The 5 Best AI Music Apps in 2026 (Free and Paid)
Almost everything recommended for making music with AI turns out to be a desktop website, not a phone app. Everything here installs on your phone, and it is ordered by what each tool actually does: write a whole song, record one, put a voice on it, or generate a backing track for your videos. Ratings and download figures come from Google Play.
Apps for making music with artificial intelligence on your phone
None of these five does the same job, which is exactly why all five are here. Suno writes from scratch, BandLab records, Voloco fixes your vocal, ElevenLabs generates one, and Mubert produces royalty-free beds. Choosing well means deciding first which part of the process you want to hand over.
Top pick
Suno - Música con IA
Free (with purchases) · 10M+
Most complete
4.8
2.1M reviews
TopApps analysis
The only one that hands you a finished song — lyrics, music and a sung vocal — from a single sentence.
Suno generates a complete song — music, structure and a sung vocal — from a text description and, if you want, your own lyrics. It is the app that brought generative music to the phone, and the only one here with its own catalogue where you can hear what everyone else is making. The free plan gives a handful of daily credits that run out fast if you experiment.
Pros
- Writes lyrics, melody and vocal in one step
- Surprisingly convincing results in pop and trap
- Free credits every day
Cons
- Free credits run out after a few songs
- You cannot edit the result track by track
- Commercial rights require a paid plan
BandLab: Estudio musical
BandLab Technologies · Free (with purchases) · 100M+
Best free
4.4
820K reviews
TopApps analysis
A real multitrack studio, free and watermark-free, with AI as the assistant rather than the star.
BandLab is a complete, free multitrack recording studio where AI is the assistant rather than the star: it splits a song into stems, generates instrumental beds and cleans up the noise in a take. This is the one for people who want to actually make music and use AI for the tedious parts.
Pros
- Full multitrack studio, free and without watermarks
- Splits any song into vocals and instruments
- Hundreds of royalty-free loops and beds
Cons
- A real learning curve: this is not one-tap
- AI is an accessory here, it does not write whole songs
- Needs a connection for almost everything
Voloco: Estudio Vocal
Resonant Cavity · Free (with purchases) · 50M+
Best for singing
4.3
408K reviews
TopApps analysis
Corrects your pitch as you sing and pulls the backing track out of almost any song.
Voloco is autotune for the phone: you sing over a backing track and it corrects your pitch in real time, with vocal effects and a library of instrumentals. Its AI also does stem separation so you can sing over almost any song. It is the most direct of the lot: open, sing, publish.
Pros
- Real-time pitch correction, very convincing
- Huge catalogue of free backing tracks
- Extracts the instrumental from any song
Cons
- Focused on the voice: it does not compose
- The effect shows if you overdo the correction
- The best backing tracks and high-quality export are paid
ElevenLabs: generador de voz IA
Free (with purchases) · 5M+
Best for voices
4.7
185K reviews
TopApps analysis
The most natural synthetic voice available today, and it clones yours from a short sample.
ElevenLabs is the benchmark for synthetic speech: it turns text into narration with a naturalness that did not exist until recently, and clones your own voice from a short sample. For music it handles spoken parts, choirs and narration, not singing; if that is what you are after, treat it as a companion to Suno rather than a replacement.
Pros
- The most natural synthetic voice on the market
- Clones your voice from a short sample
- Dozens of languages, including European Spanish
Cons
- It does not sing: it generates speech
- The free plan gives only a few minutes a month
- Cloning other people's voices raises obvious legal issues
Mubert: música con IA
Free (with purchases) · 1M+
Best for video
3.9
8K reviews
TopApps analysis
Generates royalty-free instrumental music, which is what you need if you publish on YouTube or TikTok.
Mubert generates endless instrumental music from a mood or an activity, designed as a soundtrack for videos, podcasts or focus. It does not write songs with lyrics; it writes atmospheres. Its concrete advantage is that the music comes royalty-free, which matters if you publish on YouTube or TikTok.
Pros
- Royalty-free music for your videos
- Generates tracks at exactly the length you ask for
- Continuous listening by activity or mood
Cons
- Instrumental only: no vocals, no lyrics
- The lowest rated of the group, at 3.9 stars
- Downloading tracks requires a subscription
Frequently asked questions
Can you make music with AI for free?
Yes, all five have a free tier, but the limits differ sharply. BandLab is the only one that is genuinely free for the essentials: a full studio, no watermarks, no cap on projects. Suno gives you a handful of daily credits that a few songs will burn through. ElevenLabs and Mubert are the most restrictive on the free plan.
Can I release AI-generated music on Spotify or YouTube?
It depends on the app and the plan. Mubert delivers royalty-free music built for exactly that. Suno allows commercial use only on its paid plans; the free tier grants limited rights. Before you monetise a video or upload a track, read the terms of whichever app you used, because they change often.
Does any of these write the whole song, lyrics and vocal included?
Suno, and it is the only one here that does. Describe a style or paste your own lyrics and it returns a finished track with a sung vocal. BandLab and Voloco need you to bring the performance; ElevenLabs generates speech, not singing; and Mubert is instrumental only.
Do they work without an internet connection?
Barely. Suno, ElevenLabs and Mubert all process on their servers, so they need a connection at all times. BandLab lets you record and edit offline but syncs and runs its AI features online. Voloco applies pitch correction on the phone itself, though its backing-track library needs a connection.
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