WhoSampled
Ranked in Music Identification Apps ·Free plan
About
WhoSampled helps listeners discover connections between songs through samples, covers, and remixes. It can identify music playing nearby and show a track’s musical links, including sample timing, sample type, and the part used. The service can scan Spotify and Apple Music libraries, and Spotify users can switch to WhoSampled’s Now Playing feature. Discovery tools include charts, favorites, contextual recommendations, and side-by-side comparisons; the Jump button moves between listed sample timings to compare source and sampled tracks. Full-length listening is available through YouTube where available, Spotify with Premium, or Apple Music with a subscription. WhoSampled describes its catalog as containing over 1,280,000 tracks and 398,000 artists, with daily additions, and says a community of over 38,000 contributors builds verified content. The free plan includes text search, track identification, Spotify and Apple Music library scanning, and an ad-free experience. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
Who it is for
WhoSampled suits music fans who want to trace sample, cover, and remix connections, including listeners across Hip-Hop, Electronic/Dance, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, and Classical. It also fits users who want to scan supported music libraries or identify nearby tracks.
What is good
- Identifies music playing nearby.
- Scans Spotify and Apple Music libraries.
- Shows sample timing, type, and source portion.
- Offers side-by-side comparisons and contextual recommendations.
- Free plan includes ad-free use.
What to know first
- Some full-length listening depends on YouTube availability.
- Spotify listening requires Premium.
- Apple Music listening requires a subscription.
Verdict
WhoSampled focuses on revealing musical connections, with identification, library scanning, and sample-level details. Its free plan includes the core discovery tools, while full-length listening through Spotify or Apple Music depends on a subscription.
Compared on music identification apps
- Free plan
- Yeswhosampled.com
- Platform support
- cross-platformwhosampled.com
- Identification history
- Yeswhosampled.com
- Listening links
- Yeswhosampled.com
Facts
- Music discovery
- WhoSampled helps users discover how songs are connected through samples, covers, and remixes.play.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Catalog
- The app listing describes a database with over 1,287,000 tracks and 399,000 artists, with daily additions.play.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Music identification
- The app can identify music playing around the user and show its samples, covers, and remixes.play.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Spotify integration
- Users can scan their Spotify library and switch from Spotify to WhoSampled’s Now Playing feature to see a track’s musical connections.play.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Sample details
- Sample entries can include sample timing, sample type, and the part sampled.play.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Listening
- The app supports side-by-side song comparison and full-length listening through YouTube where available.play.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Discovery tools
- The app offers music charts, favorites, and contextual recommendations for samples, covers, and remixes.play.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy and security
- WhoSampled’s privacy policy says it uses security measures to prevent personal data from accidental loss or unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.whosampled.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says personal data may include identity, contact, financial, technical, profile, usage, and marketing data.whosampled.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The app listing gives support email [email protected].play.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- WhoSampled reveals how songs are connected through samples, covers and remixes.apps.apple.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Database
- The app states that its database contains over 1,280,000 tracks and 398,000 artists, with daily additions.apps.apple.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Library scanning
- The app scans Spotify and Apple Music libraries to find sample, cover and remix connections.apps.apple.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Sample detail
- Sample entries include sample timing, sample type and the part sampled.apps.apple.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Charts
- The app provides trending, top-rated and all-time influential artist and track charts.apps.apple.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Playback
- Full-length tracks can be played through YouTube where available, Spotify with Premium, or Apple Music with a subscription.apps.apple.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Community
- WhoSampled says its verified content is built by a community of over 38,000 contributors.whosampled.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Sample navigation
- The site's Jump button lets users move between listed sample timings to compare source and sampled tracks.whosampled.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security
- WhoSampled says it uses appropriate security measures, restricts personal-data access to people with a business need, and requires confidentiality.whosampled.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy compliance
- The privacy policy identifies WhoSampled.com Limited as the data controller and provides rights to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office.whosampled.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Audience
- WhoSampled describes itself as useful for fans of Hip-Hop, Electronic/Dance, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae and Classical music.apps.apple.com · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- play.google.com/store/apps/details· checked 30 Sept 2026
- whosampled.com/static/html/privacy_policy.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
- apps.apple.com/us/app/whosampled/id529092671· checked 30 Sept 2026
- whosampled.com· checked 30 Sept 2026
- whosampled.com/news/2016/10/12/whosampleds-gonna-make-· checked 30 Sept 2026