SoundHound - Music Discovery

Name: SoundHound - Music Discovery
Rating: 4.8 (180767 reviews)
Author: SoundHound, Inc.

By: SoundHound, Inc.

Find & play songs with lyrics

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

(180,767) 5 ratings

Version:

10.3.6 Last updated: 2026-06-11

Version code:

886280487

Creation date:

2010-04-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

41.48MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-29

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,181 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#4 in sound keyword 39 ▼ 1#64 in music keyword 48 ▼ 1#80 in chatbotsplace keyword 22 ▼ 15

Other platforms

SoundHound - Music Discovery (v10.5.6)

124,928,383 3.67

(917,917)

For Developers

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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

Love this app. Best. One thing that refrains me from using it is the lack of pip. This is a smartphone and always doing something so this would be a great feature. Please implement it. Thank you

by Lu*****, 2026-06-21

This app has got to be the absolute worst song identifier on the Apple Store. Seriously, it just spins and spins and spins until it regretfully informs you that it can’t find whatever it is you’re looking for. Don’t waste your time.