# The Lyrics App — user reviews > 111 indexed App Store user reviews of The Lyrics App by Michael Handkins, rated 4.71/5 from 402 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-lyrics-app/id1535259433/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-lyrics-app/id1535259433.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 329 · 4★ 50 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of The Lyrics App? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Simple and intuitive - 👍 Helpful for songwriting - 🎶 Ability to record and organize lyrics - 💡 Rhyming and thesaurus features **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and data loss - 🔍 Lack of export/backup options - 🔧 Limited customization and organization features **Commonly reported bugs** - Recording issues and playback problems - Lyrics disappearing or not saving properly **Most requested features** - Ability to add album art or images - Option to store notes and comments for each song - Improved syncing and collaboration features - Syllable counting and song structure tools ## Newest reviews (16 of 111) ### 4/5 — Been great *2026-06-29, version 2.11.3* Super helpful! Just wish I could layer voice recordings and trim them. I would also like a metronome or a way to write rhythm. ### 3/5 — Crash bug! *2026-03-04, version 2.11.3* I been getting crashes whenever i have a mouse and/or keyboard connected to my iPad. Other than that, it’s a great app. ### 5/5 — Wow *2026-01-23, version 2.11.3* This is such a great app, I just finished writing a song from scratch and the pieces sound great together even from different takes I definitely recommend this app to song writers who want to see their lyrics come to life!! ### 5/5 — Simple. Intuitive. Works. This removes the friction in the moment of inspiration. *2025-12-09, version 2.11.3* I’m glad I checked the settings, because that option to write in lines or sections is key- you need both. I haven’t tried copying yet, but if there’s no space between sections when pasted, I would agree with the other reviewer… there should be. As a pure capture tool, nothing more is needed. The other features like finding rhymes are part of a larger writing process, for which there could be a lot more support. For instance, instead of lines and sections being a toggle, they should coexist. Inserting, comments or notes, drag and drop would be some good additions. Also could add a way to tag entries as ideas for the note jar or as a song draft. Going beyond that (mapping, syllable and meter counts, notation or chords, verse template placeholders) would change the scope from being a pure capture tool. ### 5/5 — SIMPLE & INTUITIVE *2025-11-28, version 2.11.3* It’s just like notes, but for lyrics! Lovely interface that simple. No fancy gears or buttons to over complicate things, just… lyrics! For the poet’s prose or the singer’s song, this app is wonderful for it all! The only suggestion I have is when copying finished lyrics, I wish it would automatically put space in between sections, instead of squishing them all together. That said, it’s a lovely app! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Five Stars!) ### 3/5 — Needs an import option *2025-11-26, version 2.11.3* Good app for collating lyrics and recording on the go, however would be much better if there was an option to import recordings from other places like voice recorder or files. My band members send me recordings but I can't add them to the app ### 4/5 — Needs export or backup feature to Google Drive *2025-11-16, version 2.11.3* Great product. ### 4/5 — W (one tweak) *2025-11-14, version 2.11.3* I love this app! It’s super duper useful. Peak app and I love how simple it is. It might just be my phone but for me it gets pretty laggy and when I first open the app I have to wait a few seconds before it lets me click on one of my songs. Other than that highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Thank you so much for this!!! 😆😆😆 *2025-11-06, version 2.11.3* Now I can become a singer! ### 4/5 — Mostly good but….. *2025-09-29, version 2.11.3* It was really good but one thing : It keeps deleting my recording M.Y ### 5/5 — Yeeeesssss *2025-08-24, version 2.11.3* RECOMMEND FR ### 5/5 — It is just amazing *2025-08-18, version 2.11.3* I write poems and it helps me rhyme and also helps me understand what word means what.overall this is awesome ### 5/5 — A Great Support for Songwriting *2025-08-06, version 2.11.3* This is such a great app for songwriting. It has been so helpful. You can record your ideas as they come, lime by line or verse by verse. I do wish there was a syllable counting feature, but even without that it's really great. Works as advertised and isn't predatory. ### 5/5 — Add a syllable counter *2025-07-30, version 2.11.3* Love it but syllable counter ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-07-14, version 2.11.3* It lets me sing my own voice. 