# What the Song: Instant Tune ID — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of What the Song by Tsai San San, rated 4.70/5 from 4,133 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-the-song-instant-tune-id/id618084065/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-the-song-instant-tune-id/id618084065.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,557 · 4★ 339 · 3★ 105 · 2★ 27 · 1★ 105 ## What do users think of What the Song? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Works great mostly - 👍 Love the app - 👍 The best song app!! - 👍 Works amazingly well - 👍 Great way to find music titles - 👍 The best! - 👍 Love this app! - 👍 Great software that always works - 👍 On point - 👍 Always on point - 👍 This one is the best of all the rest - 👍 Lots of fun - 👍 Includes Spanish song lookup - 👍 Life relief - 👍 Great for baby boomers - 👍 Super fan - 👍 Fantastic app - 👍 Very valuable app **Cons** - 🐛 Background noise can interfere - 🐛 No match found - 🐛 Does not recognize many songs - 🐛 Not good at older songs - 🐛 Discover rate is low - 🐛 Doesn't recognize half of songs - 🐛 Worthless! - 🐛 It don't work - 🐛 Poor sound recognition - 🐛 Waste of money - 🐛 Can't recognize a lot of songs - 🐛 Nice try - 🐛 No longer works - 🐛 Worst app ever **Commonly reported bugs** - Login screen freezes - Incompatible with older devices **Most requested features** - Add the date song was released - Automatic song identification without pressing buttons ## Newest reviews (12 of 51) ### 4/5 — Works great mostly *2023-08-03* I love how this app identifies almost any song and gives me the title and artist name quickly. My only complaint is that background noise can interfere with its recognition. If the music isn’t clear, loud or close enough, it either won’t recognize it or take too long and the song ends. The human ear can filter out noises like a horn honk, people talking and other background noise. A computer should be able to do a better job. While it’s the best song identifier I’ve tried and it gives you good prompts such as aim your microphone in the direction of the song, etc. I often find aiming the mic upwards helps as does running closer to the music ASAP. Usually it finds your song and I love how it gives you a list of every song it’s ever identified for you when you open the app and all you have to do to start the identifier is press the blue mic icon on the top right corner! Test it out before you need it. Try outdoors, in a car, a club, restaurant, bar, indoors, anywhere you might be when that song you want might play. Be prepared and know how to use this app because the music you want to identity always plays at times and places when you least expect it!! 🤗’s, Scott ### 4/5 — Too awesome *2022-10-14, version 2.4.0* When all else fails I rely on you to find out who I’m listening to on the radio. You have never let me down like most of the other apps out there. So thanks🥳 ### 2/5 — Not good at older songs *2022-05-12, version 2.4.0* Tried it on older classic pop instrumental music (1950s and 60s) and it couldn’t identify a single one (missed 5 out of 5). ### 3/5 — AJ *2021-08-11, version 2.4.0* Not a bad service , but somewhat limited for my use. I can get a little over half of what I hear from the college radio stations in the area (most usually provide playlists, but it can be spotty or intermittent on occasion), but not enough of stuff that’s on small labels or bandcamp. I realize this is an apple related ap, but it doesn’t cover as much as I might like. ### 2/5 — Discover Rate *2021-05-14, version 2.3* This app identifies the song about 10% of the time. Out of the three apps I’ve tried including What-The-Song, Sound Hound, and Shazam, Shazam is by far the best with a success rate of I would guess over 90% of the time. ### 5/5 — Always on point *2020-12-28, version 2.3* Love this App ### 3/5 — What the song *2020-09-25, version 2.3* I used to really like what’s that song because I could listen to music but now that it is Apple Music you pay a monthly charge so the app is gone from my phone ### 5/5 — WTS *2020-08-24, version 2.2* When will I get an update? ### 5/5 — This one is the best of all the rest *2020-07-04, version 2.2* This one is the best of all the rest ### 4/5 — Problem *2020-06-25, version 2.2* It can’t even recognize ESP from the Bee Gees ### 5/5 — Poor sound recognition *2020-05-25, version 2.2* Doesn’t recognize most of the songs. Popular rock ### 5/5 — Lots of fun *2020-03-21, version 2.2* My grandkids love to see if they can fool the App. So far the App is winning ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No match found *2022-11-04, version 2.4.0* I was trying to find this very specific version of “off to Dublin in the green” using this app but it failed me. ### 1/5 — Come Fly with me *2022-07-17, version 2.4.0* This app did not work for me. I tried it out singing several well-known Frank Sinatra songs and the app didn’t recognize any of them. For example “come fly with me.