AudioTag vs Snag
AudioTag
audiotag.info
Snag
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| Figure | AudioTag | Snag |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Music Identification Apps | 7.6 (#11) | 7.1 (#17) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says AudioTag does not sell personal information and uses generally accepted industry standards to protect it, while noting it cannot guarantee absolute security. | The app has no Snag account, advertising trackers, or third-party product analytics, and private history is not stored on Snag’s servers during normal use. |
| Support | The site lists mailbox [at] audiotag [dot] info for business and general inquiries. | Snag is built by one person, and support is available by email or through Send Questions & Feedback in the app’s Settings. |
Plans
In their own words
AudioTag
AudioTag identifies music from uploaded clips, complete songs, video files, and links to YouTube or other video-sharing services. It returns track, artist, and album details and can separate multiple songs in one recording with their time intervals. Supported formats include WAV, MP3, OGG, FLAC, FLV, AMR, and MP4. Recognition uses proprietary patented acoustic fingerprinting against a music-fingerprint database, matching the same sound rather than merely similar melodies. The homepage reports 47,802,442 tracks, 11,628,927 albums, and 2,450,640 artists. AudioTag is available through a browser and API; the API lets other systems automate recognition. The free service is for non-commercial use. Its free API plan provides up to three hours of audio monthly and requires an account. AudioTag says payment begins only after that allowance is exhausted and the user initiates payment, with no subscriptions.
Snag
Snag is a free iPhone music-identification app built with Apple’s ShazamKit. Every identification attempt saves a short recording, including attempts that find no match. Retry Analysis examines that recording across several time windows and can sometimes identify a song missed initially. The app can capture audio without an internet connection; matching needs a connection and can happen later. Its history records attempt dates and can include location and personal notes. Users can replay recordings, retry identification, open matched songs in Apple Music or Spotify, and share identified songs with a link. History and recordings remain on the iPhone and can sync through the user’s private iCloud account. For matching, the device sends an audio fingerprint directly to Apple’s Shazam Catalog; Snag says it does not see, store, or process that fingerprint. There is no Snag account, advertising tracker, or third-party product analytics. Music history currently lacks search.