When performers forget the words mid-number, they're taught to mouth “watermelon” and keep going — it looks like singing from the back of the room. This app exists so you never have to.
Watermelon · Starling Labs
Lip-sync practice for performers
Learn a song by heart, one pass at a time — so when the lights come up, the words are there. Watermelon turns a track you already own into a practice studio.
What it does
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Bring your own music. Watermelon isn't a store. It works with the audio already on your phone or tablet, and never uploads it anywhere.
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The words are free. Lyrics scroll in time with the song at no cost. A credit unlocks one song's practice tools for good.
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Practice that sticks. Loop the tricky parts, hide more words each pass, and test yourself until you know it cold.
Where the name comes from
Privacy, in one line
Your music, your lyrics and everything about how you practice stay on your device. No ads, no analytics, no tracking across other apps. Signing in with Google keeps your credits attached to you rather than to a phone, so they survive a reinstall.