Android App of the Day: musiXmatch

For most music lovers it’s not just about the artist or the sound of the song, it’s about the lyrics. As smartphones also serve as most people’s primary music players nowadays, having the ability to obtain accurate song lyrics becomes necessary. Have you ever wanted to sing along to a song, but didn’t know all the words, or wanted to share lyrics with your friends? That’s where the musiXmatch app for Android comes in handy. This app provides accurate lyric identification on demand and can also work as a plug-in for most major third-party music players.

Pros:

• Fresh, clean, well designed UI
• Full screen lyric display
• Quick music identification
• App has a built-in music player with playlist management
• Instantly search for songs by title, song name, artist, or lyric phrase
• Save lyrics to a favorite list
• Share single phrase on Twitter, Facebook and foursquare
• Artist discography available
• Lyrics available offline
• App is constantly being updated with bug fixes and improvements

Cons:

• Not all major 3rd party music players are supported yet

How it works:

Once you download musiXmatch, the home screen provides four main options: my music, musicID, favorites, and settings. The UI is noticeably fresh and well designed with large icons for great ease of use. As soon as you tap on musicID you can begin to identify lyrics for any song you are listening to. This app works in a similar fashion to Shazam as you place the device close to the speaker of where the song is playing and after a few seconds the song is identified.  Once the song is identified, a list of additional features becomes available including full screen lyrics, what album the song appears on, and complete discography. You will always have the option to purchase the full song through the Amazon store or you can listen to the song with others.

The app makes it easy to share the lyrics you’ve discovered with the quick share icon on the bottom right side of the screen. Here you can either share lyrics to Facebook, Twitter, or foursquare. This is a great feature for people who identify song lyrics to match their mood or situation and want to express that with their social network.

As an added benefit you can also use musiXmatch as a plugin with almost all major music players.

• Default Android Music Player
• HTC Hero Music Player
• Archos Music Player
• Rhapsody Android Beta
• bTunes
• ³ (cubed)
• WIMP
• Zimly
• Just Playlists
• PowerAMP
• Winamp
• myTouch 4G
• Google Music (visit support.musixmatch.com for automatic notification issue)
• Player Pro (market)
• DAAP Media Player
• Folder Player (market)
• GoneMAD Music Player
• MIUI Music Player

Conclusion:

After using musiXmatch for a considerable amount of time now I’ve grown to really rely on the app for more than just lyric identification. I use musiXmatch to identify songs, obtain artist information, and share lyrics with friends. The app’s improved UI is fresh and has a minimalist feel that makes it easy to navigate through and get in and out without hassle. Now I can actually sing along to new songs and purchase the tracks directly from the app, which is a great bonus to have on my Android device. If you love the discovery of song lyrics and enjoy being able to sing along to your favorite music, then musiXmatch is the perfect companion app to download.

musiXmatch is available for free in the Google Play Store. Requires Android 2.1 and higher. Play Link

This is part of our Android App of the Day series. We take our favorite app for Android for each day and post it here for you to check out. Feel free to check out all of our App of the Day posts here.