The BEST Music Identifier Mobile and Web Apps – What is This Song?

Music discovery, music identification or music recognition application are those special applications that allow you to search for a song on the basic of uploading your recording or providing few lyrics of the song.

If there is any song stuck in your mind that you have listened on TV or radio channel or anywhere but you are not clear about that song expect few lyrics then the below-mentioned music recognition application will make it easy for you to search that song.

They all work a little differently.

Some will allow you to search for a song by using a few lyrics, some will allow you to search song by uploading your voice recording and there are some that will let you search songs simple by humming the tune, pretty cool!

Check out the list of the some best music recognition and music identification smartphone and web apps.

1. Shazam Music App

Shazam is one of the best music applications making you able to get an exact idea about the detail of any song playing near you.

It is the name of an all in one and independent music applications that will allow you to get the answer of what song is this and explore that music and TV shows that you love most.

Right at the platform of Shazam you can discover song lyrics, artist name, albums and other details of any song.

It has made the process of discovery easy and effective for the music lovers.

You can enjoy the services of Shazam either by way of exploring through its official web-based search system or using its application for smartphones.

One of the reasons this app is so often used is that Siri has partnered with the Shazam App as the “official” song recognition app for iOS 8. This means that the developers will be making sure their app is not only updated frequently, but is hopefully improved upon as time goes on.

2. Midomi

Midomi is a different way of identifying a song playing near you. It has even made the process of searching songs easier and simpler than most other apps. And to make it better, it’s completely free to use.

Right from the platform of Midomi you can find music, watch videos and much more.

All you required to register with Midomi and start finding the song.

Here you can find your favorite song by singing in your voice or humming and the song will be in front of you. Midomi has its own database of songs that contains the record of millions of tracks.

You can record your own songs as well and then share them with other people.

All that is required from you is to first create an account, and then record your favorite video or search for your favorite video using the platform.

3. SoundHound

SoundHound is a hands free application that will let you find any song that you want.

Called it search process as Houndify, SoundHound is a way to quickly search, discover and play music all with live lyrics.

The best about SoundHound is that there is a proper What is that song section here whose searching system is based on music recognition nod LiveLyrics so that you can easily search for music playing around you.

You can even search by way of singing and humming which I think is such a cool feature and really sets this app apart from most of the others.

This music discovery and identifying application is widely available for smartphone devices.

Most of its features and functions are based on the system of customization so that you can modify it according to your own liking. Add some nice speakers to your device like the one mentioned here on Skytech Lasers and you’re ready to enjoy a very fun night with your friends and family.

4. SpotSearch

SpotSearch is a great music application for the real music lover who wants to find music based that they might hear while out at a coffee shop or shopping, but you just don’t know who it is.

Having SpotSearch installed on your smartphone means you have a music search engine that will make you to quickly identify music you have heard nearby or on radio, TV or elsewhere.

It will allow you to get all of the details of the song, and I mean all of them. The artist, the date it was released, what album it was on, pretty much anything you could want to know about the song.

The only condition is that you have a few of the lyrics. You must have few lyrics about the song and rest of the work will be done by SpotSearch. And they do it with no ads.

That means SpotSearch way of working is based on the lyrics system.

Lyrics can be from any genre and it is not necessary to use the lyrics that the song starts with.

5. Musixmatch

Musixmatch is a song identifying and lyric searching application. It is another unique way to enjoy the music library combined with the enjoyment of lyrics and songs identification system within few seconds.

Musixmatch is available in both web format and application for the smartphone.

Both mediums deliver the same level of services to the music lovers.

It is, in fact, the community of the music lovers who are sharing their finding here and making this platform bigger than before.

You can take part in this as well. Within four steps you can submit your lyrics.

The three main advantages of using Musixmatch  are that you can add lyrics, sync lyrics, translate lyrics and the of course review your lyrics.

Musixmatch are listened to music with synced lyrics, search lyrics of any song, and identify lyrics for music playing around nearby you.

6. MusicID

MusicID is a music application for instant finding and identification of the song playing around you.

