Comparison

Recognize vs Cloud Manager

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Recognize

Identify songs playing from any audio source, including radio, TV, and movies. The app automatically stores your identified tracks in the cloud and allows you to preview songs, watch music videos, and explore artist content. Interact with friends and discover trending music.

Highlights
  • Identify songs from any audio source
  • Cloud storage for identified tracks
  • Discover popular and trending songs
  • Preview songs and watch music videos
  • View artist content
  • Social interaction features
Features
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Recognize is the latest iOS app to help you identify your favourite songs from any radio station, movie, TV show or commercial. All you have to do is hold up your device to the speaker, press the mic button and Recognize will tell you the track playing. It's as easy as that! Not only will Recognise "recognize" a song for you but the following features are also available to you: - Recognize automatically stores all of you tags in the cloud. This means they are accessible from all of your devices. - Discover what the most popular songs that are being Recognized are in the current week. - Identify songs playing from any audio source. - Unlimited tags. - Discover the most recognized songs and find the next big hits. - Preview songs right within the app itself. - Watch the music video of songs you recognize or discover. - Quick links to give you the option to purchase the song from iTunes. - View all the content from the artist of the song you have just identified. - Social features that let you interact with your friends. - Grid view and list view. Download Recognize today and don't forget to tell your friends. #Recognize

About

Cloud Manager

Features
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With the Cloud Manager application we can configure our GSM, IP and WIFI / Bluetooth control devices, create custom control icons on the screen of our phone or within the application, which we can operate via WIFI, Bluetooth and mobile internet. The icons can be completely tailored to our taste, as we can customize the names, icons and colors of the buttons. The Bluetooth control icon also shows the MAC number of the device for easier identification. Both the connection between your phone and the device, and creating icons are very easy, as we get a short description of each process, which guides us step by step through the necessary settings. The set up process is aided by pre-set parameters - in the form of a choice - from which makes the whole setting up easier. When you open the application, all control buttons are visible for the previously registered modules. The icon next to the available devices with an active connection (SIM / Cloud / BT) will turn green once the connection is established. You can choose between light and dark patterns for the usual phone settings. After the registration, our GSM, IP or Bluetooth module can also be accessed and controlled via the website www.ascloudmanager.com. In addition to the settings, you can also access statistics and manage users.

Screenshots

Recognize4 screens
Cloud Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cloud Manager at none against Recognize's 1. Recognize's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Recognize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cloud Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recognize ships an update every 3 weeks, Cloud Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recognize versus Cloud Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecognizeCloud Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJG Applications LtdASC Global Magyarország

Bugs and requests

Recognize

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes immediately when microphone button is pressed
  • Force closes without error messages
  • Login/signup button functionality broken
  • Token expiration errors on authentication
  • No close button (X) on error dialogs
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  • App crashes after reinstallation
  • Crashes on startup for some users
  • Misspelled error messages ('unfortunately' misspelled)
  • App notification badge (1) cannot be removed
  • Orientation not properly supported on iPad
  • Recognition fails after working initially

Requested features

7 requests
  • Remove mandatory login requirement
  • Add lyrics viewing capability
  • Offline song recognition capability
  • Save/bookmark recognized songs for later
  • Remove social media permission requirements
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  • Better handling of background noise
  • Faster recognition time (under 10 seconds)

Cloud Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Recognize

One-time1
  • Remove Adverts$0.99
None

Cloud Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recognize free?
Recognize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloud Manager free?
Cloud Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recognize or Cloud Manager have ads?
Neither Recognize nor Cloud Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recognize or Cloud Manager?
Recognize ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cloud Manager every 3 months. Most recently, Recognize was updated on August 30, 2026 and Cloud Manager on September 9, 2026.

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