Common Sense Media Review
Kid-safe but often inaccurate at recognizing music.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 13+?
Any Positive Content?
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Shazam Encore
Is It Any Good?
Who sings that song? Shazam promises instant satisfaction by identifying any song you point the mic at. Unfortunately, it's not that good. It failed to identify about half the songs played over our laptop's speakers. It did better with loud, high-quality stereo music. But Shazam works only with recorded songs; it doesn't recognize live performances, such as your voice. We recommend applying your five bucks to Midomi Soundhound, which can do all this and more.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
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- Release date : April 7, 2010
- Genre : Music
- Publisher : Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
- Version : 2.1.2
- Last updated : July 13, 2020
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