It sure has happened to you many times. A song you like is playing on the radio or in a venue, but you can't identify it because you don't know the title or the performer. Is there a way to get to find out what music is playing? The answer is yes: all thanks to applications with function of song recognizer.
For some music lovers, the applications to recognize songs they are what they had been dreaming of all their lives. Thanks to them, the mobile “hears” the song and in a matter of seconds, they provide us with the name of the song and its author. Some of them offer us the answer we are looking for simply singing or humming.
In this post we have selected some of the best apps to recognize songs. Install them on your mobile phone to go hunting for the music you like the most:
Shazam
The pioneering app in this matter of recognizing the music that is playing is Shazam. Although it is owned by Apple, it is still available on the Google Play Store, so you can easily download it on an Android phone. It is true that it was the first in its segment, but it has not become outdated by any means. On the contrary, it has been updating and improving its services to continue being among the best.
How does it work? After installing it on our phone, we launch Shazam and set it to "listen" for a few seconds. After collecting the information, the app provides us with a list of everything it has captured, including song titles.
It also has a floating button to "hunt" the songs with more agility, as well as an automatic mode (Auto Shazam).
Download link: Shazam
SoundHound
After Shazam, SoundHound is the most popular and downloaded song recognition app in the world.
Its operation is quite similar, although with a peculiarity that is worth noting: SoundHound also is able to recognize the songs that we are humming. As is logical, the results will be better or worse depending on our ability and good ear when it comes to humming. And not only does it give us the name of the song and who sings it, but it also gives us the lyrics.
In addition to catching the songs that are playing, this app also allows us to play them later on our device through YouTube or Spotify.
Download link: SoundHound
beatfind
A simple but effective app. beatfind it's a handy song recognizer, and it's no exaggeration to say that's its only job. Here we are not going to find extra features or anything other than the identification of pure and simple music.
Its interface is also simple, as is the way it is used: all we have to do is start the application while the song we want to know the name of is playing. In a matter of just a few seconds, the name of the song will appear on the phone screen along with the name of the singer or group that performs it. We will also find a Spotify link from which to listen to it again, perhaps the only concession of this app.
Download link: beatfind
Deezer
The truth is that Deezer does much more than simply identify songs, but this is one of its most outstanding features. And it is that, in reality, Deezer pretends to be a streaming service in the same style as Spotify.
How does it work? Very simple: just touch the button "What song is this? and in a few seconds the app gives us the answer. Of course, it is impossible to play the song from the results, which other similar applications do allow. Instead, it's no problem to bookmark it or add it to a self-designed playlist.
Download link: Deezer
Genius
Input, Genius It is an app to find song lyrics, but it includes a very effective music identification function. Its great advantage is that, in addition to telling us what song is playing, it will also provide us with its lyrics. And all with a single touch of the screen.
Download link: Genius
Google Assistant
was required to include Google Assitant on our list. And although we mention it at the end, it is not because it is not up to the rest. And the best part is that it comes standard on many Android phones, so there is no need to download it.
Needless to say, the Google Assistant provides us with tons of convenient features. To access the one that interests us for the topic of this post, we simply have to click on the microphone icon for the application to listen. After a few seconds, the mobile screen shows the information of the song and the singer, as well as links to listen to the song on YouTube, Spotify and other platforms.
Download link: Google Assistant