Comparison

Riyaz vs VIP Speech

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Riyaz

Learn to sing with instant feedback and thousands of practice lessons. This app guides you to overcome mistakes and improve your vocal skills across various music styles. Suitable for all ages and skill levels, it helps you track progress and achieve your singing dreams.

Highlights
  • Instant vocal feedback
  • Thousands of practice lessons
  • Carnatic, Hindustani, Western classical styles
  • Smart visual tanpura
  • Practice recording and progress tracking
  • Lessons for all skill levels
Features
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Is singing your childhood dream? Let’s make that a reality! Riyaz has fulfilled the dreams of 30,00,000+ passionate singing aspirants. Just invest 10-15 mins a day on yourself. Be a proud connoisseur and a happy lifelong learner of music! Learn and practice singing with precise, instant feedback that guides you optimally to overcome your mistakes! No shyness, no embarrassment! With Riyaz, anybody can learn to sing! Give it a shot!! Download now and have ready access to thousands of practice lessons and songs in Carnatic, Hindustani classical, Devotional (light classical), and Western classical music styles! The smart visual tanpura in Riyaz helps you know and fix your mistakes before anyone else can. Let Riyaz record your practices to understand how much you exercised your voice! Top riyazers spend more than an hour daily doing sadhana and learning singing with the lessons offered! Join us today! Do get in touch with us (feedback [at] riyazapp [dot] com) if you need anything else as an aspiring singer or face any issues with Riyaz, we promise a reply to every email! Riyaz serves the needs of singing aspirants from absolute beginners to professional singers and everyone in between. We regularly update and add lots of lessons in all the music styles supported in Riyaz. Do send in your requests, we honor them :-) In Hindustani music, Beginner singing lessons include sargam, paltas and alankars. Advanced singing lessons include more than 45 raags with several bandishes in all those raags. In Carnatic music - Beginner lessons include Swaravalis, and intermediate and advanced singing lessons include Nottuswarams, Geethams, Geethams, Jatisvaras, and Svarajatis. In Devotional and light classical categories, Riyaz has various bhajans in praise of the deities. You're never too far from finding that perfect bhajan for offering your prayers. In Western classical music, we have structured vocal exercises for warm-up, vocal agility, dexterity, and vocal range. We also offer extensive solfege-based exercises and lessons to practice and be pitch perfect. Also comes with plenty of exercises to learn intervals, combinations of notes, rests, and much more! Whether you are a kid/teenager/adult, Riyaz supports all voice types and vocal ranges across all the course offerings for comfortable practice! Riyaz keeps track of your progress so that you know what’s happening. What are you waiting for? Come join the largest singing revolution the world has ever witnessed! :-) SUBSCRIPTIONS: All the content on Riyaz is offered for free, but the free version allows you to practice only 8 minutes per day. We offer a premium version with “unlimited practice” through a recurring subscription. Users can subscribe to either the monthly or annual subscription packages which are automatically renewed unless canceled by the user. An active subscription will give users unlimited practice to all content available on Riyaz. * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service - https://riyazapp.com/terms-of-service/ If you have questions, suggestions, or feedback please write to us at [feedback]@riyazapp[dot]com

