# Hum — Your songwriting, organized > Songwriting organization app for lyrics, notes, and audio recordings. (iPhone/iPad app by Just Hum.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hum/id796154884 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Just Hum](https://appshunter.io/developer/796154887) - Category: Music, Productivity - Price: $2.99 - Rating: 3.70/5 from 44 App Store ratings · 95 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 67 MB - Languages: American English, German (Germany), European Portuguese, Mexican Spanish, Swedish - Released: 2014-01-26 - Data updated: 2026-09-06 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hum/id796154884/reviews.md ## What is Hum? Hum combines lyric-writing, note-taking, and audio recording into a single app for capturing and organizing all your songwriting ideas. Hum keeps your lyrics and song ideas organized and sortable so you never lose anything again. Hum keeps everything backed up and in sync with Dropbox. • Tag and sort any of your lyrics and riffs by key, tuning, tonality, color, and mood. • Share your ideas via email or iMessage. • Import audio from other apps. • Keep a page of notes for each song, separate from your lyrics. • Play your ideas straight from the library—no need to tap into a song to audition your ideas. • Keep organized with folders • Keep your library backed up and in sync with Dropbox. • Stay in tune with a built-in tuner. If you’ve enjoyed using Hum, please leave a review. ## Key features - Lyric writing - Note-taking - Audio recording - Tagging and sorting - Dropbox backup and sync - Built-in tuner ## Recent user reviews (10 of 95) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hum/id796154884/reviews.md ### 1/5 — This app completely ruined my day *2026-06-09, version 1.12* This is nothing more than a notepad with a voice memo they charge you for that you can’t get a refund. The app is a joke. ### 5/5 — 5 stars, 1 very happy artist *2024-11-02* I’m a singer-songwriter and this is my favorite app ever. I’ve been using Hum for years (I think I downloaded it in 2014, so maybe even from the start) and I have never had any complaints. It’s simple, well-designed, and effective for capturing new songs on the go. Unlike the default voice memo app, this one has a way to add and edit a title/ lyrics right along with the music. I’ve recorded over 100 memos on it and I’m not stopping! This app has a beautiful and very user friendly UX. I always write music and lyrics together, so the lyrics feature is a huge plus for me. The ability to add keys, tuning, capo #, and color coding and folders is great for reference too. Nearly every feature about the app seems intentional and supportive to artists. I’ve even recorded an entire album using just Hum and basic production software (a low-fi EP that was written, recorded, and produced while living abroad in Chile - “songs from Santiago”). I couldn’t be happier with my overall experience. The cherry on top is the Dropbox sync. I’ve been through many models of iPhones and my trusty Hums have always been safe. (Although it’s a good practice to keep an extra backup to be safe.) Best of all, it’s completely free and I have never seen a single ad, paywall, or pressure to subscribe for more features. Honestly, this is one of the few apps I would pay for if it came to that, just to support the talented, small, creative team that must have designed it. Thanks Hum creators and please never ever retire this lovely little app. Thank you for supporting creatives! 💜 ### 1/5 — What does it even do *2024-08-19, version 1.12* The app is just a bloated journal and vocal recorder. There’s an entire page of buttons with musical notes and slides but no function. Every time I try to email the app crashes. I can’t believe I spent $3 on this. ### 5/5 — Best tool if you’re a songwriter *2023-09-08, version 1.12* It’s great cuz it’s easy to use and certain features make it great… If your phone is in low battery mode it won’t go dark where the app is running. Also it takes up much less memory on your phone than voice recordings. I also use it to send songs I’ve written via email to myself and friends. The quality is as good as can get for phone recording. It normalizes your recordings. I love this app. Salvador Bella Songwriting is my YouTube ### 1/5 — Dropbox sync broken *2023-04-03, version 1.12* The app has been crashing within 30 seconds of being opened. This is consistently happening until I turn Dropbox sync off. The app works without it, but I’m concerned about not having my work backed up, and also not sure how I’m going to move hundreds of song ideas from this phone the new one I want to buy, without the Dropbox functionality. Currently looking for a new songwriting app solution until the dev is able to address the sync issue. I emailed them a couple of times over the last week but received no reply, so I’m not hopeful at