Shazam Alternatives for iPhone

There are many alternatives to Shazam for iPhone if you are looking for a replacement. The best iPhone alternative is SoundHound, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shazam and eight of them are available for iPhone so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting iPhone alternatives to Shazam are WatZatSong, Musixmatch, WhoSampled and SoundCatcher.

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Shazam alternatives are mainly Music Recognition Apps, but if you're looking for Music Discovery Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Online, Open Source, Windows, Kindle Fire, Linux and iPhone. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Shazam.
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  1. SoundHound icon

    SoundHound

     278 likes

    The world's fastest music search and discovery mobile app, with exclusive singing and humming search, one-tap sharing, and LiveLyrics.

    29 SoundHound alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
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    • Almost everyone thinks SoundHound is a great Shazam alternative.

    • SoundHound is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Shazam.

    • SoundHound is the most popular free alternative to Shazam.

    • SoundHound is Freemium and ProprietaryShazam is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. WatZatSong icon

    WatZatSong

     16 likes

    WatZatSong is a community of music enthusiasts who can identify most songs and tracks. So visit the site, create an account, and record the song.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  4. Musixmatch icon

    Musixmatch

     86 likes

    Musixmatch is the world’s largest lyrics catalog, giving you synchronized song lyrics with multilingual translations for all your music.

    45 Musixmatch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Wear
    • Spotify
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Online
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    Comments about Musixmatch as an Alternative to Shazam
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    I doesn't do what shazam does obviously

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    It doesn't identify the song by listening to it.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    Musixmatch gives lyrics while Shazam identifies songs

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
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    Musixmatch icon

    • Some users think Musixmatch is a great Shazam alternative, some don't.

    • Musixmatch is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Shazam.

    • Musixmatch is Freemium and ProprietaryShazam is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. SoundCatcher icon

    SoundCatcher

     3 likes

    SoundCatcher makes impossible! This app provides you with the smart technology of instant music recognition. Just tap on S button on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and discover what song is playing around you now.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. Musera icon

    Musera

     1 like

    Musera is a music social media and helps you recognize songs, listen to song preview, rate for songs, chat with users and more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  9. ACRCloud icon

    ACRCloud

     25 likes

    ACRCloud provides best audio fingerprinting cloud services with its 40m music database for audio recognition, query by humming, broadcast monitoring ( music / ads ) , live TV channel detection, copyright detection and customised content recognition.

    24 ACRCloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
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    Comments about ACRCloud as an Alternative to Shazam
    BarnMTB
    Negative
    2

    ACRCloud provide app developers the ability to build Shazam-like functionality into their apps and services - ACRCloud doesn't provide their own standalone music identification app itself.

    Shazam is a standalone app that identifies songs playing using microphone.

    stevewang
    Positive
    1

    ACRCloud provides the best audio fingerprinting service for companies and developers to build Shazam-like apps. It has 40 million music databases to ensure the recognition rate and a super fast response time to get excellent user experience.

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    • Most users think ACRCloud is a great Shazam alternative.

    • ACRCloud is Freemium and ProprietaryShazam is Free Personal and Proprietary
  10. Vollou icon

    Vollou

     2 likes

    Vollou is a mobile app for parties and music where users can identify songs, upload photos and videos and share their memories with their friends.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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