Shazam is an application that enables users to connect, discover and engage with the music, brands and TV shows they love. Through Shazam’s technology users can identify any music, video, advertisement, movie or TV show, based only on a small audio sample that can be automatically detected through a smartphone’s microphone. The company was launched in 2000 and has become one of the most popular apps, with more than 1 billion downloads.
Alternatives to Shazam
Track ID
Since: 2005
Track ID was a mobile music recognition application developed by Sony. The platform enabled Android users to identify songs based on their sound. Track ID was initially launched in 2005 and was discontinued in 2017.
Soundhound
Company: SoundHound Inc. | Founder: Keyvan Mohajer, James Hom, Majid Emami | CEO: Keyvan Mohajer | Since: 2005
SoundHound is a company that provides audio recognition and cognition solutions powered by artificial intelligence and conversational intelligence technologies. Its mobile app enables users to recognize a piece of music based on its sound. The company has also developed a…
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