Comparison

LyricFluent vs MelodyMode

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

Head to head
About

LyricFluent

Learn Spanish, Portuguese, French, and other languages through music. Discover new artists, play lyric games, and understand song lyrics with translations and pronunciation guides. Build vocabulary and grammar naturally while enjoying your favorite tunes.

Highlights
  • Learn languages with music
  • Full lyrics and translations
  • Line-by-line lyric mode
  • Word pronunciation and translation
  • Spaced repetition for vocabulary
  • Discover new artists
  • Cultural context through music
Features
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Learn languages with music you love Learn Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Korean, German, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Finnish, Romanian and Ukrainian. Turn the songs you already play into language lessons, using lyrics from the artists you actually listen to. You're discovering new music, playing lyric games, and singing along. You're also practicing vocabulary, grammar and sentence patterns, and getting pronunciation practice every time you sing. That's the whole idea: learn a language during time you were going to spend on music anyway. Achieve your language-learning goals by listening to music You already listen to music for hours every day. That same time can move you toward your goals instead. Find your next favorite artist Bored with your current playlist? Discover new artists while you learn. Culture comes with the language Music carries the culture a language lives in. A song tells a story, and a story is easier to remember than a word list. Everything you need to follow a song Tried listening to music in your target language and lost the thread? Every song has full lyrics, translations and explanations, so you can follow along. Song too fast? Line-by-line mode lets you take it at your own pace. Tap any word for its translation and hear it spoken. You can also hear the full lyric line read aloud. Spaced repetition Save the words you meet and review them later. Our spaced repetition algorithm brings each one back just as you're about to forget it, which is what moves it into long-term memory. Music is repetitive, and that is the point If you love a song you play it again and again, and every replay is another pass over the same words. Different lesson types give you more ways to practice them. Learn with over 49,000 songs across 14 languages Songs from artists you already follow are probably here. If one is missing, request it and we'll try to add it. It takes 600 to 2000 hours to learn a language. This is a way to spend some of them on music. Languages available Learn Spanish with music Learn French with music Learn Portuguese with music Learn Italian with music Learn German with music Learn Dutch with music Learn Swedish with music Learn Russian with music Learn Polish with music Learn Korean with music Learn Turkish with music Learn Finnish with music Learn Romanian with music Learn Ukrainian with music Try our premium subscription for full access. If you purchase a LyricFluent subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your iTunes Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Privacy policy: https://lyricfluent.com/privacypolicy Terms of service: https://lyricfluent.com/termsofservice

About

MelodyMode

An audio-based memory and ear training game that challenges you to identify musical notes and sequences by ear. Customize your practice with specific pitches and sequence lengths, or follow a guided path through scales and triads to earn badges and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Listen and identify notes by ear
  • Customizable note selection and sequence length
  • Guided pathways for scales and triads
  • Progress tracking with XP and badges
  • Cross-device progress syncing with free account
  • Guest play option
Features
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MelodyMode is a audio-based memory game and ear training built around one simple loop: listen, identify, repeat. Every session plays a short sequence of notes for you to name by ear — no sheet music, no theory lecture, just focused listening practice that fits into a coffee break. Choose which notes to include and how long each sequence gets, and MelodyMode paces the challenge to match, from quick 3-note warm-ups to longer melodic phrases. FIND YOUR NOTES Pick the pitches you want to work on, set how many appear per challenge, and go — perfect for isolating the intervals or notes that trip you up. CLIMB THE SCALE PATHWAY Prefer structure? Work through a guided path of triads and scales, unlocking new levels as your ear improves. Each pathway ends in a badge — a real marker of a skill you've built, not just a checkbox. TRACK REAL PROGRESS Every note and scale you practice earns XP toward your own leveling curve. Create a free account to sync your progress, levels, and badges across every device you own — or skip the account entirely and play as a guest. Whether you're a beginner learning the scales from scratch, a working musician sharpening relative pitch, or just looking for a fun audio-based memory game, MelodyMode meets you at your level and grows with you. MelodyMode is free to play, supported by ads. Upgrade to Premium anytime to remove ads and unlock premium features. Subscription Terms: By subscribing to MelodyMode Premium (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing), you agree to our Terms of Use (https://levelupmathllc.com/melodymode/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://levelupmathllc.com/melodymode/privacy).

Screenshots

LyricFluent4 screens
MelodyMode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LyricFluent at none against MelodyMode's shown. LyricFluent also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 2). MelodyMode's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. LyricFluent sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and MelodyMode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for LyricFluent against 5.0 for MelodyMode. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LyricFluent has 3.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of LyricFluent's written reviews are positive against 100% of MelodyMode's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LyricFluent ships an update weekly, MelodyMode every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LyricFluent versus MelodyMode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLyricFluentMelodyMode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLyricFluent LtdLevel Up Math LLC

Customer experience

LyricFluent

All ratings3,133 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative21.5%

MelodyMode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LyricFluent

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • The Speak Lyrics function doesn't work
  • Can't see my subscription and can't search songs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Needs more of learning tools
  • Allow for a one time purchase if anything
  • More songs added
  • Searching up songs

MelodyMode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

LyricFluent

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Plan2 variants$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
  • 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • 12 Months Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

MelodyMode

Subscriptions2
  • MelodyMode Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • MelodyMode Premium Yearly$53.001 Year

Questions

Is LyricFluent free?
LyricFluent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MelodyMode free?
MelodyMode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LyricFluent or MelodyMode?
MelodyMode is rated higher. LyricFluent averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while MelodyMode averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LyricFluent or MelodyMode have ads?
MelodyMode shows ads; LyricFluent does not.
Which is updated more often, LyricFluent or MelodyMode?
LyricFluent ships an update weekly, and MelodyMode every 10 days. Most recently, LyricFluent was updated on November 7, 2026 and MelodyMode on October 31, 2026.

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