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SoundHound - Music Discovery

SoundHound - Music Discovery

Find & play songs with lyrics

181K ratings
2331 reviews
With Ads#149 in free Music
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • April 27, 2010
  • August 11, 2026

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SoundHound, Inc.
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Identify songs playing around you with a simple tap or voice command. Discover new music, view lyrics in real-time, and build playlists with integrated music streaming services.

✓Identify music by listening
✓Sing or hum to find songs
✓Real-time lyrics with LiveLyrics®
✓Voice control with 'Hey SoundHound'
✓Build playlists with Apple Music/Spotify
✓Built-in YouTube player
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What users say about SoundHound

Reviews of SoundHound are mixed: the Music app is rated 4.8/5 from 181K App Store ratings. What users like most: excellent song identification, provides song details and lyrics. Top complaints: inconsistent performance, often fails to identify songs, limited database, struggles with obscure/niche music. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🎉Excellent song identification
  • 📚Provides song details and lyrics
  • 🎵Works well for a variety of music genres
  • 🤖Accurate even with humming/singing
  • 💾Saves search history

Negative things

  • 🐛Inconsistent performance, often fails to identify songs
  • 🔍Limited database, struggles with obscure/niche music
  • 💰Aggressive monetization with ads and paywalls
  • 🔌Drains battery life
  • 🤯Confusing UI changes and removed features
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What's New in SoundHound

10.4.1

August 11, 2026

Some of our favorite songs are: “Bug a Boo” - Destiny’s Child “Bugs” - Pearl Jam “June Bug” - Melvins “Stink Bug” - Beastie Boys “Lovebug” - Jonas Brothers Our least favorite things are bugs. We got rid of some and made additional improvements.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$6.99

Ad Removal

Ad-free experience in SoundHound

Charts

Top Free

📉 149-7

Music

This app dropped -7 positions in Music chart.

Last updated on October 15, 2026.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Change to ClownHound Trash

Shazam nails it every time, while SoundHound is asking if you are humming or singing a tune.
AlienbuttAlienbutt

Terrible anymore

Used to be really good.
Now cannot identify well-known songs sitting next to a radio speaker. Annoying.
Beaker30Beaker30

Better than Shazam…

At least for electronic music
KevinkantinioKevinkantinio

Totally useless

As my title says
A furious playerA furious player

Not what it used to be

14 year user. This app no longer works like it used to. Can’t believe after so long I’m gonna go back to Shazam.
S. DempfS. Dempf
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Search bar not working, unable to find songs by typing

Bug

Frequent crashes and errors, especially when trying to play identified songs

Bug

Inaccurate song identification, often returning irrelevant results

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Requested Features

4 requests

Expand music database to cover more genres and artists

Feature

Improve song recognition accuracy, especially for non-mainstream music

Feature

Provide an ad-free paid version without limiting core functionality

Feature

Restore previous features like landscape mode lyrics and better offline support

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FAQ

What does SoundHound do?

SoundHound identifies music playing around you by listening to a few seconds of audio. It can also identify songs if you sing or hum a tune. The app provides song title, artist, album information, and lyrics.

How can I find songs with SoundHound?

You can tap the large orange SoundHound button in the app, use the notification center widget, or 3D touch on the app icon. For hands-free identification, you can say 'Hey SoundHound... What's that song?'

Does SoundHound have lyrics?

Yes, SoundHound features real-time, karaoke-style lyrics with its LiveLyrics® technology. You can view and sing along to lyrics for discovered songs.

Can I play music within SoundHound?

SoundHound integrates with Apple Music and Spotify, allowing you to build playlists and listen to songs. It also includes a free, built-in YouTube player for song playback if you don't have a music subscription.

Is SoundHound free to use?

The core music identification and playback features are free. However, to build personalized playlists and access certain advanced features with Apple Music or Spotify, a SoundHound account and a music subscription are required. There are also in-app purchases available.