Comparison

SaveSound vs Reczt

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

Head to head
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.

About

Reczt

Identify songs by singing, humming, or playing them. Save, revisit, and share your music discoveries. Offers offline recognition and personalized themes.

Highlights
  • Sing/hum song recognition
  • Offline song saving
  • Music history and analytics
  • Quick sharing
  • Customizable themes
  • Multiple language support
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Reczt helps you find the song stuck in your head — quickly, simply, and hands-free. Sing it. Hum it. Play it. Reczt uses multiple recognition methods to help identify the track, then lets you save, revisit, and share what you found. With Siri and Control Center support, you can launch song recognition in seconds without digging through menus. If you’re offline, Reczt can save your recording and process it when your connection returns. Your discoveries stay organized in your music history, where you can revisit past searches, replay saved clips, and explore your music habits through Reczt Analytics. QuickShare makes it easy to share individual song finds or your music insights with friends and family. Make Reczt feel like your own with support for 15 languages, customizable color themes, and your choice of preferred music service. You’re also in control of your local data, with options to clear individual categories or erase all saved Reczt data whenever you choose. And Reczt is completely free to use. No ads. No subscription. No Reczt account required. Just a simple way to identify, remember, explore, and share the music you love. Find it. Save it. Share it. That’s Reczt.

Screenshots

SaveSound4 screens
Reczt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Reczt at none against SaveSound's shown. Reczt also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 SaveSound against 5.0 for Reczt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SaveSound versus Reczt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaveSoundReczt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRonald FellaLeslie Kane

Customer experience

SaveSound

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

Reczt

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SaveSound

No in-app purchases

None

Reczt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SaveSound free?
SaveSound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reczt free?
Reczt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SaveSound or Reczt?
SaveSound and Reczt are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do SaveSound or Reczt have ads?
SaveSound shows ads; Reczt does not.

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