5 great iPhone music recognition apps

1. Shazam

One of the very first recognition applications, which now not only knows how to identify playing tracks, but also allows you to expand your musical horizons. The service offers recommendations and generates top charts based on popular search queries.

In just a couple of seconds, Shazam will identify the artist and show information about the track, offering to open its full version on YouTube or in one of the streaming services. The application contains lyrics, videos, as well as information about the artist, his best songs and similar bands.

2. SoundHound

Another of the old-timers of the App Store. SoundHound identifies the artist for a track and displays cover art, lyrics, and other information. But, unlike competitors, it can even recognize songs sung into the microphone.

The app integrates with YouTube and Apple Music, allowing you to watch video clips and add your favorite tracks to playlists. SoundHound also features local and global charts, the best music videos and music by genre.

3. Musixmatch

The Musixmatch service initially specialized in searching for lyrics and displaying them synchronously while listening to music. Later, the track recognition function appeared in the application.

Like its counterparts, Musixmatch detects a playing song in just a couple of seconds. After that, information about the track is displayed, it becomes possible to download the lyrics of the song offline, as well as view the best compositions of the artist. Musixmatch integrates with Siri commands and lets you view the lyrics of the song playing in the player right on the lock screen.

4. MusicID

The free MusicID application has a simple interface and more modest features compared to competitors, but at the same time it copes well with its main function and recognizes any songs in just a couple of seconds.

MusicID shows the album cover with the artist's name and track title, offering to view it in the iTunes Store or share through the standard sharing menu. The app also displays related songs and artists, video clips, and full track metadata.

5. Siri

Without installing any additional applications, you can determine the name of the playing track and its artist using Siri, simply by asking her what song is playing. Using the Shazam API, the virtual assistant instantly knows everything it needs.

Siri shows basic song information with a small thumbnail for the cover art and a Buy button that takes you to the album page in the iTunes Store. If Shazam is installed, then when you click on the service logo, the song will immediately open in the application, where more information and actions will be available.