# Lyrium — Everything around the lyric

> AI-assisted songwriting toolkit with lyric generation, rhyme assistance, and music theory tools. (iPhone/iPad app by Jake Spracher.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lyrium/id6761770017 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jake Spracher](https://appshunter.io/developer/959558898)
- Category: Music, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 18.4 · 87 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-11
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lyrium/id6761770017/reviews.md

## What is Lyrium?

You won't find a lyrics app with more features on the App Store. Music tools are our passion and Lyrium is the best for this job. Get the lyrics app developed by ex-Apple engineers.

Feature List
• Word Cloud - Tom Petty wrote an entire album looking at magnet words on a music stand. We put a galaxy of magnets right around your notepad.
• Cloud Tags - type [word] in your lyrics and the cloud shows words that could go there
• LyRhyme - smart songwriting dictionary and Roget-style thesaurus
• Freestyle Drafting Engine - capture lyrics as you think out loud and get contextual suggestions
• Rhyme Worksheets - seed inspiration by generating a tapestry of thematic words and rhymes to get lyrics flowing
• Object Writing - utilize this powerful technique to capture your sense memories and transport your listeners into the world of your song
• First Line Engine - offers suggestions that integrate your own meticulously curated ideas and words to get a first line on the page
• Configurable Context - every suggestion generation feature has a configurable context that controls exactly what your inspiration should source
• Song Palette - tweak the thematic and emotional energy you want to capture in your song
• Meter Analysis - see the rhythm of your lines right in the editor
• Rhyme Highlighting - automatically color code rhymes
• Chord Annotations - add your chords and share them
• Sharable Song Pages and Lyric Sheets - share your song and any of the context that went into it via sharable links hosted by Lyrium. Also export social captions and HTML embeds or bbcode for forum posts. Upload audio to share your entire complete work with a Lyrium page.
• Collect Notes - capture inspiration in the form of journal entries, song concepts, or voice notes to tap for your songwriting
• Song Analysis - automatically detect narrative stagnation or cliches and get suggestions for improvement
• Metaphor Explorer - get metaphor ideas automatically as you work
• Suggestion Feed - tap the same inspiration that drives the word cloud in a feed by your notepad
• Process Notes - catalog the evolution of your song over time to revisit old threads or explore the origins of old ideas
• Song Chat - when all else fails, you can interact with a generative model to get answers or inspiration from any prompt
• Concept suggestions - source starting points for kicking off songs
• Chords Playground -  compose and preview chord progressions
• Harmonic Vibe Dictionary - explore common chord movements and the theory behind them
• Writing Prompts
• Writing Timer
• Tuner

We put the best techniques used by pro songwriters into an deeply interconnected creative process that takes you from collecting inpiration to writing your first line and tracking your final lyrics. Use the new Freestyle drafter to get inspiration as you think out loud. Suggestions are automatically offered for the bit you seem to be working on.

Our AI philosophy in a letter

A note to your other lyrics app: AI can't write lyrics. So many new songwriting apps don’t get this. AI just writes the song, and the output is derivative by design. Great art is a product of emotion and experience by the unconscious mind, not a rehash of unlicensed pop songs spewed by autocomplete matrix math in a data center on leveled farmland. Expediting the process while undermining the authenticity is futile.

Lyrium is fundamentally different. It’s built from the ground up to cultivate connections and inspiration in *you*. We tap the best tools available to amplify your sparks at every songwriting stage: a powerful rhyme dictionary and Roget-style thesaurus, your sense memories, your journal, and creative interfaces that tap language models for their mastery of language, not lyrics. All this input is tied together in a first-of-its-kind workspace that exposes the power and flexibility you’d expect from the pro tools you use to make the rest of your music.

Terms of use: https://lyrium.app/terms

## Key features

- AI-powered lyric suggestions
- Rhyme dictionary and thesaurus
- Word cloud and suggestion feed
- Chord progression composer
- Song analysis and feedback
- Sharable song pages
- Writing prompts and timer

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus | $12.99 | per month |
| Plus Annual — Early Adopter | $49.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lyrium/id6761770017/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best Lyric App

*2026-07-29*

I’ve read numerous books on making lyrics, and this app takes those teachings into consideration. Lightyears better than a basic GPT bot could do, and I’ve been able to focus on others aspects of my songwriting

### 5/5 — Creative and Fun!

*2026-07-29*

Really fun way to help the human creative process - a little nudge without letting AI do it all for you. Can’t wait to keep playing with it more!

