About Shazam
Shazam is the world's most popular music identification app, capable of recognizing any song playing in your environment within seconds. Just tap the button and Shazam listens, matching the audio against its database of millions of tracks to tell you the song name, artist, album, and lyrics.
The app works offline too — it stores the audio snippet and identifies it when you're back online. Pop-up Shazam runs in the background to identify songs playing in other apps on your phone. Your Shazam history creates a personal soundtrack of every song you've discovered.
One-tap integration with Apple Music and Spotify lets you instantly add identified songs to your playlists. The Discover page shows trending songs in your area, the Shazam charts rank the most-identified songs worldwide, and concert listings help you see identified artists live.
Key Features
- Instant song identification by listening
- Offline Shazam — identifies songs without internet
- Pop-up Shazam for songs in other apps
- Full lyrics display
- One-tap add to Apple Music or Spotify
- Shazam charts and trending songs
- Complete history of all identified songs
Pros & Cons
👍 What We Like
- Lightning-fast and incredibly accurate identification
- Works offline which is amazing
- Seamless Spotify and Apple Music integration
- Clean, simple, no-nonsense interface
👎 What Could Be Better
- Limited features beyond song identification
- Sometimes struggles with live or acoustic versions
- Pop-up Shazam can drain battery
- No built-in music player
User Reviews
Shazam has introduced me to hundreds of songs I never would have found otherwise. Hear something amazing at a coffee shop? Shazam it. Song in a movie? Shazam it. The Spotify integration means the song is in my playlist in literally 5 seconds.
Essential tool for any music lover. I use it at clubs, in stores, watching shows — anywhere I hear a track I like. The offline feature is clutch when I'm at festivals with bad signal. My Shazam history is basically my autobiography in songs.
Such a simple but brilliant app. I've been using it for years and it still impresses me every time. It identified an obscure jazz song playing in an elevator — I was amazed. The pop-up feature for identifying songs in TikTok videos is genius.