! It doesn't matter what kind of music you like: pop or hip-hop - just find your favorite track from a million available, sing along with a quality minus and scrolling text, edit the recording using a set of sound effects and video filters and share the cover with your friends on social networks. You can also sing a duet or start a live broadcast. And the "Hook" function will allow you to play only the most "percussive" portions of your favorite songs..
After registering, you get free tokens that you can spend on playing your favorite song. If you get a good score for your performance (you hit the notes), you will get a couple more tokens that can be spent on choosing another track. Use pitch correction to sound like a professional singer.
But be careful, if you want to save the video of your performance, a message will appear informing you that when you save the clip, it will be uploaded to the YouTube channel of the service..
Download on Android / iPhone .
Smule
Smule is a community of over 50 million users. The library of more than 10 million songs of various genres is one of the largest among karaoke applications. It is possible to divide the music into your own categories, so it will be easier to find the desired song.
You can sing on your own or connect to someone else's recording, or organize a duet or record an entire ensemble that other members can join. The result will be a video in which each user will sing their part of the track. You don't need to know the whole song by heart - Smule shows the lyrics and has a special tracker to keep you in tune. After recording, he packs the track into an edited video with filters and other effects.
Points are awarded for hitting the desired notes, which are indicated by blue stripes running across the screen. If you are suddenly fake, automatic pitch correction (autotune) will smooth out all the shortcomings.
Download on Android / iPhone .
Voloco
Essentially, the Voloco app is designed for real-time voice processing and combines autotune, harmonizer and vocoder. It will help you to adjust your singing depending on the genre and key of the composition.
It is possible to download songs from a smartphone, as well as record a selfie video. And dozens of vocal effects will help bring your voice to perfection. And also with the help of a mixer and an equalizer, you can edit your recordings.
If you want to cut off an unnecessary part of the track, there is also such a function, as well as the ability to share audio or video recordings of your performances with other users or publish them on social networks. Voloco also allows you to export your mix and continue working on it in another application.
Download on Android .
Singsnap
SingSnap bills itself as "the largest online karaoke community." In it, you can both upload your videos and rate videos of other users. You can even sing a duet to the soundtrack with someone. The app converts music files from a smartphone into karaoke on the fly, removing vocals from them.
While SingSnap also has free songs, most of the collection is available through a paid subscription that costs $ 12 a month. In the paid version, the user is given the opportunity to record an unlimited number of videos, use keyboard instruments and adjust the pitch.
Effects that can be used to polish the sound include choir, studio, overdubbing, and more. You can individually adjust the volume of music and vocals, create artificial echoes and set the delay of the phonogram to get the desired result. The videos you like can be downloaded to your computer or uploaded to YouTube.
Download on Android / iPhone .
Yokee karaoke
A simple yet feature-rich karaoke app. More than 100 million people use it. Sure, compared to Smule, the library is not that big, but for those who just want to have fun without unnecessary bells and whistles, it is perfect.
There is a choice among a wide variety of genres and languages (there is also Russian) . Immediately after recording, you can polish your voice with a variety of sound effects. Yokee also lets you record a selfie video of your performance and share it on social media.
Download on Android / iPhone .
Singa
Singa is an application for Android and iOS mobile platforms. With it you will always have a karaoke soundtrack at hand.
Singa has what you need for sure. The collection contains over 80,000 songs of various genres and years of release. There are even ready-made playlists for your mood. So if you don't know what you want, just choose the right mood and you will surely discover something new for yourself.
The service is free for a certain number of songs. The app will then prompt you to either choose a 30-day trial or pay for the monthly subscription right away.
Download on Android / iPhone .
Backtrackit
Backtrackit is a rather unusual application. Its essence is that the accompaniment should not sing along, but play along. There are thousands of phonograms, in a variety of genres from rock, blues and jazz to metal, pop music and classical music.
The display will show the chord progression. Singing, of course, is also not forbidden - the application will show how accurately you hit the note - so you can tighten up both vocals and playing the instrument.
You can adjust the pitch, change the tempo, decrease the volume of the lead instrument, adjust the equalizer for yourself, and much more.
I am a BAND
I am a BAND lets you sing exactly the way you want. Here you can remove voice, piano, drums, bass or guitar from any track and play or sing yourself. For example, if you want to practice playing your guitar, simply remove the guitar part from the song and play it yourself. It's the same with drums, bass, piano and vocals.
You can select music files from your device and perform your favorite songs. The app also allows you to change the tempo and tone of the songs. Most audio formats are supported, edited tracks are exported as MP3 files.
Karaoke Version
The Karaoke Version website has not only original compositions, but also an excellent selection of their own cover versions. Moreover, they are very close to the original, especially in terms of instruments.
But the most amazing thing is that it is possible to disable individual tools! For example, you can select only guitar or drums. This means that you can not only sing, but also "fill in" the missing instrument. For example, accompany yourself on the guitar.
Many tracks cost a couple of dollars on the Karaoke Version, but there are also plenty of free tracks. More than 150 backing tracks are available for download, most of which are traditional and retro songs. Some vocal tracks are presented in several versions in different languages.
Sing2Music
Service Sing2Music focused on "serious artists", who want to write professional cover versions of songs. Sing2Music also produces its own backing tracks, often replacing electronics with acoustic instruments or changing the key of the original composition.
Of course, audio recordings can also be used for karaoke, even if they are somewhat different from the original tracks. Just search for the song you want by title or artist, then you can stream it using various platforms, including Spotify or Apple Music.
Sing king
Sing King is a hugely popular YouTube channel that keeps getting new hits in karaoke version all the time.
The channel presents not just videos with instrumental versions of songs by Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, John Legend and other performers, but backing tracks with lyrics. So you don't have to remember the words. But there are no Russian songs here.
If you want to download a video to sing along to the soundtrack even if you don't have an Internet connection, you'll have to buy a YouTube Premium subscription to watch videos offline.