Comparison

SongFetch vs SoundTether

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

Head to head
About

SongFetch

Features
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Heard it in a shop? Saw it in a Reel on mute? SongFetch names the song either way and opens it in Apple Music, or looks it up in Spotify. Tap Listen and SongFetch identifies the song playing around you. Scrolling with the sound off? Screenshot the song credit on a Reel, Short, Story or a friend's message, and SongFetch reads the title and artist right off the picture. Or point the camera at a poster, a setlist or a record sleeve and tap the song. Your first three finds are free. THREE WAYS TO FIND A SONG โ€ข Listen: name the song playing in a cafรฉ, a car or at a party โ€ข Screenshot: read the song credit off any screen, no sound needed โ€ข Camera: tap a song name on a poster, a sleeve or another screen KEEP LISTENING At a party or a DJ set? Hold Listen and choose Keep Listening. SongFetch saves every new song it hears, all night, and keeps the screen awake. Turn your iPhone on its side for a dark, glanceable view. ONE SCREENSHOT, EVERY SONG A playlist, a chart, a year-end top five or a list of recommendations from a friend? SongFetch spots every song on the screenshot and lets you pick the ones you want. FASTER THAN TYPING โ€ข Share a screenshot or a saved video from Photos, Messages or Files: SongFetch reads the picture or names the video's soundtrack โ€ข Control Center, Lock Screen and the Action Button: Identify Song, Song Camera and Scan Screenshot in one press โ€ข Ask Siri or use Spotlight to identify a song, open the song camera or scan your latest screenshot โ€ข Visual Intelligence, on iPhones that support it: SongFetch results show up when you search a screenshot โ€ข Pick up to ten screenshots at once and go through them in a row YOUR LIBRARY OF FINDS Every song you find is saved with its artwork and where you found it, ready to preview or open again. Search it, filter it, switch to a grid of covers, and keep it in sync with iCloud. THE ORIGINAL, NOT A COVER SongFetch matches the track in Apple's music catalog, ranks the original above karaoke, covers and sped-up edits, and ignores clutter like "Official Video", so you land on the real song. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Screenshots and camera pictures are read on your iPhone and never saved or uploaded. No account, no sign-up. TRY IT FREE Your first three finds are free, and a find that comes up empty doesn't count. After that, SongFetch Unlimited is available as a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices for your region are shown before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Purchases can be restored in Settings inside the app. Results depend on the song being audible or its details being visible, and on the track being available in Apple's catalog. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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SoundTether

Features
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Listen to your PC audio on your phone or connected earphones. 1. Download the free SoundTether PC app at soundtether.cottonray.com. 2. Open it on your PC to display the connection QR code. 3. Scan the QR code with your phone to connect. No account or manual address entry is needed. Check connection status and network latency. Audio keeps playing when the phone screen is off. Network conditions may affect connection and playback. Choose from English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Russian in Settings. The camera is used only to scan the QR code. Photos and videos are not saved. An interstitial ad may appear when connecting. Remove ads Remove all ads with a one-time purchase. Restore purchases.

Screenshots

SongFetch4 screens
SoundTether2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SongFetch at none against SoundTether's shown. SoundTether's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SongFetch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SoundTether sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SongFetch ships an update every 2 weeks, SoundTether every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
SongFetch versus SoundTether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongFetchSoundTether
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.516.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamas BereczkiJEONG HYEON CHOI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SongFetch

Subscriptions1
  • Song Fetch Unlimited (Monthly)$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlimited Scans$9.99
4 purchases

SoundTether

One-time4
  • ์ปคํ”ผ ํ•œ ์ž”$0.49
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • ์ปคํ”ผ ์„ธ ์ž”$1.99
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  • ์ปคํ”ผ ๋‹ค์„ฏ ์ž”$2.99

Questions

Is SongFetch free?
SongFetch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoundTether free?
SoundTether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SongFetch or SoundTether have ads?
SoundTether shows ads; SongFetch does not.
Which is updated more often, SongFetch or SoundTether?
SongFetch ships an update every 2 weeks, and SoundTether every 6 days. Most recently, SongFetch was updated on October 31, 2026 and SoundTether on October 25, 2026.

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