Shazam AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Music Discovery Services

The best Music Discovery alternative to Shazam is SoundHound, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shazam and ten of them are Music Discovery Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Music Discovery Service alternatives to Shazam are MRA - Music Recognition Application, Mousai, SongMinds and Musixmatch.

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  1. SoundHound icon

    SoundHound

     280 likes

    The world's fastest music search and discovery mobile app, with exclusive singing and humming search, one-tap sharing, and LiveLyrics.

    36 SoundHound alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
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  4. Mousai icon

    Mousai

     17 likes

    Mousai is a simple application that can identify songs similar to Shazam. Just click the listen button, and then wait a few seconds. It will magically return the title and artist of that song!

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • PH flagPhilippines
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  5. SongMinds icon

    SongMinds

     2 likes

    Identify any song in seconds! Dive into a World of Musical Insight – Discover, Explore, and Connect with Song Stories Meaning and Lyrics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Musixmatch icon

    Musixmatch

     86 likes

    Musixmatch is the world’s largest lyrics catalog, giving you synchronized song lyrics with multilingual translations for all your music.

    50 Musixmatch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Wear
    • Spotify
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Online
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    • European Union flagEU
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  8. Songfacts icon

    Songfacts

     8 likes

    The stories behind the songs. Song meanings and information, including album and chart position, music trivia, music videos, lyrics.

    23 Songfacts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. Vollou icon

    Vollou

     2 likes

    Vollou is a mobile app for parties and music where users can identify songs, upload photos and videos and share their memories with their friends.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  10. WhatSong icon

    WhatSong

     6 likes

    Listen to the soundtracks and complete list of full-length songs from the latest movies and TV shows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Snag icon

    Snag

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    Snag is like a better Shazam. It is a free music identification app for iPhone and Apple Watch that saves a short audio clip every time you try to identify a song. If it does not find a match, or if you are offline, the recording stays in your History instead of disappearing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
    • US flagUnited States
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  12. Soundtrack Finder icon

    Soundtrack Finder

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    Soundtrack Finder is a free Chrome extension that helps you identify the music used in movies and TV shows. Search any title to get its full soundtrack list — every song, score, and cue used throughout, so you never have to wonder "what was that song?" again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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