5 of the coolest apps to create lip sync / karaoke / musical videos

Karaoke is awesome and karaoke apps let you simulate its magic from the comfort of your own home or when at a party with friends. But what if you can't sing to save your life, yet want to put yourself in the glamorous shoes of a pop star?

Well, that's where lip sync apps come in to help. They let you fire up the front-facing camera of the handset, then play a hit song for you to perform over. Adding your own voice in is optional, but to keep the audience distracted from your obvious lack of singing genes, you can have effects, jump cuts, fast forward or half speed playback, et cetera.

Combine this with the social media culture of today, and you've got apps that allow you to entertain your friends and have a laugh at their own performances. Let's check out some of the best apps for the task!

Lip sync with these apps

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Lip sync with these apps

1. Musical.ly

Price: free
iOS | Android

One of the most popular apps for lip-sync clips. Musical.ly has a rich library of popular song snippets, which you can record over. You can have the video in 5 different speeds and jumpcuts are easy to make, as the app has a "hold to record" feature. If you still want some of your own talent to shine through, the app allows you to mix in sound recorded from your mic.

2. Triller

Price: free
iOS | Android

Much like Musical.ly, Triller also has a library of popular song snippets. After you choose a musical piece, you are required to record your clip of lip-syncing to the tune three times. Then, Triller will automatically cut up, mix, and match the clips to make a cool video of you doing not-so-cool lip syncing!

3. Dubsmash

Price: free
iOS | Android

Dubsmash is less about popular music and more about lip syncing to trending quotes. You can grab epic speeches from popular movie trailers or the latest audio quip from President Trump and record yourself "speaking" the line. Then, audio and video mix together and voila — you are speaking with a voice that's not yours.

4. Starmaker

Price: free
iOS | Android

Wait, what's that? You actually can sing and want to record yourself? Fine... Starmaker is a mix between an ad-lib app and a karaoke one. It will let you record your voice to one of its songs by default and will also offer a couple of auto-tune options. Don't worry, we won't tell anybody. Additionally, there are a couple of video filters available to add some pizzazz to your clip.

5. Funimate

Price: free
iOS | Android

Funimate is more about creating an effects-laden video than acting out a musical clip, but there's no reason you can't do both. Its musical selection isn't as huge and doesn't have as many popular songs, but you are free to use audio from your phone's files. Where it truly shines is in allowing you record and mix multiple takes as well as adding a lot of effects to the final product.