Shazam: Find Music & Concerts

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4.9of 5 · store
8,723,378ratings on the App Store
460reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

Best-in-class music recognition for modern tracks from popular platforms. Historical and live recordings are recognized inconsistently, and the Shazam history periodically loses saved results.

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What people use it for

People who frequently hear unfamiliar tracks and want to identify them quickly

What reviews praise

Instantly identifies most modern tracks and immediately offers to open them in your favorite streaming app.

What reviews complain about

Older and live music recognition is hit or miss, and the Shazam history is unstable and loses entries.

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Finds newer singers but not so good at finding singers from before 2000's

On multiple occasions I have tried Shazam on songs that I already knew the name of and Shazam keeps getting it wrong. If anything, I wish there was a button that said "Got it wrong? Type the song name below" or at least something like that.