ShazamVersion: 1.7

Name that Tune...

I am one of those people that always forgets jokes, song titles & artists, etc. Shazam won't help me tell a joke, but it does a decent job of telling me what song I'm hearing, and remembering it for me. It's worked in cafes, in the car and all kinds of conditions, even some fairly obscure ones.

Very good app

It is nice to sit in a restaurant, tag a song, let it listen for less than a minute, and immediately determine the artist and title of a song. Simple and effective interface and about 98 percent accurate. Could not identify Beyonce (maybe it was too new?) but analyzed classical and rock and roll songs.

Very Handy

Highly recommended. It's always been disappointing when you hear a song that you enjoy but don't have a clue of the name. Now with this little app, it's never been easier. And the links to the iTunes shop is helpful in purchasing those songs.

Violates user privacy

I wonder how Shazam passed the hawkish eyes of Apple reviewers. This application violates the basic privacy feature. When you tag a music, it takes your location and stores this info. It may or may not be sending this information to the server but who knows. I know that I don't know whether Shazam is using this info to gather my tastes and location and sell this info to best buy etc so that they can sell me the kind of music I like. Think about it. The application should allow me to turn off the location feature. I want that else I believe it is a unlawful act.

Gets it right every time!

And I'm not exaggerating! I can't remember a time when it got a song wrong! Very rarely will it fail to tag a song due to volume or background noise. I also love the inclusion of links to iTunes, YouTube, and lyrics through a built-in browser! Now you can even send email postcards or see where you've tagged what songs on a map!

This app is awesome

I couldn't wish for anything better. It gets everything right, even at low volume, or high backround noise! It's awesome, and free!

Amazing!

Not sure how they came up with this one but it really rocks! I love that I can grab info on any song, anytime, anywhere. I use this when I'm driving and hear a great tune on the radio that I'm unfamiliar with so I can catalog songs on the go and look them up online later or when I'm at the record store. Sooo sweet!

The missing DJ

I hate when I hear a song I like but the DJ doesn't bother to tell you the name of the song or the artist! Enter Shazam! Works just as you'd expect, plus gives you links to YouTube and the iTunes Music store for many of the songs. I've had pretty good luck with it identifying almost every song I've thrown at it. While it's not an iPhone exclusive technology, it's very cool!

Great

This app performs its job well. It has a very high accuracy for song identification and I use it all the time. A . Highly recommended.

Does Exactly What It Should

Thank for a very useful app that helps me overcome the mind bending problems I have while listening to the radio.

Very easy to use and accurate

I have had this app for about a year and constantly amazed by the accuracy! When I am driving and come across a song on the radio that I like but don't know...Shazam gets is right every time! Would highly recommend it.

Great

This app works surprisingly well. I've had it correctly identify songs playing in crowded bars and songs playing from small speakers far away, and was amazed that it worked each time. This is a must have.

Taking Musical Notes On the Fly

Shazam has changed my new-music-obsessed world. For years I've been scribbling scraps of song titles and band names I heard on my progressive, "triple-A format" local radio station. I'd go online to try to find the CD, then over to the local music store to listen and buy. Until I got satellite radio in my car. Now Shazam does the note-taking for me. Granted, I listen to the latest in indie rock, electronica, and rave beats and once in a while the tune is just not in Shazam's db, but overall I'd say I use this app more than any other. Totally worth the price (free).

The editors review is pretty acurate.

However the point he misses at two and a half star is their is no better alternative. So it still is worth the time to use it. Someone come out with a better one and we can dismiss this version. Also it does not work cross culture. Many Japanese pop songs were pulled either incorrectly or not at all.