Comparison

Music Recognition vs Studio 40

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

Head to head
About

Music Recognition

This app helps music producers and beatmakers identify songs that incorporate their original loops, melodies, or beats. It uses advanced audio fingerprinting and waveform matching to scan audio and detect when your sounds appear in released music.

Highlights
  • Loop detection
  • Beat recognition
  • Song identification
  • Acoustic fingerprinting
  • Audio matching
  • Fast audio scanning
Features
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Music Recognition: Loop Bounty Detect Songs That Use Your Loops or Beats Loop Bounty is a powerful music recognition and audio detection tool for producers designed to identify songs that contain loops, melodies, or beats you created. If you’ve ever shared loops online or sent beats to artists, your sounds could already be used in released music. Loop Bounty helps you detect when that happens. Using advanced audio fingerprinting and waveform matching technology, Loop Bounty scans audio to identify songs that contain matching musical elements. Built For Producers and Beatmakers Unlike traditional song identifier apps, Loop Bounty focuses on detecting songs that use loops or beat elements. Use Loop Bounty to detect: • Songs containing your loops • Tracks built from your beats • Melodies reused in music • Beat patterns appearing in songs • Audio matches from your original sound This makes Loop Bounty a powerful beat detection and loop recognition tool for modern producers. Advanced Audio Recognition Loop Bounty uses acoustic fingerprinting technology to analyze audio and compare it against a large catalog of music recordings. The system analyzes: • Melody structure • Beat composition • Waveform patterns • Acoustic fingerprints If a matching track is detected, Loop Bounty identifies the song and provides the track information. Why Producers Use Loop Bounty Once a loop or beat leaves your computer, it can spread across the internet quickly. Loop Bounty helps producers gain visibility into how their sounds may appear in music. Use Loop Bounty to: • Identify songs using your loops • Detect beats built from your melodies • Scan audio for musical matches • Discover where your sound might appear Key Features • Loop detection • Beat recognition • Song identification • Music recognition engine • Acoustic fingerprinting • Audio matching technology • Fast audio scanning Perfect For Loop Bounty is built for: • Music producers • Beatmakers • Loop creators • Sound designers • Audio engineers Anyone who wants to detect songs that may contain their loops or beats. Detect Your Sound in Music Loops and beats move fast in modern music production. Loop Bounty gives producers a way to detect when their sounds appear in songs. Upload your audio. Scan the sound. Find the track. Download Loop Bounty and start detecting where your sound shows up.

About

Studio 40

Features
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Studio 40 is the home of 4ORTY's catalogue, and of the room it was made in. STREAM THE CATALOGUE Every beat, in full, free to play. Browse by release or work through all beats, each tagged with its BPM and key so you know what you are hearing before you hear it. Drag the record to scrub through a beat. Swipe down and it keeps playing while you carry on browsing. BOOK THE ROOM Studio 40 is a real room in East London. Choose how long you need, pick from the dates and times that are genuinely free, and send the request. You get the session terms in writing, a confirmation when the studio accepts. YOUR LICENCES If you have licensed a beat from Studio 40, sign in with the address you used and your files are here — the master WAV and the licence document, ready to send to Files, to AirDrop, or straight into your DAW. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Browse, listen and book without signing in. An account only matters if you already own something.

Screenshots

Music Recognition4 screens
Studio 404 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Studio 40 at none against Music Recognition's 7. Music Recognition's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Music Recognition sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Studio 40 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Music Recognition versus Studio 40: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic RecognitionStudio 40
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWilliam GaskinsMd ahmed

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Music Recognition

Subscriptions3
  • Runner Limited Access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Hunter - Unlimited Uploads3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Tracker - Unlimited Uploads & More$479.991 Year
One-time4
  • 5 Upload Credits$4.99
  • 10 Upload Credits$9.99
  • 25 Upload Credits$24.99
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  • 50 Upload Credits$49.99
None

Studio 40

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Recognition free?
Music Recognition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Studio 40 free?
Studio 40 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Music Recognition or Studio 40 have ads?
Neither Music Recognition nor Studio 40 shows ads.

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