Comparison

iReal Pro vs LyricFlow

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

Head to head
About

iReal Pro

This app provides a virtual band accompaniment for musicians to practice with, offering realistic sounding instruments and a variety of styles. It also functions as a digital chord chart book, allowing users to create, edit, and share their own song charts.

Highlights
  • Virtual band accompaniment
  • Create, edit, and share chord charts
  • Thousands of downloadable songs
  • Chord diagrams and scale recommendations
  • Practice exercises and transposition
  • Export charts and audio
  • Cloud synchronization
Features
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iReal Pro is two things musicians love in one app: a realistic backing band that plays along with you, and a huge free library of chord charts you can pull up anytime — at practice, at a jam session, or on a gig. Need to transpose a song for a singer? Done. Want to practice with a full rhythm section behind you? Hit play. Named one of TIME Magazine's 50 Best Inventions and trusted by thousands of students, teachers, and pros at schools like Berklee College of Music — iReal Pro has been helping musicians get better since 2008. BAND • 50 accompaniment styles — Swing, Bossa Nova, Blues, Funk, Rock, Bluegrass, Reggae, Latin, Gypsy Jazz, Country, and more • Customize each style with acoustic or electric piano, Fender Rhodes, guitars, upright or electric bass, drums, vibraphone, organ • 40 additional styles — blues, salsa, Brazilian — available as in-app purchases BOOK • Download thousands of free chord charts shared by the iReal Pro community • Create your own charts in minutes with the built-in editor • Organize charts into playlists for gigs, sets, or lessons PRACTICE • Adjust tempo, loop difficult sections, transpose to any key • Automatic tempo increase and key cycling for focused practice • Global Eb, Bb, F, and G transposition for horn players REFERENCE • Guitar, ukulele, and piano fingerings for any chord • Tap any chord in your chart to see how it's played • Scale suggestions for improvisation SHARE • Share charts and playlists with other iReal Pro users • Export charts as PDF or MusicXML • Export backing tracks as audio or MIDI files • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FOR TEACHERS • Create playlists of exercises or tunes for students • Use in the classroom, over live stream, or while screen-sharing lessons We're a small team of musicians who built this app because we needed it ourselves. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we do.

About

LyricFlow

Features
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Add your songs. Create your gigs. Push play and let the app automatically take you through your gig. Great for placing the iPad on the floor and out of the way of your fans. No more pushing play, or scrolling while playing. LyricFlow scrolls your song, shows the tile of the next song at the end and automatically opens the next song. Set a custom delay for each song to have the scroll wait a certain time period before scrolling. Great for songs with long intros, or to allow some time for "rock talk". Songs can be manually scrolled with no impact to the automatic scrolling behavior. All data is stored locally on your device and also on your iCloud account. If you have the app installed on multiple devices, the data will sync across all of them that are on the same account.

Screenshots

iReal Pro4 screens
LyricFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LyricFlow at $0.99 against iReal Pro's $21.99. LyricFlow also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). iReal Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#8 vs unranked). On ads and device support 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

iReal Pro costs $21.99 and LyricFlow $0.99 up front. iReal Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. LyricFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iReal Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, LyricFlow every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iReal Pro versus LyricFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriReal ProLyricFlow
Price$21.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechnimo LLCGregory Koenig

Bugs and requests

iReal Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional skipping or timing issues with playback
  • Trouble with registration and login process
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices or operating systems

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to write rhythm notation
  • Integrate with Real Books
  • Improve sound quality and add more instrument options
  • Add melodies and lyrics support
  • Improve chord editing and customization
Show 2 more
  • Add more styles and grooves
  • Improve sync and backup functionality across devices

LyricFlow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iReal Pro

One-time3
  • Blues style backing tracks$6.99
  • Salsa style backing tracks$6.99
  • Brazilian backing tracks$6.99
None

LyricFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iReal Pro free?
iReal Pro costs $21.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is LyricFlow free?
LyricFlow costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iReal Pro or LyricFlow have ads?
Neither iReal Pro nor LyricFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iReal Pro or LyricFlow?
iReal Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and LyricFlow every 4 months. Most recently, iReal Pro was updated on October 31, 2026 and LyricFlow on October 24, 2026.

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