SoundCatcher AlternativesMusic Recognition Apps like SoundCatcher

SoundCatcher is described as 'Makes impossible! This app provides you with the smart technology of instant music recognition. Just tap on S button on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and discover what song is playing around you now' and is a music recognition app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SoundCatcher for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Web-based, iPad and Apple Watch apps. The best SoundCatcher alternative is Shazam, which is free. Other great apps like SoundCatcher are Audire, Audile, SoundHound and Musixmatch.

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  1. Shazam icon

    Shazam

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    Instantly recognizes music and TV soundtracks from audio sources, integrates with Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube for song previews, displays lyrics, and offers social sharing. Discover new releases, follow charts, use visual Shazam, and explore with QR codes and concert tickets.

    30 Shazam alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear
    • Messages
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    Shazam Features

    Features

    1. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    2. Apple Music icon  Apple Music integration
    3.  Music Recommendation
    4. Rdio icon  Rdio integration
    5.  Automatic Lyrics Finder
    6.  Share on Twitter
    7. Google Play Music icon  Google Play Music integration

    Shazam VS SoundCatcher

     

    • Shazam is the most popular Web-based, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to SoundCatcher.

    • Shazam is the most popular free alternative to SoundCatcher.

    • Shazam is Freemium and ProprietarySoundCatcher is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Audire

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    Audire identifies the music playing near you and shows you details on its title – including lyrics (where available), album details, and linking you to Spotify/Youtube for it. The app also saves a history of songs it identified for you in the past, so you can look up all songs...

    30 Audire alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Audire Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Material design
    4.  No registration required

    Audire VS SoundCatcher

     

    • Audire is the most popular Open Source alternative to SoundCatcher.

    • Audire is Free and Open SourceSoundCatcher is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Audile

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    Audile is a music recognition application, that can help you quickly and accurately recognize a music track playing nearby you. This application uses the AudD® service as a Music Recognition API.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android
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    Audile Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode

    Audile VS SoundCatcher

     
  5. SoundHound icon

    SoundHound

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

    31 SoundHound alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
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    SoundHound Features

    1.  Voice recognition
    2.  Music Library

    SoundHound VS SoundCatcher

     
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    Musixmatch

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

    46 Musixmatch alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Wear
    • Spotify
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Online
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    Musixmatch Features

    1. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    2.  Chromecast Support
    3.  Support for Lyrics
    4.  Built-in translation
    5.  Automatic Lyrics Finder

    Musixmatch VS SoundCatcher

     
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    tynlau

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    Identify any song in seconds with tynlau ("listen" in Tatar), a lightweight music recognition app for macOS. Whether you're streaming music, watching videos, or hearing something in the background, tynlau provides a seamless way to discover and identify tracks.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    5.  Sits in the MenuBar

    tynlau VS SoundCatcher

     
  9. WhoSampled icon

    WhoSampled

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    WhoSampled, the service that identifies music samples.

    24 WhoSampled alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    WhoSampled Features

    1.  Audio Samples
    2.  Sample Library

    WhoSampled VS SoundCatcher

     
  10. Shazam for Real icon

    Shazam for Real

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    A cross-platform Shazam console client, written in .NET, for Windows, macOS and Linux.

    20 Shazam for Real alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Shazam for Real Features

    1.  Ad-free

    Shazam for Real VS SoundCatcher

     

    • Shazam for Real is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to SoundCatcher.

    • Shazam for Real is Free and Open SourceSoundCatcher is Freemium and Proprietary
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    SongMinds

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

    30 SongMinds alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    SongMinds VS SoundCatcher

     

    • SongMinds is the most popular SaaS alternative to SoundCatcher.

    • SongMinds is Free and ProprietarySoundCatcher is Freemium and Proprietary
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    ACRCloud

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    ACRCloud provides best audio fingerprinting cloud services with its 40m music database for audio recognition, query by humming, broadcast monitoring ( music / ads ) , live TV channel detection, copyright detection and customised content recognition.

    24 ACRCloud alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    ACRCloud Features

    1.  Acoustic fingerprinting
    2.  Cloud based

    ACRCloud VS SoundCatcher

     
  13. Musera icon

    Musera

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    Musera is a music social media and helps you recognize songs, listen to song preview, rate for songs, chat with users and more...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Musera Features

    1.  Community-based

    Musera VS SoundCatcher

     
  14. Musica icon

    Musica

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    We all been in a situation where we wonder about what song or music is being played to add it to our play list.

    24 Musica alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Musica VS SoundCatcher

     
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