SoundHound∞ Downloads & RevenueSoundHound∞ - Music Discovery · App Store & Google Play
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery by SoundHound, Inc. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery update history & changes
Last change · 42 events since 15 Jun 2010Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 42 events
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Music · DE
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryiOSTurkey
- 📦SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery updated to version 10.5iOSSome of our favorite songs are:
“Bug a Boo” - Destiny’s Child
“Bugs” - Pearl Jam
“June Bug” - Melvins
“Stink Bug” - Beastie Boys
“Lovebug” - Jonas Brothers
Our least favorite things are bugs. We got rid of some and made additional improvements.… more - 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new country in 3 chartsiOSGermany · Sweden · Taiwan
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Music · CA
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Music · SA
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryAndroidTurkey
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Music · IN
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Music · IN
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryAndroidAustralia
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery hit #1iOSTop Paid · Music · AE
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery new best rank in the overall chart: #35iOSTop Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryiOSColombia
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · SE
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryAndroidSweden
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryAndroidTaiwan
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Music · BR
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery new best rank in the overall chart: #107iOSTop Paid · All Apps · BR
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryiOSArgentina
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidSpain · Netherlands
- 🔎SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery reached Top 10 for “sounds”iOS#7 in Mexico search · popularity 43
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Music · FR
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Music · JP
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryAndroidUnited States
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Music · CN · Top Paid · Music · US
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSChina · United States
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Music · AU
- 📈SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery charting in a new countryiOSCanada
- 🆕SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidJapan
- 🆕SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery first spotted by AppInsideriOS#14 in Top Paid · Music · United Arab Emirates
- 📦SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery version 10.4.1iOSNo release notes
- 📦SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery version 10.5.8AndroidWith this release, we are adding support for Android 12; this means users with the newest Android hardware can be sure SoundHound will continue running as smoothly as possible. Now go out there and discover some new favorites you can listen to in SoundHound!… more
- 🆕SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Music PaidSoundHound∞ - Music Discovery at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-02. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid music identification and discovery app that uses audio recognition and voice commands to identify songs, provide lyrics, and integrate with streaming services for users seeking hands-free music interaction. The app holds strong positions in Middle Eastern markets (ranked #2 in UAE) and maintains visibility across diverse regions including Asia, Europe, and the Americas, indicating sustained global demand for its premium features.
Similar apps: Shazam, SoundCloud, Spotify
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 5 collected anonymously.
Google Play
App details
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 100M+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 100M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #13 Music Paid | 14 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #91 Music & Audio Free | 6 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 12k |
| Google Play | 3.4 ★ | 913k 59k written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 925k |
What users say about SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report significant degradation in song recognition accuracy and frequent connectivity errors, leading many to switch to competitors like Shazam. While long-time fans appreciate the humming feature and app size, recent updates have removed key functionalities such as location mapping and lock screen widgets.
Mixed (39% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy, Fast, has improved over the years I’ve used it”
- Features & content: “Hope you guys will add better video PIP features…”
- Useful
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work with Bluetooth headset any more!!”
- Updates: “App will no longer update”
- Features & content: “Lost my entire saved “library” in the process”
- Connection & sync: “But now it says I have no internet”
About SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery
SoundHound comes equipped with “Hey SoundHound…”, an incredibly powerful way to interact with the app using your voice. “Hey SoundHound…” can help you navigate the app, activate the orange button, and playback songs hands-free. Simply say ‘Hey SoundHound...’ from any screen and say a command!
Discovering new music is only half the fun of SoundHound. We’re music lovers too, so we’ve created an incredible experience for you to relive your discoveries with our music player. Connect your Apple Music or Spotify account to listen, build playlists, explore music across genres, and find new favorites - all with real-time, karaoke-style lyrics using LiveLyrics®. Don’t have an Apple Music or Spotify subscription? No sweat, we have you covered with our free, built-in YouTube player. This is your music journey.
Curious to know more? Here’s everything you need to know!
DISCOVER
• Tap the SoundHound button in the app, in the notification center widget, or via 3D touch on the app icon to discover music playing around you! We’ll let you know everything about the song including title, artist, album, and lyrics!
• Have a song stuck in your head? Press the SoundHound button, sing or hum the tune, and we’ll do the rest!