### 5/5 — Useful tools for breaking out of a lyrical rut

*2026-07-26*

I especially like the thematic words and Roget view on the Seeds page. Helps me take an idea and find different ways to express it, and branch out from it.

With so much AI slop out there, this app harnesses it as a writing tool rather than a replacement for humans. A springboard for ideas, not a song writing robot.

### 5/5 — Solid app!

*2026-07-25*

It helps to close that gap when writing a song. I have a lot of unfinished songs and this has truly been great for my song writing!

### 5/5 — Excellent lyrics generator

*2026-07-09*

This is how my go to tool for generating lyrics, especially since I get writers block on lyrics. Makes a project go from months of planning to an hour, unblocking the lyrics writer’s block many producers have.

## Frequently asked questions about Lyrium

### What are the main features of Lyrium?

Lyrium offers a word cloud, cloud tags for lyric suggestions, a smart rhyming dictionary, a freestyle drafting engine, and rhyme worksheets. It also includes object writing, first line suggestions, configurable context for suggestions, and a song palette to adjust thematic energy.

### How does Lyrium's AI assist in songwriting?

Lyrium's AI provides contextual suggestions for lyrics, helps generate first lines, and offers metaphor ideas. It can also detect narrative stagnation and clichés, providing suggestions for improvement. The app also features a generative model for answering prompts and sourcing concept suggestions.

### Can I compose music with Lyrium?

Yes, Lyrium includes a Chords Playground to compose and preview chord progressions. It also features a Harmonic Vibe Dictionary to explore common chord movements and their underlying theory.

### How can I share my songs created with Lyrium?

You can share your song and its context via sharable links hosted by Lyrium. The app also allows you to export social captions and HTML embeds or bbcode for forum posts. You can also upload audio to share your complete work on a Lyrium page.

### What are the subscription options for Lyrium?

Lyrium offers a 'Plus' subscription at $12.99 per month with a 14-day free trial. There's also an 'Early Adopter' annual plan for $49.99 per year, also with a 14-day free trial.

### Is Lyrium available on multiple devices?

Yes, Lyrium is supported on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, allowing you to work on your songs across different Apple devices.

### How frequently is Lyrium updated?

The latest version of Lyrium is 1.4.1, and it was last updated on July 23, 2026. This indicates a relatively active development cycle.

### What is the age rating for Lyrium?

Lyrium has an age rating of 12+, making it suitable for teenagers and older users interested in music creation and songwriting.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8 — 2026-08-12

- LyRhyme dictionary improvements: filter multi-syllable rhymes by structure, cliche rhyme pairs (verse/hearse, fire/desire) get a red dot annotation, common word filtering uses a new algorithm, syllable-based rhyme matching uses new data to better match phrases
- Playable chord annotations: your chord annotations are now previewable. We play them based on the analyzed meter of the line they're on.
- Explore does more: now you can branch into related words, view definitions, and kick off chat conversations from the explore feed
- Polish: various aesthetic tweaks, new onboarding helper tips.

### 1.7 — 2026-08-07

- Highlight Rhymes - show color coded rhymes in the iterate editor
- Revamped Explore Tab and Thesaurus - now click the branch icon to explore word relationships
- Process Notes -> History - view snapshots of your song and an analysis of its evolution over time
- Word cloud drag and drop into text fields now works properly on all platforms
- Added various helper tips
- Numerous bug fixes and polish improvements.

### 1.5 — 2026-07-30

Bugfix - changing lines per stanza mid-freestyle could result in stuck line transcriptions

### 1.4.1 — 2026-07-23

Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.4 — 2026-07-22

• Meter Analysis - see the rhythm of your lines right in the editor
• Chord Annotations - add your chords and share them
 • Chords Playground -  compose and preview chord progressions
• Harmonic Vibe Dictionary - explore common chord movements and the theory behind them
• Color Themes - 2 dark, 2 light
• Global Zoom via CMD-+/-  and user settings
 • Tuner
• Many bug fixes and tweaks

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-13.*
