Cyphr vs Rap Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyphr
This app provides a digital space for musicians to create, collaborate, and monetize their music. Producers can upload beats and connect with artists, while rappers can record verses and share their work. Fans and industry professionals can discover new talent and sounds.
- Remote music creation and collaboration
- Online recording studio
- Beat upload and artist notification
- Verse recording and sharing
- Talent discovery for fans and A&Rs
- Direct monetization of music
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Cyphr is a social network and online recording studio that makes music creation easy, fun and profitable! Create and collaborate remotely from any location. Turn ideas into income all in one app! Cyphr’s name stems from “cypher”, a hip-hop term used to describe a group of rappers and/or beatboxers in a circle making music together. The functionality of Cyphr was developed to mimic a digital cypher. Producers: upload your beats and get notifications each time someone records on them. Listen to the verses on your beats, decide who sounds best and build with them! Rappers: it costs nothing to record now! Spit as many verses as you want and keep them private or post them so everyone can hear your flow. Cypher with others by sending and receiving invites to collaborate. Find producers with beats that compliment your flow and build with them! Fans and A&Rs: seek and discover new talent and sounds. Follow your favorite artists, share their sounds and help them build! #keepthemicinrotation #ultraindependent
Rap Lab
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Anybody can have bars. Rap Lab is the recording studio for rappers who don't have a studio. Import your own beat, step into the Vocal Booth, and record your bars. Then use the Wave Timeline to see your vocal sitting right against the beat — and Line It Up to shift your timing until it locks. Export the whole mix as one clean audio file and share it anywhere. WHAT RAP LAB DOES: Beat Deck — Import any audio file as your backing track. Adjust beat volume with a live slider. Vocal Booth — Record your bars with a real-time live meter showing your vocal energy. Wave Timeline — See your beat waveform and vocal waveform side-by-side. Watch the playhead move through your track. Line It Up — Slide your vocal take −2 to +2 seconds against the beat until your timing is on point. Studio Transport — Play your beat and vocal mix together in real time before committing to export. Mixdown Export — Renders your beat and vocal into one finished .m4a audio file with your volume levels and timing baked in. Share it to SoundCloud, WhatsApp, iMessage, or anywhere. ONE PURCHASE. NO MONTHLY BILL. Rap Lab is built for artists who shouldn't have to pay monthly rent just to record a verse. Try one full session free, then unlock once and keep the full studio forever — unlimited recording, full mixdown export, and every feature in the app. No subscription. No recurring charge. No gotcha. BUILT FOR BEGINNERS STARTING OUT: You don't need a producer. You don't need studio time. You don't need expensive gear. Record a freestyle over a beat you found online, line up your vocal timing, and mix it down on your phone. The Wave Timeline makes it easy to hear exactly where your flow sits in the track — something most studio apps never show you. "This is the first app that actually showed me where my timing was off. The waveform timeline changed how I record." — early beta user Rap Lab requires microphone access to record vocals. Free tier includes 1 session with 1-minute recording cap. One-time in-app purchase removes all limits. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cyphr at none against Rap Lab's 1. Cyphr also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.4). On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Rap Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cyphr asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cyphr | Rap Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Knightfox App Design Limited | Maxwell Kelly |
In-app purchases
Cyphr
No in-app purchases
Rap Lab
- Full app purchase$2.99