If that music you are looking for is in the database of MusicID then you will get the complete details of that in the shape of album art, artist name, and various other relevant information.

By the way of mobile application of MusicID, you can identify the music you hear on the radio or elsewhere.

After searching you can look up for lyrics, can download the songs, can read the artist biographies and can do much more.

Music recognition, powerful search system, lyrics, bio and song downloads are some highly intuitive features and functions of the MusicID.

The limitation is only one in the case of lyrics that are available for the US only.

7. AudioTag

If you can sing then you can get a complete song by using AudioTag. AudioTag asks its users to sing a little to recognize the music they are looking for.

AudioTag is the name of a music recognition robot that provides the very simple music recognition system to its users.

You will be provided with two options for searching the track. You can upload your record file from the PC by browsing option and after that upload.

AudioTag will bring the detail of that if it is available in its database.

Another way is to provide the URL of something like a YouTube video and get your results that way.

You are not required to provide high duration audio clip. A 15 to 45 second duration is enough.

8. WatZatSong

WatZatSong is basically the online community of the music lovers where you can submit your song and get the answer by other members.

In the same way, you can give the answer of those upload by others by simply listening to their song.

In that’s way WatZatSong work as a two-way system for getting the information of the song.

WatZatSong is one of the best ways for getting some detail of the song.

The complete detail of the song depends on who is answering you.

If the person giving the answer is an expert then you can expect the complete detail otherwise, you will have to compromise on the basic information only.

Simply create an account or login by way of Facebook and submit your song to get the answer.

9. Musipedia

Musipedia is the name of an independent Wikipedia that makes its users able to get the detail of any melody by way of this independent melody search engine.

For those music lovers who want to get the exact detail of any music or song or welcome at the independent search engine designed for tunes and musical themes and to work as a collaborative music encyclopedia.

All you required to have the melody to be known to search engine of Musipedia or the web.

It is also a community-based platform where you can get the answer and can submit the answer on the track provided by the other.

Musipedia is the best way to search melody in different ways.

11. FolkTuneFinder

FolkTuneFinder is a special platform for finding the folk tunes only. Only type a little or type few notes to search the folk tunes.

There are no hard and fast rules to what key signature you use.

You can even search through the alphabetically arranged category of the FolkTuneFinder.

If you have got a tune in your mind but unable to remember what it was then typed a few notes into folk tune finder and get the best result.

The exceptional here is that the search will match the start of the tune but you can only remember the end as well and can broaden it out to match anywhere.

The options are simply limitless and unrestricted here. It will allow you to search for any key.

15. What the Song

What the Song is one of the best music recognition application for iOS devices.

By having this application you can easily get the full information of any song.

If you are searching for a song that you have to listen on the TV, radio, or anywhere but don’t know about the song or totally forget all lyrics then right here is the What the Song that will make it easy and simple for you to get the song detail by providing only several seconds of recording.

It basically listens several seconds of the song and provides the users with the best match with all detail of the song containing the information of song title, artist name and thirty seconds of preview as well.

16. Shazam Encore

Shazam Encore is an advanced level of song and lyrics recognition application by the developers of the Shazam music app.

This app will make the process of finding the music and lyrics easy and simple for you. Use Shazam Encore and identify music and share the detail of music discovery with others.

Some key features of the Shazam Encore are access to Shazam TV to get the entire detail of any song, enjoy music lyrics, enjoy YouTube videos, preview song with Apple Music, launch the Pandora radio based artist, and availability of auto Shazam system that will keep finding tunes for you even you leave the application.

This app costs $2.99 on the Apple App Store. This app has an incredible 4.9 star rating with 53.5K Ratings! That is a huge number!

Conclusion

So that’s our list of the very best Music Identifier Mobile and Web Apps. So the next time you ask yourself, What is This Song? you’ll be able to answer your question in the click of a mouse or a swipe of an app.

Which one are you using? Found something that’s even better? Let me know in the comments below. And check back often with All App News to find the best app news on the planet!