Comparison
Lyrcs vs RhymeZone
Found RhymeZone looking for rhymes? Here is how Lyrcs compares, feature by feature, in plain English.
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RhymeZone is the rhyming dictionary a lot of writers reach for: type a word into the website and it lists rhymes, near rhymes, synonyms, and more. It is a lookup tool, though, not a place to write. You search it in a browser, copy a word back into wherever your lyrics actually live, and search again on the next line. Lyrcs puts the rhymes inside the writing itself, a real lyrics editor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
The table below lists every Lyrcs feature, explains what it means, and shows whether RhymeZone has it. RhymeZone is a strong dictionary, so it shares that one axis with Lyrcs, but it does not count the syllables on your lines, highlight rhymes as you type, suggest rhymes for the word at your cursor, or keep your words as files. It is a website you look things up in, not a tool that helps as you write.
| Feature | Lyrcs | RhymeZone |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | ||
| MacAvailable on Mac. | ||
| iPhone & iPadAvailable on iPhone and iPad. | ||
| AndroidAvailable on Android phones and tablets. | ||
| Optimized for each platformLyrcs is built for each platform it runs on, so the Mac app feels like a real Mac app and the iPhone and iPad apps feel right at home too, with all the niceties of each platform out of the box. RhymeZone is a website you use in a browser, so there is no native app to feel at home on Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Lyrcs is a real app on each. | ||
| Works offlineWrite anywhere with no internet connection; everything you need is on your device. | ||
| No account requiredOpen the app and start writing right away. There is no sign-up, no login, and no account to create. | ||
| Syllable counting | ||
| Counts syllables for youSyllables are counted automatically and update as you type, so you never count on your fingers. | ||
| All counts, always shownEvery line shows its syllable count at all times, so you can see the shape of the whole song at a glance, rather than only the line your cursor is on. | ||
| Custom overridesTeach the counter how you pronounce a word when you disagree with it, and it remembers your choice everywhere. | ||
| Rhyme highlighting | ||
| Perfect rhymesWords that rhyme are given the same color the moment you type them, so rhyme schemes are visible at a glance. | ||
| End of line or any wordChoose whether highlighting only looks at the last word of each line, or considers every word on any line so internal rhymes light up too. | ||
| Group by section or fileDecide whether rhymes are matched within each section or across the whole file, so a chorus and a verse can be colored independently. | ||
| Highlight identical wordsOptionally mark repeated identical words so you can spot when you have leaned on the same word twice. | ||
| 20 distinct colorsTwenty separate rhyme colors mean even dense, multi-rhyme passages stay readable. | ||
| Color-blind friendlyThe rhyme colors are chosen to stay distinguishable for people with color blindness, so the rhyme scheme is still readable no matter how you see color. | ||
| Custom near rhymesTell Lyrcs that any two words rhyme, no matter how different they sound, like "home" and "alone", and it highlights them together from then on. | ||
| Rhyming dictionary | ||
| Search built inLook up rhymes for any word without leaving the editor, so you never open a browser mid-line. Lyrcs has the dictionary on every device, and it works offline. Searching rhymes is the whole of what RhymeZone does, and it does it well, but it is a separate website you look words up in, not a dictionary inside the editor where you write. In Lyrcs the dictionary is built in and works offline. | ||
| Dictionary works offlineThe rhyming dictionary ships inside the app, so lookups work with no internet connection. | ||
| Common-words filterHide obscure entries and show only words people actually use. | ||
| Annotations | ||
| Mark sectionsLabel parts of the song, like [Verse] or [Chorus], and they are ignored by the syllable count and rhyme highlighting. | ||
| Specify chordsWrite chords inline above your words; they sit with the lyric without affecting the counts or colors. | ||
| Leave commentsDrop notes to yourself anywhere in the text that the editor treats as annotations, not lyrics. | ||
| Notes | ||
| Notes with each fileKeep a scratch pad attached to each song for alternate lines, ideas, or anything else, stored right alongside the lyric. | ||
| Real-time rhymes | ||
| Rhymes at your cursorAs you type, suggested rhymes for the whole word at the cursor appear in real time, right where you are writing. RhymeZone makes you stop and search a word on its site; Lyrcs surfaces rhymes for the word at your cursor as you type, without leaving the line. | ||
| Rhymes for any selectionHighlight any stretch of text and get live rhymes for exactly that, even part of a single word. Select just one syllable inside a longer word and you get rhymes for that syllable alone, not the whole word. | ||
| Plain text | ||
| Plain .txt filesYour songs are ordinary .txt files you can store locally or in iCloud and open in any other app. Your words stay yours, never trapped in an app's own format that locks you in if it ever stops working. | ||
| Distraction-free | ||
| No ads, everLyrcs has no ads. There is nothing competing with your words for your attention, and there never will be. The RhymeZone website shows ads. | ||
Apps
- Mac
Available on Mac.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- iPhone & iPad
Available on iPhone and iPad.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Android
Available on Android phones and tablets.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Optimized for each platform
Lyrcs is built for each platform it runs on, so the Mac app feels like a real Mac app and the iPhone and iPad apps feel right at home too, with all the niceties of each platform out of the box. RhymeZone is a website you use in a browser, so there is no native app to feel at home on Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Lyrcs is a real app on each.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Works offline
Write anywhere with no internet connection; everything you need is on your device.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- No account required
Open the app and start writing right away. There is no sign-up, no login, and no account to create.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Syllable counting