• Keep track of all your discoveries in your own personal history
• Use the Apple Watch app to quickly identify music and sing-along with LiveLyrics. Users with a cellular-enabled Apple Watch can use the app without being connected to an iPhone
PLAY
• Listen to songs and view lyrics in our free, built-in YouTube player
• Simply say ‘Hey SoundHound....’ from any screen or tap the microphone on the play page. Once you see the listening panel, you can follow up with commands including:
App Navigation: ‘Hey SoundHound… Show me my discoveries’
Help/Questions: ‘Hey SoundHound… Show me what I can say’
Music Discovery: ‘Hey SoundHound… What’s that song?’
Song Playback: ‘Hey SoundHound... Play Hello by Adele’
Lyrics Search: ‘Hey SoundHound... Show me lyrics to Castle on the Hill’
Top Charts: ‘Hey SoundHound...Play today’s top songs’
Playlists (Spotify account & registration required): ‘Hey SoundHound… Play my Discover weekly playlist on Spotify’
Add to Spotify Playlist (Spotify account & registration required): ‘Hey SoundHound… Add this song to my playlist’
CONNECT AND SHARE
• Build personalized playlists through Apple Music or Spotify (SoundHound account and music subscription required)
• Access Spotify playlists for a richer playback experience through SoundHound
• View and interact with real-time, moving lyrics for your songs with LiveLyrics
• Keep all of your discoveries synced
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery App Store
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery is #13 in Music Paid in Saudi Arabia and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Music PaidSoundHound∞ - Music Discovery at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-02. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid music identification and discovery app that uses audio recognition and voice commands to identify songs, provide lyrics, and integrate with streaming services for users seeking hands-free music interaction. The app holds strong positions in Middle Eastern markets (ranked #2 in UAE) and maintains visibility across diverse regions including Asia, Europe, and the Americas, indicating sustained global demand for its premium features.
Similar apps: Shazam, SoundCloud, Spotify
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 5 collected anonymously.
SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | MusicPaid | #13 |
 South Korea | MusicPaid | #38 |
 China | MusicPaid | #87 |
 Indonesia | MusicPaid | #16 |
 Russia | MusicPaid | #40 |
 India | MusicPaid | #52 |
 Brazil | MusicPaid | #59 |
| United Arab Emirates | MusicPaid | #24 |
 Italy | MusicPaid | #74 |
 France | MusicPaid | #123 |
 Canada | MusicPaid | #154 |
 Australia | MusicPaid | #157 |
 Argentina | All AppsPaid | #150 |
 Colombia | All AppsPaid | #164 |
Apps near SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery on the chart
Music Paid, around #13.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report significant degradation in song recognition accuracy and frequent connectivity errors, leading many to switch to competitors like Shazam. While long-time fans appreciate the humming feature and app size, recent updates have removed key functionalities such as location mapping and lock screen widgets.
Mixed (39% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy, Fast, has improved over the years I’ve used it”
- Features & content: “Hope you guys will add better video PIP features…”
- Useful
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work with Bluetooth headset any more!!”
- Updates: “App will no longer update”
- Features & content: “Lost my entire saved “library” in the process”
- Connection & sync: “But now it says I have no internet”
About SoundHound∞ - Music Discovery
SoundHound comes equipped with “Hey SoundHound…”, an incredibly powerful way to interact with the app using your voice. “Hey SoundHound…” can help you navigate the app, activate the orange button, and playback songs hands-free. Simply say ‘Hey SoundHound...’ from any screen and say a command!
Discovering new music is only half the fun of SoundHound. We’re music lovers too, so we’ve created an incredible experience for you to relive your discoveries with our music player. Connect your Apple Music or Spotify account to listen, build playlists, explore music across genres, and find new favorites - all with real-time, karaoke-style lyrics using LiveLyrics®. Don’t have an Apple Music or Spotify subscription? No sweat, we have you covered with our free, built-in YouTube player. This is your music journey.
Curious to know more? Here’s everything you need to know!
DISCOVER
• Tap the SoundHound button in the app, in the notification center widget, or via 3D touch on the app icon to discover music playing around you! We’ll let you know everything about the song including title, artist, album, and lyrics!
• Have a song stuck in your head? Press the SoundHound button, sing or hum the tune, and we’ll do the rest!
• Keep track of all your discoveries in your own personal history
• Use the Apple Watch app to quickly identify music and sing-along with LiveLyrics. Users with a cellular-enabled Apple Watch can use the app without being connected to an iPhone
PLAY
• Listen to songs and view lyrics in our free, built-in YouTube player
• Simply say ‘Hey SoundHound....’ from any screen or tap the microphone on the play page. Once you see the listening panel, you can follow up with commands including:
App Navigation: ‘Hey SoundHound… Show me my discoveries’
Help/Questions: ‘Hey SoundHound… Show me what I can say’
Music Discovery: ‘Hey SoundHound… What’s that song?’