“ That should be readily recognized and yet it said no match. Perhaps it will only work if I hold the iPhone up to a CD playing Frank Sinatra. But then I wouldn’t have to identify it would I?. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2022-05-25, version 2.4.0* Does not recognize many songs. Not worth the effort of downloading. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t recognize half of songs *2020-11-28, version 2.3* From my experience I’m lucky if this app recognizes half the pop songs I try it on! I wish I’d selected another. ### 1/5 — Worthless! *2020-11-05, version 2.3* This app is surprisingly worthless considering the reviews and ratings! It does a horrible job successfully searching for music and can barely identify songs. In addition, it does not provide an automatic feed for iTunes to integrate a song within your music library as other apps can, regardless of whether you have the Apple Music subscription. The app interface is incredibly rudimentary. This needs a lot of work and it’s not worth a penny! ### 1/5 — It don’t work *2020-08-30, version 2.2* It doesn’t work not even a little bit. There is not one feature in this app that works even in the slightest. In fact this app so so useless it literally does absolutely nothing, not one single thing. Not helpful and useful completely and utterly useless in every way. I’m giving a one star cause I have to give a star but if I could I would give it 0 ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2020-05-30, version 2.2* I’ve tried five successive songs with piano music and it doesn’t recognize any. Maybe it only works with original artists. Wasted my money ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2020-03-17, version 2.2* App wasn’t able to identify 10 different songs. All of which were from mainstream artists. Wish I could get a refund since the app doesn’t do what it is supposed to. ### 1/5 — Nice try *2019-09-04, version 2.2* The app can rarely hear the song and the response more often then not is “No Match.” There are other free apps that work better. ### 1/5 — You need to fix something *2019-07-26, version 2.2* When I do moombahton Donald bucks - west was the song and i searches this song and true. This is was you by daniIPSN2002 no it was exalt & lindequist - thoughts it’s tropical house ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love The App *2022-12-23, version 2.4.0* I love this app because it does exactly what the app says it does and with no ads. Plus can email yourself a list of songs identified. ### 5/5 — Not Into Modern Songs *2022-12-16, version 2.4.0* This app is so great because I don’t know the modern songs but need a good playlist for DJ-ing my son’s hockey games. I now have a great playlist! ### 5/5 — THE BEST SONG APP!! *2022-07-31, version 2.4.0* The best song search app! Even new songs and Christian music! J ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-07-16, version 2.4.0* Never really listen to music when I was young This app lets me listen to music I can appreciate. ### 5/5 — Works Amazingly Well *2022-02-27, version 2.4.0* Being a professional involved in the performing arts I do come across some pretty obscure pieces of music and I find myself amazed how good this thing is. Occasionally it needs more than one sample but it has failed me only a handful of times. ### 5/5 — Great way to find music titles! *2021-11-06, version 2.4.0* I love this app, it helps you find music titles! ### 5/5 — The best! *2021-07-14, version 2.4.0* I am getting older now and my memory is not what it was so this app is such a great help to me! Now this old man has a play list of all my past and present favorite music!! All my thanks!! ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2021-06-20, version 2.4.0* My husband and I love sitting by the fire listening to the oldies and guessing who is singing and this app is awesome! So cool! ### 5/5 — Great software that always works *2021-05-07, version 2.3* Excellent software. Identified all the songs other similar software couldn't find, including the ones not available on iTunes. ### 5/5 — On Point *2021-03-06, version 2.3* Love activating WTS! I get to capture songs that I love and can’t remember an artist or song name. Love this app!!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*