- Counts syllables for you
Syllables are counted automatically and update as you type, so you never count on your fingers.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- All counts, always shown
Every line shows its syllable count at all times, so you can see the shape of the whole song at a glance, rather than only the line your cursor is on.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Custom overrides
Teach the counter how you pronounce a word when you disagree with it, and it remembers your choice everywhere.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Rhyme highlighting
- Perfect rhymes
Words that rhyme are given the same color the moment you type them, so rhyme schemes are visible at a glance.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- End of line or any word
Choose whether highlighting only looks at the last word of each line, or considers every word on any line so internal rhymes light up too.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Group by section or file
Decide whether rhymes are matched within each section or across the whole file, so a chorus and a verse can be colored independently.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Highlight identical words
Optionally mark repeated identical words so you can spot when you have leaned on the same word twice.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- 20 distinct colors
Twenty separate rhyme colors mean even dense, multi-rhyme passages stay readable.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Color-blind friendly
The rhyme colors are chosen to stay distinguishable for people with color blindness, so the rhyme scheme is still readable no matter how you see color.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Custom near rhymes
Tell Lyrcs that any two words rhyme, no matter how different they sound, like "home" and "alone", and it highlights them together from then on.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Rhyming dictionary
- Search built in
Look up rhymes for any word without leaving the editor, so you never open a browser mid-line. Lyrcs has the dictionary on every device, and it works offline. Searching rhymes is the whole of what RhymeZone does, and it does it well, but it is a separate website you look words up in, not a dictionary inside the editor where you write. In Lyrcs the dictionary is built in and works offline.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Dictionary works offline
The rhyming dictionary ships inside the app, so lookups work with no internet connection.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Common-words filter
Hide obscure entries and show only words people actually use.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Annotations
- Mark sections
Label parts of the song, like [Verse] or [Chorus], and they are ignored by the syllable count and rhyme highlighting.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Specify chords
Write chords inline above your words; they sit with the lyric without affecting the counts or colors.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Leave comments
Drop notes to yourself anywhere in the text that the editor treats as annotations, not lyrics.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Notes
- Notes with each file
Keep a scratch pad attached to each song for alternate lines, ideas, or anything else, stored right alongside the lyric.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Real-time rhymes
- Rhymes at your cursor
As you type, suggested rhymes for the whole word at the cursor appear in real time, right where you are writing. RhymeZone makes you stop and search a word on its site; Lyrcs surfaces rhymes for the word at your cursor as you type, without leaving the line.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
- Rhymes for any selection
Highlight any stretch of text and get live rhymes for exactly that, even part of a single word. Select just one syllable inside a longer word and you get rhymes for that syllable alone, not the whole word.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Plain text
- Plain .txt files
Your songs are ordinary .txt files you can store locally or in iCloud and open in any other app. Your words stay yours, never trapped in an app's own format that locks you in if it ever stops working.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Distraction-free
- No ads, ever
Lyrcs has no ads. There is nothing competing with your words for your attention, and there never will be. The RhymeZone website shows ads.
- Lyrcs
- RhymeZone
Looking for a RhymeZone alternative?
If you keep RhymeZone open in a tab while you write, Lyrcs is the editor that brings the rhymes to you instead. It has a rhyming dictionary built in, like RhymeZone, with the same kind of common-words filtering so you see words people actually use, and it works offline so you never wait for a page to load. The difference is everything around it: Lyrcs counts the syllables on every line at all times, highlights every rhyme the moment you type it, and suggests rhymes for the word, or even part of a word, at your cursor in real time. You stop searching and copying and just write.
Lyrcs also lets you teach it your own near rhymes, mark sections and chords as annotations, and keep notes beside each song. It is a real Mac, iPhone, and iPad app that opens to a blank page with no account, works with no internet connection, and shows no ads. And every song is a plain .txt file you own and can open anywhere, rather than words you looked up on a website and pasted somewhere else. RhymeZone is great for what it is, a dictionary, but it cannot do any of that, because it was never meant to be where you write.
The easiest way to see the difference is to open Lyrcs on iPhone, iPad, or Mac and watch the syllables count and the rhymes light up as you type, with the dictionary right there when you want to search.
What Lyrcs adds
The features below are in Lyrcs but not in RhymeZone. Here is what each one does.
Mac
Available on Mac.
iPhone & iPad
Available on iPhone and iPad.
Optimized for each platform
Lyrcs is built for each platform it runs on, so the Mac app feels like a real Mac app and the iPhone and iPad apps feel right at home too, with all the niceties of each platform out of the box. RhymeZone is a website you use in a browser, so there is no native app to feel at home on Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Lyrcs is a real app on each.
