Best Music Identification Apps in 2026
Updated
In short: Pex Search is ranked #1 of 23 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Audible Magic and ACRCloud. The best-ranked option with a free plan is AHA Music. The lowest first paid tier on this page is AirScrobble at $0.62/mo.
Identify music and decide what follow-up features matter once you have a match. Compare recognition limits and offline identification, then consider whether you need identification history, lyrics, or listening links. Platform support, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing also help distinguish the options. Pex Search, Audible Magic, and ACRCloud are among the apps included. If you expect to identify music in different settings or revisit discoveries later, use the listed criteria to compare how each app supports that use, and check platform fit before settling on an option.
23 music identification apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Music Identification Apps, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 3 of the 23 on this page have a public API.
- 01 Pex Search API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 02 Audible Magic API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 03 ACRCloud API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 04 AHA Music API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0$3.33/mo
- 05 AirScrobble API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0$0.62/mo
- 06 Kooha API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 07 SoundHound API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 08 WhoSampled API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 09 Annie API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 10 Audile API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 11 Earworm API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 12 Snag API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 13 SongRec API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 14 BMAT Vericast API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 15 Gracenote MusicID API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 16 MuziFind API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 17 MuID API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 18 Shazam API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 19 Google Pixel Now Playing API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 20 Music Identifier API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 21 AudD API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 22 AudioTag API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 23 Audire API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
Compare all 23 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Platform support | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pex Search | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | cross-platform | — |
| 2 | Audible Magic | 6.8 | No | — | — | — | cross-platform | — |
| 3 | ACRCloud | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | cross-platform | — |
| 4 | AHA Music | 6.0 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Yes | 4.99 /mo | cross-platform | — |
| 5 | AirScrobble | 6.0 | Free plan | $0.62/mo | Yes | — | mobile | — |
| 6 | Kooha | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop | — |
| 7 | SoundHound | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | mobile | Yes |
| 8 | WhoSampled | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | cross-platform | — |
| 9 | Annie | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | mobile | — |
| 10 | Audile | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | mobile | Yes |
| 11 | Earworm | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | mobile | No |
| 12 | Snag | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | mobile | No |
| 13 | SongRec | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | cross-platform | — |
| 14 | BMAT Vericast | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | cross-platform | — |
| 15 | Gracenote MusicID | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | cross-platform | — |
| 16 | MuziFind | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | mobile | — |
| 17 | MuID | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | mobile | Yes |
| 18 | Shazam | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | cross-platform | Yes |
| 19 | Google Pixel Now Playing | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | mobile | — |
| 20 | Music Identifier | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | browser | — |
| 21 | AudD | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | cross-platform | Yes |
| 22 | AudioTag | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | browser | — |
| 23 | Audire | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | mobile | — |
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Questions about this list
Which music identification app is ranked first on Inferse?
Pex Search is ranked #1 of 23 with a score of 6.9. Audible Magic is second and ACRCloud third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 23 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, AirScrobble has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.62/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.