Comparison

CodaMusic vs Lyricritic

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

Head to head
About

CodaMusic

Stream over 130 million songs with a social network integrated for music discovery. Share songs, playlists, and connect with artists and friends. Enjoy ad-free listening and exclusive artist content.

Highlights
  • 130M+ song library
  • Ad-free streaming
  • Offline listening
  • Artist exclusives
  • Social music feed
  • Community discovery
  • Personal profiles
Features
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CodaMusic - Where streaming meets social CodaMusic is the only place where 150 million+ songs live side-by-side with a fully-featured social network, so every play, post, and follow helps you discover more music you'll love. Why you'll love CodaMusic - All the music you want, ad-free - 130 M+ tracks ready to stream or download for offline listening. - Artist exclusives - get behind-the-scenes posts and fan-only content straight from the creators. - Social feed built for music - share songs, playlists, photos, even custom radio stations; comment, like, and repost right in your feed. - Community-powered discovery - follow friends and tastemakers with similar taste, or become the influencer yourself-every user can curate. - Personal profile – pin your favorite tracks, show off playlists, and connect with fans and artists who vibe the same way. - Simple plans - Individual ($10.99 / mo) or Family (up to 4 people, $16.99 / mo), both with unlimited streaming and the same artist exclusives. - Cancel anytime - try CodaMusic free, no strings attached, No Credit Card required. Privacy Policy: https://codamusic.me/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://codamusic.me/terms/

About

Lyricritic

This app allows users to share and discover music opinions through social interactions. Rate albums and singles, compare them head-to-head, and build a personal ranked list of your music taste. See friends' ratings and concert check-ins, and log your own concert experiences.

Highlights
  • Rate albums and singles
  • Head-to-head comparisons
  • Personal ranked music lists
  • Follow friends' ratings
  • Log concert experiences
  • Daily music polls
  • Build music taste profile
Features
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Lyricritic turns music opinions into something social. Everything Lyricritic reviews and scores lives right in the app — but the real fun starts when you add your own take. Rate albums and singles by comparing them head-to-head against everything else you've heard, or just score them manually. Either way, you end up with a real, personal ranked list of your taste — not just a pile of star ratings. Rank what you actually listen to Search any album, single, or artist and rate it. Compare two albums and pick which one's better, or score it manually track by track. Browse an artist's full discography if you can never remember album names. See your friends' taste, not just an algorithm's Follow friends and watch their ratings, concert check-ins, and reactions show up in your feed. See both your own score and the real community average on everything. Log every show Track concerts you've been to — rate the atmosphere, setlist, and sound separately, attach a photo or video, and see it all lined up next to the albums you've rated. Never miss what's coming next A daily poll pits two picks against each other — vote, or admit you haven't heard either one yet. Editorial "if you love this, try this" recommendations point you toward your next favorite artist. Build a profile that's actually about your music taste Answer prompts like favorite album, guilty pleasure, and the song stuck on repeat — each one backed by real cover art, not just text. Lyricritic brings comparative ranking and social feeds to music — rate what you hear, see what your friends rate, and build a real taste profile.

Screenshots

CodaMusic4 screens
Lyricritic2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lyricritic at none against CodaMusic's 5. Lyricritic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). CodaMusic's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CodaMusic sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Lyricritic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lyricritic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CodaMusic has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CodaMusic versus Lyricritic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodaMusicLyricritic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB6 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperCODA MUSIC, INC.Mylee Mogolesko

Customer experience

CodaMusic

All ratings1,732 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative23.4%

Lyricritic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CodaMusic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Inability to play any music
  • Inconsistent song skipping functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add lyrics support
  • Integrate local music files
  • Ability to unlike individual songs from albums
  • Add genre-based recommendations
  • Improve volume controls when casting to other devices

Lyricritic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

CodaMusic

Subscriptions5
  • Coda Plus$2.991 Month
  • Individual Plan1 Month trial$13.991 Month
  • Individual Plan$14.991 Month
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  • Family Plan1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Family Plan$22.991 Month
None

Lyricritic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CodaMusic free?
CodaMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lyricritic free?
Lyricritic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CodaMusic or Lyricritic?
Lyricritic is rated higher. CodaMusic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Lyricritic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CodaMusic or Lyricritic have ads?
Neither CodaMusic nor Lyricritic shows ads.

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