Works offline
Write anywhere with no internet connection; everything you need is on your device.
Counts syllables for you
Syllables are counted automatically and update as you type, so you never count on your fingers.
All counts, always shown
Every line shows its syllable count at all times, so you can see the shape of the whole song at a glance, rather than only the line your cursor is on.
Custom overrides
Teach the counter how you pronounce a word when you disagree with it, and it remembers your choice everywhere.
Perfect rhymes
Words that rhyme are given the same color the moment you type them, so rhyme schemes are visible at a glance.
End of line or any word
Choose whether highlighting only looks at the last word of each line, or considers every word on any line so internal rhymes light up too.
Group by section or file
Decide whether rhymes are matched within each section or across the whole file, so a chorus and a verse can be colored independently.
Highlight identical words
Optionally mark repeated identical words so you can spot when you have leaned on the same word twice.
20 distinct colors
Twenty separate rhyme colors mean even dense, multi-rhyme passages stay readable.
Color-blind friendly
The rhyme colors are chosen to stay distinguishable for people with color blindness, so the rhyme scheme is still readable no matter how you see color.
Custom near rhymes
Tell Lyrcs that any two words rhyme, no matter how different they sound, like "home" and "alone", and it highlights them together from then on.
Dictionary works offline
The rhyming dictionary ships inside the app, so lookups work with no internet connection.
Mark sections
Label parts of the song, like [Verse] or [Chorus], and they are ignored by the syllable count and rhyme highlighting.
Specify chords
Write chords inline above your words; they sit with the lyric without affecting the counts or colors.
Leave comments
Drop notes to yourself anywhere in the text that the editor treats as annotations, not lyrics.
Notes with each file
Keep a scratch pad attached to each song for alternate lines, ideas, or anything else, stored right alongside the lyric.
Rhymes at your cursor
As you type, suggested rhymes for the whole word at the cursor appear in real time, right where you are writing. RhymeZone makes you stop and search a word on its site; Lyrcs surfaces rhymes for the word at your cursor as you type, without leaving the line.
Rhymes for any selection
Highlight any stretch of text and get live rhymes for exactly that, even part of a single word. Select just one syllable inside a longer word and you get rhymes for that syllable alone, not the whole word.
Plain .txt files
Your songs are ordinary .txt files you can store locally or in iCloud and open in any other app. Your words stay yours, never trapped in an app's own format that locks you in if it ever stops working.
No ads, ever
Lyrcs has no ads. There is nothing competing with your words for your attention, and there never will be. The RhymeZone website shows ads.
No ads, ever
RhymeZone shows ads. Lyrcs does not, and never will. When you are writing, the last thing you need is a banner or a video pulling your attention away from the line you are working on.
Lyrcs stays a quiet, focused place to write, with nothing between you and the page, every time you open it.
Your files stay yours
Every Lyrcs song is an ordinary .txt file. You can keep it in iCloud or on your device, back it up, email it, and open it in any other text editor on any platform. Nothing about your words is trapped inside the app.
RhymeZone stores your lyrics in its own format, so they can only be opened in RhymeZone. If it ever shuts down, stops being updated, or you simply want to move on, getting your own words out is a problem. With plain text, that can never happen to you.
Lyrcs vs RhymeZone: frequently asked questions
Is there a RhymeZone app for iPhone or Mac?
RhymeZone is a website you use in a browser, not a native app. Lyrcs is a real Mac, iPhone, and iPad app with a rhyming dictionary built in, so you get RhymeZone-style lookups plus an editor that highlights rhymes and counts syllables as you type, and it works offline.
What is the best RhymeZone alternative?
Lyrcs is the best RhymeZone alternative for songwriters, because it does more than look words up. It has a built-in rhyming dictionary like RhymeZone, and it also counts syllables on every line, highlights rhymes as you type, suggests rhymes at your cursor, lets you define your own near rhymes, and stores your lyrics as plain text files. It is a real Mac, iPhone, and iPad app that works offline.
Does RhymeZone count syllables or highlight rhymes in your text?
No. RhymeZone is a rhyming dictionary: you search a word and it lists rhymes. It does not count the syllables on the lines you write or highlight rhymes in your lyrics as you type. Lyrcs does both automatically, the moment you type, while still giving you a dictionary to search.
Does RhymeZone work offline?
No. RhymeZone is a website, so it needs an internet connection. Lyrcs has its rhyming dictionary built into the app, so lookups and everything else work fully offline.
Do I need to copy words out of RhymeZone into another app?
Yes. RhymeZone is a separate website, so you look a word up there and paste it back into wherever you write. Lyrcs builds the rhymes into the editor, so rhymes appear at your cursor and the dictionary is one search away, all in the same place your lyrics live, and every song is a plain .txt file you keep.
Try Lyrcs
Counts every syllable and lights up every rhyme, so you can create your best lines. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac.