How much does a lyric video cost? Real prices, October 2026
A lyric video can cost nothing but your time, a fixed price per video, or a few cents of a monthly plan. What you pay depends on who does the timing — the slow part — and whether you need it without a watermark. Here are the three routes and the published prices of the main lyric video apps, checked on 23 October 2026.
The three ways to pay for a lyric video
| Do it yourself | Hire an editor | Lyric video app | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money | Free editors exist (CapCut, Canva, DaVinci Resolve) | Quote per project | From under USD 1 to USD 49 per song |
| Time | Hours per song: you type and time every line | Briefing and revisions | Minutes: the app syncs the lyrics |
| Best for | Total control, no budget | A one-off, custom design | Every single, every release |
Doing it yourself costs no money but is the slowest route: the hours go into placing each line on the exact moment it's sung. The guides for CapCut, Premiere Pro and DaVinci and your phone show the steps.
Hiring an editor makes sense for a fully custom video. Prices aren't published in one place: freelancers quote per project, depending on the design, the length and the revisions. Ask what's included before you agree — sizes, rounds of changes and whether you get the project files. More on briefing one in hiring a video editor.
A lyric video app does the timing for you. The prices below are the ones each company published.
Lyric video app prices, compared
Checked on 23 October 2026 on each company's own page (the App Store listing for Musixmatch). Prices change: check them before you buy.
| App | How you pay | What a full lyric video costs |
|---|---|---|
| Musixmatch Pro | Single in-app purchase | USD 49 for “1 Lyric Video Full Length” |
| Rotor Videos | Credits per download, or yearly plans for one artist | 4 credits; credits cost USD 9.99 each, USD 44.99 for 5 or USD 79.99 for 10 (about USD 32 to 40 per lyric video). Artist Unlimited plans from USD 9.99 a month billed yearly |
| Specterr | Monthly plans | Free plan with watermark, 720p and 1 video a day; Pro USD 29 a month for 5 videos (about USD 5.80 each) |
| Youka (karaoke) | Monthly credits | 5 to 10 credits per track; Basic USD 9.99 a month for 100 credits. It removes the vocals: it's for karaoke, not for promoting your own song |
| TONTRIA Clips | Credits per minute of song, monthly plans or packs | About 4 credits for a 3½-minute song; Creator USD 10 a month for 150 credits (about USD 0.27 per lyric video) |
Each one does something the others don't: Musixmatch is where the synced lyrics on Spotify come from, Rotor and Specterr are built around templates and visualizers, Youka removes the voice. The comparisons are in the Musixmatch, Rotor, Specterr and Youka alternatives.
What changes the price
- Who does the timing. Typing and timing the lines is most of the work. An app that brings the synced lyrics, or syncs the singing, removes it.
- Watermark and resolution. Free plans usually export in 720p with a watermark; for a release you want 1080p without it.
- Length. Apps that charge by minute cost more for a 6-minute song than for a 2-minute one; per-video prices don't change.
- How many versions. A 16:9 video for YouTube plus a 9:16 one for TikTok, Reels and Shorts is two exports. Check whether the price covers both.
- Custom design. Animated type made by hand for one song is the expensive part of a hired job; templates keep it cheap.
The cost per song in TONTRIA Clips
In Video Lyrics you paste the song's Spotify or YouTube link (or upload the audio and the cover). Clips brings the official cover and the synced lyrics, or syncs the singing, and you choose the style from 8 animated templates, horizontal or vertical.
- 1 credit = 1 minute of song: a 3½-minute song uses about 4 credits. Editing and exporting again is free.
- Free: 30 credits once, no card — about seven lyric videos, 720p with a watermark.
- Creator: USD 10 a month (USD 7 billed yearly), 150 credits, 1080p without a watermark.
- Pro USD 20 and Label USD 99, up to 4K at 60 fps. Extra packs: 100 credits for USD 10, and they don't expire.
The credits are shared with the Spotify Canvas and the vertical clips of the same release. All the plans are on the pricing page.
Sources
checked October 23, 2026