SaveSound vs Music Around

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.

Discover someone's music dropped in the city. A new way to encounter music. Music Around is a fully anonymous music map app where you can leave music where you are and discover songs and artists left by others. [ Discover New Music ] Music pins floating on the map. Get closer and open them to encounter songs and artists left by someone at that location. Unexpected encounters with genres you don't usually listen to and artists you didn't know await you. * You can unlock one pin for free once a day, and use points for more. (Points can be earned by dropping music or watching ads.) [ Drop Music ] You can anonymously leave a song you selected or a favorite artist you want others to know about, right where you are. Who dropped it will not be recorded. [ Fully Anonymous ] There are no profiles or following. Only "dropped music" is exchanged. You won't have a display name, avatar, or profile. [ Privacy First ] Location information is only used "When In Use". It is never acquired in the background, except when dropping, searching nearby, or unlocking pins. The place where you are right now is made of someone's music. Let's discover new music.