5-star. ### 4/5 — Great! *2025-07-07, version 2.11.3* I wish I could add the instrumental music playing ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The emperor’s be clothes! *2026-03-08, version 2.11.3* This is fully worth the asking price (£0) Nothing I can see or press Takes me to Anything that lets me do ANYTHING! An hour of my life I will never get back… Thank you you really got me there! Unfortunately 1 star is the least available option… ### 1/5 — Fix this PLEASE *2025-05-18, version 2.11.3* So I don’t know if I’m dumb or what, but I finished writing my lyrics and when I record it it goes buy so fast. The recording doesn’t even make a sound. Someone reply to me on how to do it CORRECTLY please ### 1/5 — UPDATE: Broken app *2024-10-26* Recent updates have caused this app to crash constantly, rendering it completely useless. I used to never have this issue, and crashing isn’t an issue with any other apps on my phone, even ones that are much more intensive. It’s a shame because this app was excellent and very useful, but I’ve had to migrate all of my notes to the Notes app again which has been a tedious process. Hoping for a future update to fix this. —————————————— Simple, easy to use, and great for jotting down ideas on the fly. However, there are a couple key features that I think would be great to have: - Folders that can be used to organize songs by album, project, etc. - The ability to rearrange the order of songs by some kind of drag-and-drop function or a menu for alphabetical, date of creation, etc. As of right now your songs only populate a list in the order they’ve been most recently edited. - The ability to add tags and filter by tags. - The ability to clone song sections rather than copy-paste. There’s a great foundation here and I’m hoping to see it expand with more features over time! **Developer response:** Hey, thanks for the great suggestions! I’ll get started on implementing some of those asap and will update my response here as they get added. UPDATE: Folders and the ability to sort the order of your songs have been added in v. 2.00, along with some additional updates. Thanks again for those suggestions! ### 1/5 — What? *2024-10-10, version 2.11.2* They said you put in a title and it makes the song for you but it doesn’t. You can’t play the audio recording all at once to actually make a song. ### 1/5 — There is no sound *2024-05-14, version 2.08* There is no sound please add sound ### 1/5 — what happened? *2023-08-22, version 2.03* This app was wonderful, now it takes numerous tries to hit those tiny buttons. It was never easy but this is beyond. Try to end the recording of a line, takes numerous tries and by the time it finally actuates, making the flow that was so beautiful , nom-existent. For me, anyway. ### 2/5 — Not worth it *2026-07-13, version 2.11.3* Only people that actually have experience can use it but still it wasn’t working for me if you have no experience and just started don’t get this ### 2/5 — Fix the app I can’t open it when I lets me sometimes none of my audio is there *2025-08-16, version 2.11.3* Title says it all ### 2/5 — Not ok *2025-02-09, version 2.11.3* When you record it and play it nothing happens this not ok ### 3/5 — Would like security feature and sign in *2026-03-16, version 2.11.3* I like the app but I really want a sign in feature so you don’t lose songs if the app somehow gets deleted. I would also like some way for the app to be password- protected, since songs are very emotionally vulnerable! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The lyrics app *2026-07-16, version 2.11.3* I love this app it’s the best ### 5/5 — Easy to use. Simple. A must have for song writers. *2026-06-24, version 2.11.3* This app has a few features without going overboard. They include rhymes and a thesaurus. You can pick the theme or color of the text, and pick the writing mode (line by line or by sections). You can put the songs into different folders to organize your work. This is purely to write songs and record melodies, it doesn’t include the instruments, like if you wanted to add piano. It is super simple and a great way to start songs and ideas. Too much more complex details would make this way too overwhelming for a beginner and if you are looking for something simple or a place to start writing your lyrics, which is as important as the background music and melodies, this is the app for you. I have been using it for almost two years now, and I have written so many songs. Some I create the entire song, some I put into Ai to see what instruments/instrumental music they add, and some I just create melodies for, and some don’t even give me a second thought. I just write those to write those. This is a must need. ### 5/5 — Simple and Convenient for anyone 😁 *2026-06-19, version 2.11.3* This app is really handy for many things music. I even made my own song >:D Anyways For those who are wanting to get this app, I think this is really convenient for anyone who wants to… well… make lyrics, of course! I know the concept is simple, but I really enjoy it. ### 5/5 — Cloud Sync Is Awesome!!! *2026-05-17, version 2.11.3* I was so pleased to discover that when I installed the app on another device, all my songs came flying in. Wow! What a huge time-saver. This is my go-to app for those early stages when crafting the lyrics and melody. A real one-stop shop and so easy to use yet so powerful. ### 5/5 — I really like this app! *2026-05-17, version 2.11.3* This app is great, it does exactly what it says, no ads, and it’s free! Well deserved 5 stars, I’d give ya six if I could ### 5/5 — Thank you for making this *2026-04-06, version 2.11.3* This was just what I needed to have everything on one screen. If you’re ever looking for suggestions, the ability to add inline chords with the lyrics would make it even better. ### 5/5 — It's great *2026-04-04, version 2.11.3* The fact that it's free is a blessing, but if I had to a (one-time) price for it, I wouldn't complain at all. It's absolutely perfect for its intended purpose. ### 5/5 — GOOD :D *2026-03-25, version 2.11.3* But i have a question, is this made to write your OWN lyrics? Either way, i take it like that. ### 5/5 — Love it overall *2026-02-22, version 2.11.3* Overall I love the app so much it’s easy to use and I love that you can record your voice on it to but I do wish it could help write lyrics for the song ### 5/5 — Great *2026-02-21, version 2.11.3* It a great way for a lyricist to keep track of his lyrics --- *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 2026-09-02.*