ACRCloud vs WhoSampled

ACRCloud provides audio recognition services for files, streams, and live broadcasts. Its music recognition uses a fingerprint database of more than 150 million tracks, and results can include links to Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and YouTube, as well as ISRC and UPC codes. Other listed capabilities include metadata, AI music detection, broadcast monitoring, cover song identification, second-screen sync, copyright compliance, audience measurement, humming recognition, offline recognition, and speech to text. Teams can assemble workflows with APIs, SDKs, console tools, and documentation. Mobile SDK references cover iOS, Android, and Unity; its Go SDK supports Linux and macOS. The service is aimed at music services, broadcasters, labels, distributors, advertisers, automotive platforms, brands, and rights organizations. Distributors can compare user-generated content with the music database to identify copyright infringement risk. The platform supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. The listed trial is free for 14 days, with full API access and no credit card required.

WhoSampled helps listeners trace musical links among songs, including samples, covers and remixes. It can identify music playing nearby and display related tracks, with sample entries that may show where a sample occurs, its type and the part used. Users can scan Spotify and Apple Music libraries for connections; Spotify listeners can also move from Spotify to WhoSampled’s Now Playing feature. Discovery tools include charts, favorites and contextual recommendations, while side-by-side comparisons help examine songs together. Full-length playback is available through YouTube where available, Spotify with Premium, or Apple Music with a subscription. The app listing describes a catalog of over 1,287,000 tracks and 399,000 artists, with daily additions; another database figure states over 1,280,000 tracks and 398,000 artists. The site offers a Jump button for moving among sample timings. WhoSampled is available on Android, iOS and the web. Its Free plan costs nothing and includes text search, track identification, Spotify and Apple Music library scanning, and an ad-free experience.