Comparison

SceneSong vs SaveSound

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

Head to head
About

SceneSong

Identify music playing around you and discover its history in TV shows, movies, and video games. Get scene details and direct streaming links to your favorite tunes.

Highlights
  • Identify music with microphone
  • View media appearances (TV, movies, games)
  • Direct streaming links
  • Find where to stream shows/movies
  • Search songs by title/artist
  • Submit community sightings
Features
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SceneSong is a music recognition app that listens to songs playing nearby and tells you exactly where you've heard them before — in TV shows, movies, and video games. HOW IT WORKS Tap the listen button and SceneSong will identify the song playing around you. Once recognized, you'll instantly see every TV show, movie, and video game that song has appeared in, complete with scene details and streaming links. FEATURES • Song Recognition — Identify music playing nearby using your microphone • Media Appearances — See every TV show, movie, and video game a song has been featured in • Streaming Links — Jump directly to the song on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube Music • Where to Watch — Find where to stream the shows and movies featuring your song (Netflix, Hulu, and more) • Search — Look up any song by title or artist to explore its media history • Community Sightings — Submit songs you've spotted in media and help build the database Whether you're watching a show and can't place that familiar tune, or you just discovered a song and want to know its pop culture history, SceneSong connects the music to the moments you love.

About

SaveSound

Instantly identify music and sounds from videos, audio files, or live environments. Discover track titles, artists, and artwork with advanced recognition technology. Seamlessly integrate with your favorite music streaming services.

Highlights
  • Identify music from videos
  • Scan audio files and voice memos
  • Live audio scanning
  • Automatic scan history
  • Direct streaming platform integration
  • Powered by ShazamKit
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Identify music and sounds hidden within your videos, audio files, and live environment. SaveSound lets you discover track titles, artists, and artwork in seconds using fast, privacy-focused audio recognition. Voice Announcements: Choose whether SaveSound announces identified songs aloud. Customize song identification and no-match announcements independently in Settings. No Match Announcements: When Voice Announcements are enabled, SaveSound announces when no song is identified, so you know the scan is complete without looking at your screen. Scan History: Automatically save identified tracks and revisit your discoveries anytime. Open tracks directly from your history using your preferred streaming service. Share Extension: Scan videos and voice memos directly from the Share Sheet in apps like Photos and Voice Memos without manually opening SaveSound. Home Screen Quick Actions: Quickly start Live Scan, Video Upload, or Files & Voice Memo Scan by long-pressing the SaveSound icon. Siri Live Scan: Say “Hey Siri, Live Scan with SaveSound” and SaveSound will open and immediately begin listening for music. Control Center Live Scan: Start Live Scan directly from iOS Control Center, even when SaveSound isn't already open. Multi-Platform Integration: Open identified tracks in Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, or YouTube. Key Features: Video Identification: Identify music from videos in your Photos library. Audio & Voice Memo Support: Import audio files from Files or Voice Memos. Live Scanning: Identify music playing around you with a 15-second listening session. Powered by ShazamKit: Fast and accurate music recognition. Privacy-First Design: Audio signatures are processed securely, with permissions requested only when necessary. Clean & Simple UI: Pick a file or start a Live Scan with minimal setup. Ad-Supported Experience: SaveSound remains free with a non-intrusive advertising experience. How it Works: Select Media: Choose a video, audio file, voice memo, or Live Scan. Analyze: SaveSound generates a digital audio signature from your media or microphone. Discover & Stream: View the matched track, artist, and artwork, then open it in your preferred music service. Note: An active internet connection is required for music recognition. Microphone access is required for Live Scan.

Screenshots

SceneSong4 screens
SaveSound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SceneSong at none against SaveSound's shown. SceneSong also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SceneSong against 5.0 for SaveSound. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SceneSong ships an update every 4 days, SaveSound every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SceneSong versus SaveSound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSceneSongSaveSound
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatanka LabsRonald Fella

Customer experience

SceneSong

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SaveSound

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SceneSong

No in-app purchases

None

SaveSound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SceneSong free?
SceneSong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaveSound free?
SaveSound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SceneSong or SaveSound?
SceneSong and SaveSound are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SceneSong or SaveSound have ads?
SaveSound shows ads; SceneSong does not.
Which is updated more often, SceneSong or SaveSound?
SceneSong ships an update every 4 days, and SaveSound every 3 days. Most recently, SceneSong was updated on October 9, 2026 and SaveSound on October 24, 2026.

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