SoundHound - Music Discovery

Name: SoundHound - Music Discovery
Rating: 4.8 (180743 reviews)
Author: SoundHound, Inc.

By: SoundHound, Inc. App

Find & play songs with lyrics

Overview

Version:

10.4

Last updated: 2026-07-24

Features & Capabilities

SoundHound helps you identify songs playing around you in seconds. Tap the orange button or say 'Hey SoundHound' to activate hands-free voice control, discover the song title, artist, and album, and view real-time lyrics with LiveLyrics. Save discoveries to your history and enjoy quick identification on the go.

Connect and play: Link Apple Music or Spotify to build playlists and stream songs, or use the built-in YouTube player for free playback. Share discoveries, sync across devices, and enjoy the magic of SoundHound—backed by Houndify and trusted by 300M+ downloads for an immersive music discovery experience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio Entertainment

By:

SoundHound, Inc.

Rating:

4.80

(180,743) 2 ratings

Version:

10.4 Last updated: 2026-07-24

Version code:

888649392

Creation date:

2010-04-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

41.32MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-10

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,202 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#6 in sound keyword 41 #54 in voice control keyword 27 ▲

Other platforms

SoundHound - Music Discovery (v10.5.6)

124,929,814 3.62

(916,314)

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

SoundHound, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/soundhound-music-discovery/id355554941

Website:

http://www.soundhound.com/

User Reviews

User reviews indicate SoundHound's performance has degraded: the app often fails to identify songs, is slow and glitchy, and users report intrusive ads (including full audio and explicit ads). Many say it hasn't been updated in a long time and feels neglected, with issues like social sharing and purchase restoration. A few note it used to be stronger than rivals like Shazam, but current feedback is overwhelmingly negative. Top issues: poor recognition accuracy, performance problems, disruptive ads, and lack of maintenance.

Pros

Historically strong song identification performance; users note it used to identify songs quickly and accurately and, in some reviews, was considered better than Shazam.
Long-standing app used for years, suggesting prior reliability and familiarity.
Previously offered an ad-free option via a paid upgrade.

Cons

Frequent failure to recognize songs; accuracy is poor and inconsistent across many reviews.
Slow performance and frequent glitches; identification takes long and app is 'glitchy as hell'.
Intrusive ads, including full audio ads and sexually explicit ads.
Lack of updates/maintenance; app appears neglected with the last update reportedly in early 2026.
Social sharing features not working; issues with sharing songs on social media.

Recent reviews

SoundHound used to be great. It was the only app you could sing or hum and believe it or not it would identify songs like magic. However, apparently they couldn't keep up and slowly faded into irrelevance. The app is slow, buggy, and I can’t remember the last time it identified a song from humming. Open on Apple music? Sometimes works. Open on YouTube? On occasion works… I guess if you got a beef with Shazam you could in a pinch use it, but the fact is that after Apple acquired Shazam and made it native to iOS there is no real reason for SoundHound to exist.