Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
What Shazam is
Shazam will instantly identify music playing around you or in apps like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube & Snapchat.
The sentence of its App Store description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words."What's that song? Shazam will instantly identify music playing around you or in apps like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube & Snapchat. Discover concerts near you, song lyrics, videos & more. With tens of millions of daily users, Shazam is trusted by music lovers worldwide.
Shazam has thousands of five star reviews and is a top rated music app.
""Shazam is a gift... a game changer"" - Pharrell Williams, GQ
""I don't know how we ever survived before Shazam"" - Marshmello
“Shazam is a kind of magic… You hear a song, hold your phone up like a wand and it tells you exactly what song it is, who sang it and lets you add it to your playlist or share it to your social media… How is that not magic?!” - Calum Scott
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
* Identify music in an instant.
* Discover live shows near you from your favorite artists or through curated recommendations.
* Recognize songs even when you're offline, using headphones or on a different app.
* Revisit your music discovery history in your library anytime.
* Get recommended songs and playlists similar to the music you’ve discovered.
USE SHAZAM ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
* Enable the Shazam widgets on your Lock Screen or Home Screen.
* Ask Siri: “What’s this song?” to use Shazam hands-free.
* Automate music discovery with the Shazam Shortcut in the Shortcuts app.
CONNECT WITH YOUR MUSIC
* Unlock extras from artists around the world.
* Open any song directly in Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube Music, Amazon Music & Deezer.
* Listen and add songs directly to your Apple Music playlists.
* Watch music videos of the songs you discover in Apple Music or YouTube.
* Follow along to songs with real-time, karaoke-style lyrics.
* See what’s trending locally and globally with Shazam Charts.
Optional App Permission
▪ Microphone: To identify a song that’s playing around you when you tap to Shazam.
▪ Location: To show you where your songs were identified, display upcoming events in your area, and improve the quality of the service.
▪ Notification: To send you notifications that are personalized based on your Shazam activity.
You can use Shazam even without providing consent to any of the above optional app permissions. However, some features of the service may not be available.
Availability and features may vary by country.
For more information on Shazam's privacy practices, please read the Privacy Policy, available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/.
Find out more and get support from AppleCare at: https://support.apple.com/guide/shazam/welcome"
What people say
Shazam's version 27.2 saw crashes and bugs jump well above their usual share of complaints, a spike that passed its test and is worth checking first.
Written by an LLM from the lead report's counts.Read the reportBefore you install Shazam
Written reviews run 0.6 stars lower than the store score.
Store ratings count every star tap; written reviews come from people with something to say, so they usually run lower. Read the shares below as what reviewers raise, not the chance it happens to you.
Reviewers praise that it works reliably, 17% of written reviews, and that it is easy to use, 5%. Skip it if crashes and bugs bother you: 7% of written reviews raise them.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Crashes and bugs7%
“Hasn’t been working on multiple versions, iOS and phones. At that point it’s not just me. App won’t even launch past the splash screen. 👎👎👎”
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Listening34 reviewers; most raised: crashes and bugsComplain26%Praise76%
- Working out3 reviewers; most raised: sync and data lossComplain67%Praise68%
- Making music2 reviewersComplain0%Praise100%
What Shazam reviewers say
One public report on Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reads 2,277 App Store and Google Play reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 27, 2026. Of its 2,277 judged reviewers, 25% complain, 79% praise something, 5% make a request and 1% say they're quitting. The top complaint is content quality at 39% of complaints, then missing feature (22%) and crashes and bugs (20%). Top praise: works reliably, at 18% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (48%) and bring something back (14%). Two audience differences stand out. 5 stars: mention missing feature 1.6x as often as everyone (52% vs 33%). 1 star: mention missing feature less often than everyone (20% vs 33%).
One public report on Shazam: Find Music & Concerts. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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