Song Playback: ‘Hey SoundHound... Play Hello by Adele’
Lyrics Search: ‘Hey SoundHound... Show me lyrics to Castle on the Hill’
Top Charts: ‘Hey SoundHound...Play today’s top songs’
Playlists (Spotify account & registration required): ‘Hey SoundHound… Play my Discover weekly playlist on Spotify’
Add to Spotify Playlist (Spotify account & registration required): ‘Hey SoundHound… Add this song to my playlist’
CONNECT AND SHARE
• Build personalized playlists through Apple Music or Spotify (SoundHound account and music subscription required)
• Access Spotify playlists for a richer playback experience through SoundHound
• View and interact with real-time, moving lyrics for your songs with LiveLyrics
• Keep all of your discoveries synced
Latest updates
More from SoundHound, Inc.
SoundHound - Music Discovery Android
SoundHound - Music Discovery gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
SoundHound - Music Discovery is #185 in Music & Audio Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 6 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Music & Audio FreeSoundHound - Music Discovery on Google Play
App details
SoundHound - Music Discovery downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where SoundHound - Music Discovery's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 104M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 100,000,000+ | ★ 3.4 (913k) | 10.5.8 | Open ↗ |
| Huawei AppGallery | 4M | – | 9.4.7.1 | Open ↗ |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in SoundHound - Music Discovery before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How SoundHound - Music Discovery makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Music & AudioFree | #185 |
| Canada | Music & AudioFree | #188 |
| Italy | Music & AudioFree | #186 |
 Spain | Music & AudioFree | #197 |
| Sweden | Music & AudioFree | #91 |
 Netherlands | Music & AudioFree | #137 |
Apps near SoundHound - Music Discovery on the chart
Music & Audio Free, around #185.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About SoundHound - Music Discovery
SoundHound makes it simple to discover music playing around you. It doesn’t matter if you’re at home, in your car, or anywhere else. Just open the app, hit the big orange button, and we’ll tell you exactly what song is playing!
SAVE YOUR MUSIC JOURNEY
All the songs and lyrics you discover will be kept in your own personal history, and you’ll have a Music Map to look up exactly where you heard that song you loved so much. You can also connect your Spotify account to build playlists, explore music across genres, and find new favorites—all with real-time lyrics.
SING ALONG WITH REAL-TIME LYRICS
Explore the lyrics of all your recently discovered and favorited music. Sing along, memorize all the words, and you’ll end up a karaoke master. You can also discover lyrics to the most popular songs topping the SoundHound charts across multiple genres and categories!
DISCOVER
- Tap the big orange button to discover music playing around you, including song title, artist, album, and lyrics.
- Have a song stuck in your head? Press the button, sing or hum the tune, and we’ll do the rest!
- Keep track of all your discoveries with your own personal history page
- Check out the hottest new music across Genre, Global, and Popular charts
- Find out what’s being played near you and around the world with our Music Map
PLAY
- Songs you discover can be played for free via our built-in YouTube music player
- Connect your Spotify account to stream music directly in SoundHound
CONNECT
- Automatically transfer your discovered songs into a Spotify playlist (SoundHound account and Spotify subscription required)
- Sync all of your discoveries across multiple devices
LYRICS
- View and interact with real-time lyrics with LiveLyrics®
- Type in the lyrics or use voice search, and we’ll find the song for you! Say something like…
Hey SoundHound… Show me lyrics for Thriller by Michael Jackson.
- Access the lyrics of your recently discovered and favorited music.
- Discover lyrics to songs topping the SoundHound charts
LOOK, NO HANDS!
SoundHound comes equipped with “Hey SoundHound…”, an incredibly powerful way to interact play and discover music using just your voice. Simply say “Hey SoundHound…” and follow up with something like:
“What’s that song?”
“Show me lyrics to ‘Castle on the Hill’”
“Play today’s top songs’’
“Add this song to my playlist” (Spotify only)
SHARE
Share your music discoveries via Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, messaging services and email!
FEATURED REVIEWS
- Best Music Engagement App - BILLBOARD Music App Awards
- "Genius, isn't it?" - B.B.C. World Radio
- "This is amazing... insane, right?" - David Pogue
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