the moment. ### 2/5 — iPad not supported by Hum? Only one device for dropbox? *2022-12-16, version 1.12* So I lost a lot of song ideas on my iPad. Big deal? Huge deal. I loved this app. And maybe I can recover my files from a backup, but I doubt it (for technical reasons I won’t get into). If Hum doesn’t support iPad, then finding out by losing files shows a lack of transparency for an app meant to STORE DATA. HUM is only capable of storing data from ONE device? Did I miss the warnings? And the file names in Dropbox are “code” not the titles, like the ones Hum assigns when you fail to type a title. Not only THAT, audio goes to one folder and text to another. Not only that, but don’t change anything in Dropbox or you may screw it all up. Maybe I missed the warnings. Except I didn’t. Granted, you can save any given file however you want, one-by-one. But why bother when you get Dropbox, mostly to sync your numerous recordings? I love Hum, but one more complaint: is it me or did the sound quality drop from iPhone 7+ to 13? Sloppy. ### 4/5 — Useful for Songwriting but Has Issues *2022-07-16, version 1.12* Good app but Bluetooth support is lacklustre. Will work for one song and then disconnect. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-12-11, version 1.12* Won’t share with voice memos or messenger. Wondering if this app is even supported anymore. A few years since last release. How do I get my money back. ### 5/5 — Easy and intuitive *2021-10-01, version 1.12* I like to start with lyrics on paper, once things start to come together, this app makes the details so easy to capture. I love this app! ### 2/5 — Needs updating badly! *2021-04-16, version 1.12* Hum makes better recordings than Voice Memos, but lately has been very spotty when attempting to share files. The sharing is a big part of making the recordings in the first place, so I’m really wishing the developers of the app would update it so we can get back to making sweet music together. This review turns into 5 stars once it’s updated! ## Frequently asked questions about Hum ### What does the Hum app do? Hum is a songwriting app that combines lyric writing, note-taking, and audio recording into a single platform. It helps you capture, organize, and manage all your song ideas, ensuring you never lose a creative spark. ### What are the key features of Hum? Key features include lyric writing, separate note pages for each song, audio recording and import, tagging and sorting by key, tuning, tonality, color, and mood, folder organization, Dropbox backup and sync, and a built-in tuner. ### Is Hum free to use? Yes, the application is free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description. ### How does Hum help with organization? Hum allows you to tag and sort your lyrics and riffs by various criteria like key, tuning, tonality, color, and mood. You can also use folders to further organize your song ideas, making them easily accessible and sortable. ### Can I back up my song ideas with Hum? Yes, Hum keeps your library backed up and in sync with Dropbox. This ensures that your songwriting ideas are safe and accessible across devices. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.12 — 2019-11-05 Added in 1.12 Added - A huge under the hood update to add dark mode Fixes - There were a few bugs with searching when there weren't any results Improved - Waveform drawing and scrubbing is now improve throughout ### 1.11.7 — 2019-05-31 Added in 1.11.7 Fixed - Playback while scrubbing was only working intermittently Added in 1.11.6 Added - You can now long press on a note name to hear a preview of the note Improved - The library view doesn’t jump around so much when syncing to Dropbox Added in 1.11.5 Fixed - We fixed a concurrency issue with how we were saving data Fixed - We no longer show table row edit actions when playing a song Improved - Removed a ton of UI logic that was no longer used in current versions of Hum Improved - We now show a confirmation when you delete a folder, restore from the trash, or delete something permanently Improved - We now close the keyboard when you’re done searching Improved - We’ve re-implemented out swipe actions, making it harder to accidentally permanently delete a Hum. Added in 1.11.4 Fixed - Hum will no longer crash if you don’t have email setup on your device. Fixed - There was a rare case where Hums would disappear if you synced Hum to multiple devices over the years. This show stopper of a bug has been fixed. Fixed - We now automatically restart the syncing engine after sync failures and retry. Fixed - There was a crash when generating a waveform. Improved - Much more logging and testing has been added to our syncing engine. Improved - There are now confirmation messages when moving a Hum into the trash or a folder. Improved - Checkmarks throughout the app have been made more consistent. Improved - Some Trash user interface logic has