Recognize vs Chartune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Chartune
This app lets you play your local audio and video files offline. It analyzes your listening history to create detailed music charts and statistics, helping you understand your playback habits. Organize your media with playlists and enjoy features like a sleep timer.
- Local music and video playback
- Offline media enjoyment
- Personalized music charts
- Detailed listening statistics
- Sleep timer functionality
- Playlist and favorites organization
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Chartune is a local music and video player that turns your listening history into clear, beautiful music charts. Import your own audio and video files, enjoy offline playback anytime, and discover your personal listening habits through detailed statistics and visual reports. Key Features Local Music & Video Player — Import and play audio and video files stored on your device. Offline Playback — Enjoy your media without Wi-Fi or an internet connection. Music Charts & Analytics — View daily, weekly, and monthly charts of your listening time, and playback trends. Listening Statistics — Track how long you listen. Sleep Timer — Set playback to stop automatically while you rest or fall asleep. Playlists & Favorites — Organize your personal media library with custom playlists and saved favorites. Chartune focuses on managing and playing your own local media files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chartune at 5.0 against Recognize's 1.7. Chartune also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Recognize's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (51 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Recognize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chartune asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chartune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recognize has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Recognize ships an update every 3 weeks, Chartune every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recognize | Chartune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JG Applications Ltd | 远志 刘 |
Customer experience
Recognize
Chartune
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)
Chartune
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Recognize
- Remove Adverts$0.99
Chartune
No in-app purchases
