Encore Karaoke vs Singa

Encore Karaoke is an open-source karaoke player for computers that uses music supplied by the user; a song library is not included by default. It works best with MIDI and MP3+G files and also supports popular audio and video formats. An audio mixer can enhance a singer’s voice, video recording captures performances, and advanced scoring gives real-time feedback on pitch and timing. Encore Sessions lets people create karaoke rooms, while EnMoku allows song queuing, chat, and cheering from a machine without installing an app. The player can romanize Japanese and Korean songs automatically, and users can place their own background images or videos behind lyrics. The latest listed release describes OBS scene automation and overlays for lyrics and the current setlist. The setup menu is PIN-protected and starts with PIN 0000, which users can change. The listing includes Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows, with desktop support varying by release: Windows for versions 1.0.0–1.3.1, Linux from 1.4.0, and macOS from 1.10 onward. The plan costs nothing.

Singa is a karaoke streaming service for singing at home or at venues powered by Singa. Its licensed catalog has over 120,000 songs, including original artist recordings and tracks in English, Spanish and more than 40 other languages. Singers can change pitch, turn on guide vocals, manage a queue and use a pop-out player. AirPlay can send karaoke to a compatible television while users browse songs and control the queue on an iPhone or iPad. Consumer Freemium and Premium plans are for private use; commercial use requires a Business license. Singa Business serves venues, schools, care homes and nonprofits, and its Business Box offers session and time management, kiosk mode and prepared playlists for karaoke rooms. Premium costs $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year; both renew automatically unless canceled, and prices may vary by country. Singa Pro costs €99 a month and includes professional use. Songs stream online and cannot be downloaded as audio or video files, and the service has no performance-recording feature. Singa is available on Android, iOS and web.