Lyrics app: The 3 best free lyrics apps in the test

With a lyrics app you can read along and sing the lyrics of your favorite songs. If you play a song for the application, it automatically searches for the text. We'll show you the three best free lyrics apps for Android and iOS.

As a music lover, you know that sometimes it is not enough to just clumsily hum melodies. If you really like a song, you also want to know the lyrics to it. Lyrics apps help you find the lyrics in no time. Thanks to the music recognition, you only need to play the song briefly to the application and the complete text and, if necessary, even a translation is displayed.

Musixmatch: The comprehensive one

Musixmatch claims to be the lyrics app with the largest lyrics catalog in the world. To find the lyrics of a particular song, you either enter the title manually in the search or play the song aloud and press Identify so that the application searches for itself. If you link the lyrics app to your Spotify, Google Play Music or YouTube account, the right text for the song you are listening to is always delivered directly via FloatingLyrics . You don't need to switch back and forth between the apps, as Musixmatch conveniently displays the lyrics in a small pop-up window.

Musixmatch is a simple and at the same time comprehensive lyrics app. Not only can you search for lyrics here, you can also add lyrics yourself and translate them into foreign languages. The database is constantly growing and, with the help of the translations, offers the possibility of better understanding the meaning of certain texts. In addition to the lyrics, there is also interesting background information on the creation and artist statements for some of the songs. Musixmatch is free, but not ad-free for Android and iOS.

Advantages

• numerous lyrics

• Translations

• Connection to Spotify, YT-Music and Co.

Disadvantages

• annoying advertising

SoundHound : The Simple

SoundHound is a clearly structured lyrics app with which you can quickly find the lyrics for your favorite songs. Under Search you enter the title and artist or you play the song for the music recognition so that it searches for you automatically. In the lyrics menu you can find all the lyrics you have saved so that you don't have to enter them again. If you have forgotten to mark a song text as a favorite, you can still find it quickly using the history .

The SoundHound lyrics app is available free of charge, but not ad-free, for Android and iOS. It is very clearly structured so that you can use it without having to think twice about it. With the help of the real-time lyrics , the text is displayed so that you can sing along with the songs if necessary. Sync your Spotify account with SoundHound to link found lyrics directly to your playlists. So while you are listening to music, you can read the lyrics directly without looking.

Advantages

• easy handling

• large database

• Spotify shortcut

Disadvantages

• annoying advertising

• no translations

Genius: The informative

The Genius lyrics app not only provides you with lyrics, but also with news from the music industry. On the homepage you will therefore find articles, pop charts and videos from the in-house YouTube channel. To find lyrics, all you have to do is tap on the magnifying glass and enter a title or press the wave symbol at the bottom of the screen, and the current song is automatically identified. In addition to the lyrics, Genius also shows you interesting background information on the artists, the individual albums and the history of the tracks.