There are free singing apps — but “free” means three different things, and most lists don’t say which. Free forever: Singing Carrots’ vocal range test, pitch accuracy test and pitch monitor (no account), Vocalizer’s warm-ups and Swiftscales’ basic drills. Free tier: SingSharp, Smule and Simply Sing give you a limited version indefinitely and sell the rest. Free trial: Yousician gives you seven days, then charges. If you want to practice without ever paying, the first group is the honest answer. Below: every app sorted by what you can actually do for nothing, and what changes when you pay.

Updated: November 2026
Transparency note: Singing Carrots publishes this guide and its free tools appear in it. Every entry says what is free, what isn’t, and what the catch is — ours included. Prices checked November 2026.

Are there any completely free singing apps?

Yes, a few — and they tend to be tools rather than courses. A free-forever app can afford to be free because it does one thing well and doesn’t carry a video library or a licensed song catalog. A free tier exists to get you to a paywall; a free trial is a paywall with a delay. None of that is a criticism — the paid apps are paid because coaching, curriculum and licensed songs cost money to make. But it is the first thing to check, and the one thing most “best free singing apps” lists leave out. (It is also why Vanido, the app most of those lists still name as the free pick, is on none of ours: it stopped working around 2022.)

Free singing apps at a glance

App or tool	Kind of free	What you get for nothing	What paying adds	Platforms
Singing Carrots vocal range test	Free forever, no account	Your lowest and highest note, your voice type, unlimited retakes	Nothing — the test is complete as it is	Browser, iPhone, Android
Singing Carrots pitch accuracy test	Free forever, no account	A pitch-accuracy score in two minutes, with every note shown	The AI coach that works on the result	Browser, iPhone, Android
Singing Carrots pitch monitor	Free forever, no account	Live pitch display while you sing, any song, any length	Nothing — it is complete as it is	Browser, iPhone, Android
Vocalizer	Free forever	40+ warm-up exercises with adjustable keys and tempo	No paid tier exists	iOS, Android
Swiftscales	Free version; $9.99 one-time unlock	Scale and arpeggio drills with piano accompaniment	The full drill set, one payment, no subscription	iOS, Android
SingSharp	Free tier	Pitch training basics and the breath-detection feature	Premium drills and analysis, in-app purchase	iOS, Android
Smule	Free tier (ads)	Karaoke with a pitch guide and a limited catalog	VIP: full catalog, effects, no ads	iOS, Android
Simply Sing	Free download, limited songs	A handful of songs with pitch scoring, in your key	The catalog: $14.99–19.99/month or $59.99–89.99/year	iOS, Android
Yousician	7-day free trial	Everything, for a week	Everything, after the week: from ~$19.99/month	iOS, Android, desktop
Riyaz	Free tier	A starter set of raga and style exercises	The full library by subscription	iOS, Android

Free forever: tools that never ask for a card

1. Singing Carrots vocal range test, pitch accuracy test and pitch monitor

Three tools, no account, no time limit. The vocal range test finds your lowest and highest note and tells you your voice type; the pitch accuracy test gives you a score in about two minutes and shows every note you hit or missed; the pitch monitor is a live display of the note you are singing, for any song and as long as you like. They run in a browser or in the Singing Carrots app on iPhone and Android. Hundreds of thousands of people use them every month and never pay a cent — they are the most-used free singing tools we know of, and the reason this list exists.

The catch: they measure; they don’t teach. The range test tells you where your voice is, not how to extend it. If you want a coach that works on the result, that is the paid part (below). Best for: anyone who wants a real number — range, pitch accuracy — before deciding whether to spend anything.

2. Vocalizer

A warm-up app and nothing else: more than forty exercises — scales, sirens, lip trills, pentatonic patterns — with adjustable starting note and tempo. It has no premium tier at all, which makes it one of the very few singing apps that is simply free.

The catch: no feedback. It plays the exercise; whether you sang it in tune is your problem. Pair it with the pitch monitor above and you have a free warm-up routine with live feedback. Best for: daily warm-ups when you already know what to practice.

3. Swiftscales

Scale and arpeggio drills with a simulated piano, highly adjustable — range, pattern, speed, accompaniment. The free version covers the basics; the full set unlocks for a one-time $9.99, which is the closest thing to “free” a paid app gets: no subscription, ever.

The catch: it assumes you know what a scale drill is for. Beginners find it bare. Best for: singers with some training who want a practice piano in their pocket.

Free tier: apps you can stay on without paying

4. SingSharp

Pitch training with one feature nobody else offers free: breath detection. The free tier includes the core pitch exercises and the breath-support basics; premium drills and the fuller “Voice Mentor” analysis are in-app purchases. Of the free tiers on this list, it is the one you can train on, not just play with.