About

VIP Speech

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Speak so people remember. VIP Speech turns public speaking practice into a daily habit, built on the coaching method of a world champion of impromptu speaking. WHAT YOU GET A STRUCTURED TRAINING JOURNEY Short, focused sessions that take you through more than 260 techniques for speaking and working with people, from fundamentals to advanced skills: hooks, storytelling, structure, delivery, persuasion, listening, feedback, and more. Learn a technique, then lock it in with interactive exercises. THE DAILY CHALLENGE One fresh impromptu prompt every day, customized to your profile, needs, and goals. Record your take, get instant feedback and a score, keep your streak alive, and climb the weekly leaderboard. DEEP AI VIDEO REVIEWS Record a speech and get a detailed coaching review of your delivery: voice, pacing, filler words, body language, and structure. Powered by advanced AI guided by the coaching playbook of a world champion speaker. A PRIVATE PRACTICE STUDIO Rehearse real speeches up to 30 minutes with the built-in teleprompter. Paste your script or import a document, set the scroll speed and font size, and record as many takes as you need. Practice recordings stay on your device. They are never uploaded or shared unless you choose. FRIENDS, NOT FOLLOWERS Share up to three daily challenges at a time with friends you choose. Cheer each other on. No public feed, no strangers, no algorithm. MAKE IT YOURS Choose the look that suits you: Aurora, Limelight, Capybara, or the original Standard design. Switch anytime in Settings. HOW PRICING WORKS VIP Speech Pro is a subscription: $12.99 per month or $99.99 per year, shown in your local currency, with a 7-day free trial for new members. The trial unlocks everything. Cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings before it ends and you won't be charged. Pro includes a monthly allowance of gems, the in-app currency used for Deep AI video reviews. Need more? Gem packs are available as one-time purchases and never expire. PRIVACY, BY DESIGN Your practice is yours. Teleprompter scripts never leave your device. Practice recordings stay local. Videos are only uploaded when you choose: for an AI review (processed, then deleted) or when you share a daily challenge take with friends (private links, removed automatically after 90 days). We don't sell your data and we don't show ads. VIP Speech is for adults (18+). Questions? Write to support@vipspeech.com. A human reads every message. Terms: https://vipspeech.com/terms/ Privacy: https://vipspeech.com/privacy/

Screenshots

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VIP Speech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Riyaz at 13.0 against VIP Speech's 16.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Riyaz sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.49 per month and VIP Speech sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riyaz ships an update fortnightly, VIP Speech every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Riyaz versus VIP Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiyazVIP Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (340 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings340 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB83 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMusicMuni Labs Pvt. Ltd.Global Speaking Group LLC

Bugs and requests

Riyaz

Reported bugs

49 issues
  • App not optimized for large screens
  • High note not registered
  • App hanging when trying to loop
  • No repeat mode feature
  • Incorrectly marking perfect singing as incorrect
Show 44 more
  • Cannot find songs
  • App not displaying notes after high octave Sa
  • Looping gets stuck
  • Voice not taken consistently
  • Subscription not auto-renewing
  • Login buttons not working
  • Course preference not working
  • App stuck infinitely
  • App keeps rebooting
  • Updates introduced many bugs
  • App doesn't work anymore
  • Error fetching data message
  • App keeps crashing
  • Subscription not showing
  • Singalong feature uses substituted recordings
  • Slow speed and issues with loading
  • Practice plans failing to load
  • Subscription pricing misleading
  • Looping is poor
  • Tanpura not running properly
  • App not tracking singing properly
  • Stopped counting points on practices
  • App won't open
  • App hanging up frequently
  • App doesn't open for a long time
  • Doesn't move to the next lesson
  • Previous completed modules gone
  • App crashing on iOS
  • Progress lost after updates
  • App starts over at lesson 1 repeatedly
  • Exercise freezes during analysis
  • Daily practice sessions require uninstall/reinstall
  • Cannot update date of birth
  • App crashes after practice routines
  • Cannot find specific practice sections (e.g., seven notes)
  • Navigation not intuitive
  • Beginner starts with sangam without individual notes
  • Daily practice starts with sargam/paltas for beginners
  • No option to listen to own recording
  • No FAQs
  • No contact option within the app
  • Subscription issues (charged but not active)
  • Scammer trying to access Facebook account
  • App not working anymore after purchase

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more song options (pop, musical theatre, rap)
  • Add intermediate and advanced carnatic levels
  • Add western music options
  • Add downloadable PDF for sargam and lyrics
  • Add Taal notations
Show 7 more
  • Add more vocal workouts in upper and lower octaves
  • Add Raag Darbari
  • Add option to practice Taal
  • Add option to practice seven notes
  • Simpler and flexible app interface
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

VIP Speech

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Riyaz

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$24.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$88.991 Year
5 purchases

VIP Speech

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Gems$2.99
  • 300 Gems$7.99
  • 1000 Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Riyaz free?
Riyaz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VIP Speech free?
VIP Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Riyaz or VIP Speech have ads?
Neither Riyaz nor VIP Speech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riyaz or VIP Speech?
Riyaz ships an update fortnightly, and VIP Speech every 2 weeks. Most recently, Riyaz was updated on October 26, 2026 and VIP Speech on October 8, 2026.

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