Think Songs vs TTAVPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Think Songs
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Lyrics in perfect sync — any song, any device. The lyrics fill in with the music one character at a time: not just at the start of each line, but right on the character being sung. Even when the words are hard to catch by ear, you can see what is being sung. Perfect sync is what Think Songs cares about above all. ■ Perfect sync, above all ・Timings for every character, down to 1/100 of a second ・Long tones keep filling as they are held, and staccato stops the fill between notes (each character can carry both where the singing starts and where it ends) ・The sync offset is remembered for each output — wired, Bluetooth, AirPlay, car audio — so switching devices does not mean adjusting again ・Sync Calibration lines the lyrics up with your setup before you start ■ Show over other apps Put the lyrics in a small window that floats over your other apps. While you reply to a message or look something up, the lyrics keep filling in, in perfect sync with the music. ・Show 2 to 4 lines ・During a long intro or interlude, the next line to be sung appears early, so you can read it before the singing starts ■ Furigana, so anyone can read along Kanji carry furigana, and the furigana fill in character by character too, so you can follow where the song is even over kanji you cannot read. ■ Harmony and unison, at a glance When several people sing, colour shows who sings what. Unison blends the part colours into one; harmony colours the characters in upper and lower bands. ■ Make your own Listen to the songs you already have and stamp timings as you go — character by character, or line by line. Automatic furigana, detection of timings that run backwards, and copying a chorus you have already timed take the tedium out of it. Finished lyrics can be shared on think-songs.com. ■ For people learning Japanese Romaji can be shown too. Tap a word in the lyrics for its English meaning from the bundled Japanese-English dictionary, with an example sentence for many words (works offline). ■ Also ・Works with songs in your device's music library ・Lines wrap at phrase boundaries, never in the middle of a meaning ・Choose the typeface, background, text size and how the lyrics scroll ・Soften the vocals or change the key (unprotected audio only) ・Reads and writes LRC and ALRC files The bundled Japanese-English dictionary is derived from EDICT2 by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences come from the Tanaka Corpus maintained by the Tatoeba Project, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Attribution is shown in Settings > About. JASRAC License No. 9042382001Y38026 NexTone License ID000012436 ■ Think Songs Premium (auto-renewable subscription) ・Two monthly plans: Premium, and Diamond for those who want to support development. The features are the same; only the amount differs ・Subscribers see the lyrics of every JASRAC- and NexTone-licensed song in full (without a subscription, up to 3 a day are shown in full) ・Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms of Use (EULA): https://think-songs.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://think-songs.com/privacy
TTAVPlayer
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TTAVPlayer is a simple, privacy-friendly media player for the music and videos you already own. Import your own files and enjoy them with beautiful synced lyrics — no account, no streaming. Everything stays on your device. KEY FEATURES • Audio & video playback — common formats including MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, MP4 and MOV. • Synced lyrics — load .lrc files and watch each line highlight in time with the music. • Plain lyrics — import .txt lyrics and follow along. • Full-screen lyric subtitles — show the current line as a subtitle over your videos. • Quick skip controls — jump back or forward 5 or 15 seconds in full screen. • Background playback — keep listening with the screen off, with Lock Screen and Control Center controls. • Fit or fill — pinch to change how video fills the screen. • Share your lyrics and files — export lyrics as .lrc/.txt (some sharing features may require an in-app purchase). • Multilingual — English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. TTAVPlayer plays media files you add yourself. It does not download or stream copyrighted content. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TTAVPlayer at none against Think Songs's 2. Think Songs's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). 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
Both are free to download. Think Songs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TTAVPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Think Songs ships an update every 2 days, TTAVPlayer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Think Songs | TTAVPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saneyuki Kanemaru | TIANCHENG ZHUO |
In-app purchases
Think Songs
- Premium (Monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Diamond (Monthly, Supporter)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
TTAVPlayer
No in-app purchases








