Chinese Karaoke & Singing Apps
Chinese karaoke and singing apps make Mandarin practice more fun. Sing along with your favorite songs, follow the lyrics, practice pronunciation, record yourself, and enjoy the KTV (karaoke) experience that’s hugely popular across the Chinese-speaking world.
Karaoke Apps - ✓ U.S. Access
★ Combines karaoke, social singing rooms, group vocals, and one-tap voice enhancement in a large Chinese music community. 回森 is a Chinese karaoke and social singing app with popular songs, interactive karaoke rooms, song requests, PK battles, free-mic singing, pitch adjustment, one-tap vocal correction, and its distinctive 弹幕合唱 feature, which lets users combine short sung contributions into group performances. It is free to download with optional in-app purchases. Learn more on their website. Available on iOS in the U.S. App Store.
Free / Paid - ✓ U.S. Access
★ Sing Chinese karaoke with scoring, vocal effects, backing tracks, duets, and live social karaoke rooms. K歌达人 is a free karaoke and social singing app with in-app purchases that lets users record songs, sing with others, join online karaoke rooms, use real-time vocal effects, and choose from a large collection of backing tracks. It also includes intelligent scoring, duets and group singing, song sharing, and community features. Learn more on their website. Available on Android and iOS.
Free / Paid - ✓ U.S. Access
★ Sing Mandarin and other songs with scrolling lyrics, duets, recordings, and a huge international karaoke catalog. Smule is a social karaoke app with more than 15 million songs, including Chinese-language music, plus solo, duet, group, and live singing, pitch guidance, key adjustment, and audio and video effects. You can join existing duets for free, while solo recording, starting your own duets, private group performances, and full catalog access require a VIP subscription. Learn more on their website. Available on Android and iOS.
Free / Paid - ✓ U.S. Access
★ Sing hundreds of Mandarin songs with rolling lyrics, backing tracks, and recording tools. StarMaker is a free-to-download karaoke and social singing app with a dedicated Mandarin catalog featuring more than 600 songs, including popular Mandarin classics and contemporary artists. Users can sing solo or duet, follow rolling lyrics, record performances, receive real-time pitch feedback, and add voice effects and other audio enhancements. Optional StarMaker Pro subscriptions unlock additional features. Browse its Mandarin songs and other karaoke content on their website. Available on Android and iOS.
Free / Paid - ✓ U.S. Access
★ Sing karaoke with a huge song library, scrolling lyrics, duets, recording tools, and live KTV rooms. WeSing is a karaoke and social singing app from Tencent Music Entertainment where users can sing along with backing tracks, record audio or video performances, add voice effects and filters, duet with others, and join karaoke party rooms and live streams. It is free to download and use, with ads and optional in-app purchases. Learn more on their website. Available on Android.
Free / Paid - ✓ U.S. Access
★ Find a huge selection of Mandarin karaoke, KTV, lyric, and instrumental videos by searching for almost any song. YouTube is especially useful for finding Chinese karaoke tracks that may not appear in US karaoke apps. Search the Chinese song title with terms such as KTV, 卡拉OK, 伴奏 (backing track), or 拼音 (Pinyin) to narrow the results. Videos vary by uploader, with some showing Chinese lyrics, Pinyin, translations, or timed karaoke-style lyrics. YouTube is free with ads, with optional paid YouTube Premium features. Visit their website. Available on Android and iOS.
Free / Ad Free Paid - ✓ U.S. AccessChinese Karaoke Apps Available in China — ⚠ VPN May Be Required
Some Chinese apps and services are region-restricted. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) can change your apparent location and may help you access services unavailable in your country. Depending on the service, you may need to use a server in mainland China, Hong Kong or Taiwan.
★ Offers a huge karaoke library with recording tools, live duets, social features, and an active Chinese singing community. 唱吧 (Changba) is a Chinese karaoke and social singing app with more than a million backing tracks, audio effects, vocal enhancement, song recording, real-time duets, singing games, live chat, livestreaming, and community features for sharing performances and meeting other singers. The app is free to download with optional paid memberships and in-app purchases. Learn more on their website, where Android users can also download the official app directly. Available on iOS through the China App Store.
Free / Paid - ⚠ VPN May Be Required ★ Combines karaoke, social singing rooms, group vocals, and one-tap voice enhancement in a large Chinese music community. 回森 is a Chinese karaoke and social singing app with popular songs, interactive karaoke rooms, song requests, PK battles, free-mic singing, pitch adjustment, one-tap vocal correction, and its distinctive 弹幕合唱 feature, which lets users combine short sung contributions into group performances. It is free to download with optional in-app purchases. Learn more on their website. Available on Android through the Xiaomi App Store and iOS through the China App Store.
Free / Paid - ⚠ VPN May Be Required
★ Sing along with a huge selection of backing tracks, online KTV rooms, duets, competitions, and vocal practice features. KuGou ChangChang (酷狗唱唱) is a free Chinese karaoke and social singing app from KuGou with optional in-app purchases and VIP features. Users can record songs, sing with others in online rooms, join singing competitions and group activities, watch or host live karaoke, and follow structured singing practice plans. Chinese lyrics are displayed while singing, but built-in Pinyin support could not be verified. Learn more on their website. Download it for iOS from China's App Store, or find the current Android version on KuGou's official download site and the Xiaomi App Store.
Free / Paid - ⚠ VPN May Be Required
★ One of China’s largest karaoke platforms, with a huge Mandarin song catalog, scoring, duets, group singing, and vocal tools. 全民K歌 (Quanmin K Ge) is Tencent’s Chinese karaoke and social singing platform, offering licensed backing tracks, scrolling lyrics, solo and duet recording, KTV rooms, live streaming, and tools for recording and improving vocals. It is free to use with optional in-app purchases and memberships. Learn more on their website. Available for Android and on the China App Store for iOS. A China-region Apple Account is required to download the iOS app.
Free / Paid - ⚠ VPN May Be Required