Best Apps for Singers: Record, Warm Up, Write
Published · by Loopin
You need three apps, not ten: one to warm up, one to see your pitch, one to record and write. Here are the best free and paid options for each at the time of writing (October 2026), and a 20-minute routine that uses all three.
Build a three-app kit, not a folder of ten
Singing apps overlap badly. Coaching apps try to record; recording apps bolt on pitch correction; notes apps can't play a beat. Assign one app per job: warm-up, pitch feedback, record and write. If an app doesn't clearly win one job, delete it.
Most picks below are free or have a usable free tier. Pay for one thing at most, and only after a month of using the free version daily. Prices change, so confirm in the App Store or Google Play before subscribing.
Warm up with Vanido or Swiftscales
Vanido gives you a few short exercises a day that adapt to how you sing, with real-time pitch feedback. At the time of writing, the free tier gives three exercises a day and unlimited access is listed at about $2.99 a month or $17.99 a year. Good for a daily habit that takes five minutes.
Swiftscales (iPhone and Android) is a set of guided warm-up routines by voice type, with free routines and a one-time Pro upgrade rather than a subscription at the time of writing. You set the pace and swipe between exercises. Pick Vanido if you want feedback, Swiftscales if you want a routine you can sing along to. Either way, see how to warm up your voice for what the exercises are doing.
See your pitch with Vocal Pitch Monitor
Vocal Pitch Monitor draws your pitch as a line on a note grid in real time, free on Android and iPhone. Sing the hardest line of your song and watch: if the line wobbles above the target on long notes, you're pushing; if it slides up into every note, you're scooping. That's more useful than any score out of 100.
If you want lessons rather than a meter, Yousician has a singing curriculum with real-time feedback, listed at about $14.99 a month or $89.99 a year at the time of writing, with a trial rather than a free tier. Singing Carrots offers range and pitch tools plus an adaptive coaching program; check its site for current plans and prices. Neither replaces a teacher, but both are cheaper than weekly lessons.
Record demos with what's already free
For a quick idea, Voice Memos (built into iPhone) is fine. For a proper multitrack demo, GarageBand is free on iPhone and BandLab is free on iPhone and Android with unlimited projects and cloud saving. Both let you stack harmonies and add effects.
The gap: none of these are built around writing. Lyrics live in another app, and your takes end up scattered across memos and projects. That's fine for singers who only perform covers; if you write, the next section matters.
Write and record over the beat in Loopin
Loopin is our app, free on iPhone. You import a beat, write lyrics while it plays, record takes, and keep every version of the song in one place. For singer-songwriters and anyone singing over producers' beats, that puts the lyric, the beat and the takes together instead of in three apps. It isn't a vocal coach or a pitch meter; use the apps above for that.
Before you write, check the beat's key in the free key and BPM finder. If the chorus sits above your comfortable range, you'll know before you've written a single line, and you can ask for the beat a step or two lower. See the best key for your vocal range.
Run this 20-minute routine daily
Minutes 0–5: warm-up in Vanido or Swiftscales. Minutes 5–10: sing the hardest line of your current song into Vocal Pitch Monitor three times and fix the one note that drifts. Minutes 10–20: open the song in Loopin, sing the full section over the beat and record one take.
Keep every take. After two weeks, play take one next to take fourteen. That comparison will tell you more about your progress than any in-app score.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free app for singers?
For warm-ups, Vanido's free tier or Swiftscales. For pitch, Vocal Pitch Monitor. For writing and recording over a beat on iPhone, Loopin. All are free to start at the time of writing (October 2026).
Which app shows if I'm singing in tune?
Vocal Pitch Monitor draws your pitch on a note grid in real time and is free. Vanido and Yousician also give pitch feedback inside exercises.
How much does Vanido cost?
At the time of writing it's free for three exercises a day, with unlimited access listed at about $2.99 a month or $17.99 a year.
What app should I use to record my singing?
Voice Memos for quick ideas, GarageBand or BandLab for multitrack demos, and Loopin if you want to write lyrics and record takes over a beat in one place.
Can an app replace a singing teacher?
No, but a daily 20-minute routine with a warm-up app, a pitch meter and recorded takes makes lessons go further.