StarMaker (Free)
Version 1.0
REVIEW – ” Turn your iPhone into an interactive karaoke machine!”
First off, this app is far from free because in the end you have to pay for just about every song you want to sing to, so if you are only interested in free apps, this one might not take you too far. But what StarMaker does offer is a great karaoke platform and an easy way to share your voice with the world.
When you open the app you are taken to a main menu which gives you options for searching for songs. The app does come with four free songs which are oldies but goodies as they are known but you may soon discover that even the paid songs are oldies but goodies.
Beyond the song selection being geared for a slightly older crowd (today’s teens might have a hard time recognizing many of the songs, which is a shame) the app works really well at doing what it claims.
To being your karaoke you will need headphones (pretty obvious because otherwise the microphone will just pick up what the speakers are blaring out. So while you are simply singing along to the music, with the lyrics being highlighted as they are sung, the microphone is picking up your voice and only your voice.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of this app is that once you have your song recorded you can then easily share it with family, friends and even complete strangers as you post it to facebook or send it out through email. Be wary though it might just make some internet rounds and you might end up having your own “youtube moment.”
I think this app needs a few things to really shine and make the $.99 per song worthwhile. It needs more updated songs and more free songs. What’s more is that the free songs don’t even have to be real songs, imagine what would happen if “Pants on the Ground” was included as a karaoke choice? That crazy song seems destined to last forever and everyone seems to be ready and willing to create their own version.
Though I enjoyed seeing many of the classics on this app and some of these songs are just great for karaoke, though I may never have the pipes of Faith Hill or be able to pull off an even passable Frank Sinatra, being able to try is truly great fun.
Stephanie S.
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Developer – StarMaker Sing and Share
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