Smule: Sing, Duet & Karaoke
★ 3.5What it actually doesA karaoke app with a catalog of 10+ million songs, where most features (solo, video effects, filters) are available only with a paid Premium subscription; basic functionality exists but is heavily limited without payment.
Actually does
- ✓Music streaming70% of reviews
- ✓Audio recorder80% of reviews
- ✓Social network10% of reviews
- ✓Subscription90% of reviews
- ✓Free trial(bonus)10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Video editor
- ⚠Live streaming
- ⚠Настройка голоса (voice tuning, студийные инструменты)
- ⚠Уроки вокала и руководство по тональности
- ⚠Пение дуэтом с записями известных артистов
Common complaints
- ✗Solo (main feature) available only on Premium60% of mentions
«without donation you can't even sing... solo is paid... what's the point of the app if you can only sing with VIP?»
- ✗Aggressive monetization: almost everything is paid (video effects, filters, custom nickname)50% of mentions
«all of this is premium... half of the features are paid. Even to write your own nickname... everything is paid everywhere»
- ✗Technical issues: content won't load, slow loading, account crashes, payment problems15% of mentions
«nothing loads... loading is very slow... two accounts just got deleted... VIP didn't activate after purchase»
- ✗Payment restrictions: no ability to purchase VIP through banks in the app, issues in Russia10% of mentions
«how do I pay if I want VIP, but I'm in Russia... it's impossible to fully use and become VIP because payment doesn't work»
- ✗Audio issues: phone beeps without headphones, unable to record quality audio8% of mentions
«without headphones it's impossible to record songs, without them the phone just beeps»
What people praise
- ★Large song catalog (10+ million with lyrics)
«the app is good... hits of all genres... the lyrics are clear»
- ★Help with developing vocal skills
«my voice improved and I started singing 100 times better»
- ★Social features (sharing recordings, community interaction)
«you can sing with others»
- ★Recording quality and ability to create video clips
«quality app... add effects and filters»
- ★App stability (some users have no issues with the build)
«sometimes it just lags due to understandable reasons... no complaints about the build quality either»