been improved. Added in 1.11.3 Improved - Syncing should be a bit more robust Fixed - The placement of the Done button when editing your library was goofy. Added in 1.11.2 Added - You can now ask Siri to “add a new Hum.” It's amazing! Added in 1.11.1 Fixed - Disabling Dropbox syncing works better. Added in 1.11 Added - Folders. You can now add Hums to folders to further keep things organized. ### 1.11.6 — 2019-05-23 Added in 1.11.6 Added - You can now long press on a note name to hear a preview of the note Improved - The library view doesn’t jump around so much when syncing to Dropbox Added in 1.11.5 Fixed - We fixed a concurrency issue with how we were saving data Fixed - We no longer show table row edit actions when playing a song Improved - Removed a ton of UI logic that was no longer used in current versions of Hum Improved - We now show a confirmation when you delete a folder, restore from the trash, or delete something permanently Improved - We now close the keyboard when you’re done searching Improved - We’ve re-implemented out swipe actions, making it harder to accidentally permanently delete a Hum. Added in 1.11.4 Fixed - Hum will no longer crash if you don’t have email setup on your device. Fixed - There was a rare case where Hums would disappear if you synced Hum to multiple devices over the years. This show stopper of a bug has been fixed. Fixed - We now automatically restart the syncing engine after sync failures and retry. Fixed - There was a crash when generating a waveform. Improved - Much more logging and testing has been added to our syncing engine. Improved - There are now confirmation messages when moving a Hum into the trash or a folder. Improved - Checkmarks throughout the app have been made more consistent. Improved - Some Trash user interface logic has been improved. Added in 1.11.3 Improved - Syncing should be a bit more robust Fixed - The placement of the Done button when editing your library was goofy. Added in 1.11.2 Added - You can now ask Siri to “add a new Hum.” It's amazing! Added in 1.11.1 Fixed - Disabling Dropbox syncing works better. Added in 1.11 Added - Folders. You can now add Hums to folders to further keep things organized. ### 1.11.5 — 2019-04-08 Added in 1.11.5 Fixed - We fixed a concurrency issue with how we were saving data Fixed - We no longer show table row edit actions when playing a song Improved - Removed a ton of UI logic that was no longer used in current versions of Hum Improved - We now show a confirmation when you delete a folder, restore from the trash, or delete something permanently Improved - We now close the keyboard when you’re done searching Improved - We’ve re-implemented out swipe actions, making it harder to accidentally permanently delete a Hum. Added in 1.11.4 Fixed - Hum will no longer crash if you don’t have email setup on your device. Fixed - There was a rare case where Hums would disappear if you synced Hum to multiple devices over the years. This show stopper of a bug has been fixed. Fixed - We now automatically restart the syncing engine after sync failures and retry. Fixed - There was a crash when generating a waveform. Improved - Much more logging and testing has been added to our syncing engine. Improved - There are now confirmation messages when moving a Hum into the trash or a folder. Improved - Checkmarks throughout the app have been made more consistent. Improved - Some Trash user interface logic has been improved. Added in 1.11.3 Improved - Syncing should be a bit more robust Fixed - The placement of the Done button when editing your library was goofy. Added in 1.11.2 Added - You can now ask Siri to “add a new Hum.” It's amazing! Added in 1.11.1 Fixed - Disabling Dropbox syncing works better. Added in 1.11 Added - Folders. You can now add Hums to folders to further keep things organized. ### 1.11.4 — 2019-02-27 Added in 1.11.4 Fixed - Hum will no longer crash if you don’t have email setup on your device. Fixed - There was a rare case where Hums would disappear if you synced Hum to multiple devices over the years. This show stopper of a bug has been fixed. Fixed - We now automatically restart the syncing engine after sync failures and retry. Fixed - There was a crash when generating a waveform. Improved - Much more logging and testing has been added to our syncing engine. Improved - There are now confirmation messages when moving a Hum into the trash or a folder. Improved - Checkmarks throughout the app have been made more consistent. Improved - Some Trash user interface logic has been improved. Added in 1.11.3 Improved - Syncing should be a bit more robust Fixed - The placement of the Done button when editing your library was goofy. Added in 1.11.2 Added - You can now ask Siri to “add a new Hum.” It's amazing! Added in 1.11.1 Fixed - Disabling Dropbox syncing works better. Added in 1.11 Added - Folders. 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