croon Get the app Your story does the work
No prompt to engineer or style to reference — you describe what happened and Croon turns it into the song.
Croon vs Udio
A Udio alternative
built around your story.
Udio is built for audio quality. Croon is built for the story only you can tell.
Download on theApp Store Free to start · Your first song’s on us
Side by side
Croon vs Udio.
Udio is prized for high-fidelity output and fine style control. Croon optimizes for something different: capturing your story and the people in it, in a song you make by talking, not prompting.
Croon Udio
How a song starts A conversation about your story A text prompt (or your own lyrics)
Shaping the lyrics Refine them line by line in the chat Prompt, lyrics and style blending
Best for A song about your own life High-fidelity tracks, fine style control
Covers Sing it in your own voice Reuses a track’s vocal character
Music video Vertical video, made for the feed Focused on audio
Platform Built for iPhone & iPad Web and iPhone
Why Croon
Why people
choose Croon.
Lyrics in your words
Refine the lyrics section by section in the chat, compare before and after, and keep control of every verse.
Your voice, your video
Sing a cover in your own voice and turn any finished song into a vertical video, all in one app.
Where Udio fits
Giving Udio its due.
Udio, founded by former DeepMind researchers, is an AI music generator known for high-fidelity audio and fine-grained control over style. You guide it with a prompt and lyrics, blend style references, and reuse a track’s vocal character — on the web and on iPhone.
If pristine audio quality and precise style control matter most to you, Udio is a strong choice. Croon optimizes for a different outcome: a song about your own life. You talk through the memory, Croon writes the lyrics, and you refine them line by line until they sound like you — then add your own voice or a video for the feed.
How it works
From your story
to a finished song.
Say it
Tell Croon what your song is about — a feeling, a night, a person. No prompt to engineer.
Shape it
Refine the lyrics line by line until they’re yours. Compare versions and roll back.
Bounce it
Croon produces a finished track with vocals and cover art in about a minute.
Good to know
Before you
press record.
Is Croon a good Udio alternative?+
If you want a song about your own life — not a prompt experiment — Croon is built for exactly that. You talk through your story in a chat and Croon turns it into a finished track with vocals and cover art, right on your iPhone.
What’s the difference between Croon and Udio?+
In short, Croon is conversational and personal. Instead of writing a prompt, you tell Croon what happened and refine the lyrics line by line — and you can sing covers in your own voice and turn a song into a video for the feed.
Is Croon free?+
Your first song is on us. Make your first track free, then go Pro for more.
What devices does Croon work on?+
Croon runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 18 or later.
Make a song only you could.
Your first song’s on us. Tell Croon your story and hear it back in about a minute.
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