The catch: drill-centric and song-light; the community is small. Best for: singers who know their breathing is the weak link and want to work on it for free.

5. Smule

Karaoke as a social network. The free tier gives you a limited catalog, ads, and the pitch-guide overlay while you sing; VIP opens the full catalog and the effects. As a free way to sing real songs with an audience, it works; as training, it isn’t one.

The catch: no lessons, no progress tracking, and the pitch effects can hide what you’d want to fix. Best for: fun, duets and stage confidence, not improvement.

6. Simply Sing

The free download gives you a small set of songs, transposed to your key, with pitch-and-timing scoring. It is the best free taste of the songs-first approach — and it is a taste: the catalog that makes the app worth using is $14.99–19.99 a month. If you are specifically looking for free apps like Simply Sing, we have a separate guide.

The catch: the free songs run out fast, and there is no technique instruction at any price. Best for: finding out whether you like learning through songs before paying for it.

7. Riyaz

A free starter set of raga-based and Western exercises with real-time pitch feedback; the full library is a subscription. For Indian classical styles nothing else on this list comes close, free or paid.

The catch: Western-pop learners will find the free set narrow. Best for: Carnatic, Hindustani or Bollywood singers starting out.

Free trial: free for a week, then not

8. Yousician

Seven days of everything — the structured singing curriculum, real-time note feedback, the song library on Premium+ — and then a subscription from about $19.99 a month. A trial is the right way to try a curriculum app, and seven days is enough to know whether levels and streaks are your thing. It is not a free singing app, and lists that call it one are counting the trial.

The catch: the clock. Put the cancellation date in your calendar on day one. Best for: deciding whether you want structure before you pay for it.

Which free singing app should you use?

Match the tool to the question you are asking. “What is my range?” or “Am I singing in tune?” — the Singing Carrots tests, two minutes each, no account. “I want to warm up every day” — Vocalizer, or Swiftscales if you want it structured. “I want to work on breath support without paying” — SingSharp’s free tier. “I just want to sing songs” — Smule free, or Simply Sing’s free songs while they last. “I want to see what a curriculum feels like” — Yousician’s week. The combination that gets furthest for nothing: a range test to know where you are, Vocalizer or Swiftscales to warm up, and the pitch monitor open while you sing, so you can see what your ear is missing.

When free stops being enough

The free tools tell you where your voice is. At some point most people want something that tells them what to do about it, and that is where the apps above diverge: Yousician sells a curriculum, Simply Sing sells songs, SingSharp sells drills, and Singing Carrots sells a coach.

Singing Carrots is an AI vocal coach for iPhone, Android and any browser. It tests your range, plans each session around your voice, shows your pitch in real time while you sing, and adapts as you go. Memberships start at $119.99 a year and all include the coach and the four-week From Zero to Singing Hero course; the vocal range test, pitch accuracy test and pitch monitor are free with no account. It is the only singing app with published outcome data: across 2,000+ singers, beginners improved their in-app pitch accuracy (with the visual feedback on) by +16.5 points in four weeks. Not for you if you want a licensed karaoke catalog, a fixed video curriculum, or a human teacher.

For the full paid comparison — seven apps by learning style, with prices and who each is not for — see the best singing apps of 2026. If what you want is a verdict on your singing rather than a lesson, start with the apps and AI tools that rate your singing. And if you are weighing an app against lessons with a person, that is a different question: singing lessons app or a real teacher?

Frequently asked questions

What are some free singing apps?

Free forever: Singing Carrots’ vocal range test, pitch accuracy test and pitch monitor (browser, iPhone, Android, no account), Vocalizer’s warm-ups, and Swiftscales’ basic drills. Free tiers you can stay on: SingSharp, Smule, Simply Sing’s starter songs and Riyaz’s starter set. Yousician is a seven-day trial, not a free app.

Are there completely free singing apps with no subscription?

Yes: Singing Carrots’ three tools (range test, pitch test, pitch monitor) need no account and never expire; Vocalizer has no paid tier at all; Swiftscales sells its full version for a one-time $9.99 instead of a subscription. Everything else on the list is a limited free tier or a trial.

What is the best free singing app?

For measuring your voice, the Singing Carrots range test and pitch accuracy test — two minutes each, no account. For daily warm-ups, Vocalizer. For free training with feedback, SingSharp’s free tier. Vanido, which many lists still name as the best free singing app, stopped working around 2022.

Is there a free app that tells you if you can sing?

The Singing Carrots pitch accuracy test gives you a pitch score in about two minutes, free and without an account, and shows which notes you hit. For what such a score can and can’t tell you, see Rate my singing: what AI can and can’t judge.