MetroLyrics vs Roll Player Piano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetroLyrics
Access millions of song lyrics, view music videos, and explore artist information. Discover trending songs in your city and globally with interactive charts. Synchronize lyrics and join a worldwide music community.
- Millions of song lyrics
- Synchronized lyrics
- Music videos
- Map charts of popular songs
- Artist information and pictures
- Song search by keywords
- Add songs to favorites
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The #1 lyrics site in the world! Get the official MetroLyrics app! LYRIC VIDEOS, millions of tracks, synchronize lyrics, scrobble to last.fm and much more! Find lyrics to all your favorite songs, and use the MAP CHARTS feature (populated by users) to see the most popular songs in your city and around the globe. Join a worldwide music community with the new MetroLyrics app. View music videos and enjoy all the artist info and pictures you can handle! Get exclusive access to the planet's largest, most concise and popular database of over a MILLION song lyrics from metrolyrics.com. More than 40 Million people come to MetroLyrics.com every month - now the fun of the world’s #1 Lyric site is available on iPhone and iPod touch. Key Features · Special MAP CHARTS to view what other people around you are listening to. · Find the most popular songs in your city as the charts get populated by you and your friends. · Watch music videos of your songs. · Exclusive access to over a MILLION songs from metrolyrics.com – the world’s #1 source for Lyrics. · Access to the Exclusive MetroLyrics music charts. · Sophisticated, search for songs – even by just a few key words from a song, title or artist. · Synchronize lyrics and contribute to the experience of others. · View galleries and info about the artist. · Add songs to favorites and see your history of songs listened to and heard · Easy quick navigation to the playlist menu
Roll Player Piano
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Features -Rotating finger gestures on the screen to play music. -The music can be played according to the conducting motion of the index finger captured by the front camera*. -The music can be played accordance to the movement of the rotating circle captured by the rear camera*. -The tempo of the performance can be controlled by the speed of rotation. -The volume of the performance can be controlled by the size of the rotation radius. -You can also play at the volume according to the score. -You can record your performance. -57 different sound sources can be switched. -The equalizer allows independent adjustment of the volume of the low, mid, and high frequencies. -MIDI files can be imported**. -You can enjoy automatic performance. -You can bring multiple iPhones to enjoy ensemble playing. -You can practice ensembles with just one iPhone. -You can play hand-cranked music by reading roll sheet socre with the camera*. -You can play hand-cranked music by reading the rotating circle with the camera*. -You can print roll music score for hand-cranked music box (40mm/70mm width) as PDF file*. -You can print music score for disc-type hand-cranked music boxes as a PDF file*. * In-app purchase ($0.99) will add more functions. ** In-app purchase ($3.99) will add more functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MetroLyrics at none against Roll Player Piano's 2. MetroLyrics also leads on iOS requirement (4.3 vs 17.6). Roll Player Piano's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Roll Player Piano sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MetroLyrics asks for nothing beyond the download.
MetroLyrics ships an update every 4 months, Roll Player Piano every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetroLyrics | Roll Player Piano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (911 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 911 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CBS Interactive | Takatoshi Ota |
Bugs and requests
MetroLyrics
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search function not working
- Lyrics not loading for many songs
- App crashes on launch or when switching songs
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to copy/share lyrics
- Improve song search functionality
- Expand song library coverage
- Optimize performance and stability
Roll Player Piano
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MetroLyrics
No in-app purchases
Roll Player Piano
- Using the camera$0.99
- MIDI file import$3.99
Questions
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