SoundHound - Music Discovery

Music discovery, identification, & voice-controlled player with 300M+ downloads!

SoundHound Inc. · com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium

4.2 out of 5 (61 ratings) 100M+ downloads v10.5.8 64 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 12 · Low Maturity

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At a glance

Latest version: v10.5.8 (21134)
Updated: Jul 16, 2026 (3 months ago)
APK size: 64 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Music & Audio (app)
Listed since: Jun 19, 2011
Permissions: 25 (2 sensitive)
Website: soundhound.com/soundhound
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

SoundHound - Music Discovery is an app by SoundHound Inc. in the Music & Audio category, listed since June 2011. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 10.4.9, the APK grew from 50.8 MB to 64 MB. Since version 6.9.3, the minimum Android version rose from 5.1 to 8.0. It asks for 25 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: record audio and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 10.5.7. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.2out of 561 ratings

5 ★56%
4 ★23%
3 ★13%
2 ★3%
1 ★5%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v10.5.8

With 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!

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

HEY, WHAT SONG IS THAT? 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 Don’t want banner ads? Upgrade to SoundHound∞: https://04ii.app.link/RXaRXypntA _______________________________ Explanation of requested permissions: https://bnc.lt/Scoe/D66l9PB34B End User Agreement: https://www.soundhound.com/soundhound-terms

Version history

7 versions are listed, going back to v6.9.3. Since v10.5.6 it requires Android 8.0+.

v10.5.8 LATEST Jul 16, 2026 64 MB TRUSTED v10.5.7 Jul 3, 2026 64 MB TRUSTED v10.5.6 Jan 16, 2026 59.6 MB TRUSTED v10.4.9 Jun 10, 2026 50.8 MB TRUSTED v8.9.4 Nov 16, 2025 27.7 MB TRUSTED

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SoundHound - Music Discovery among popular Music & Audio apps

SoundHound - Music Discovery and the Music & Audio apps ranked next to it by downloads
App	Rating	Downloads	Download size
Pandora - Music & Podcasts	4.2 (296)	100M+	64.3 MB
Music Player	4.5 (29)	100M+	4.2 MB
SoundHound - Music Discovery (this app)	4.2 (61)	100M+	64 MB
MP3 Downloader - Music Player	4.5 (35)	100M+	30.2 MB
Ringtone Maker:create ringtone	4.6 (47)	100M+	–

Apps listed next to it in our Music & Audio ranking by downloads. Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 16, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Melodis” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Jul 16, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jul 16, 2026
Signed byO=Melodis
Signing certificate (SHA-1)AB:3F:C8:F4:7C:2A:92:34:21:FC:FA:43:92:82:47:35:8C:E8:30:1D
File MD547a707f0e26d2844ecc63a468cd5d41d
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (25)

SoundHound - Music Discovery requests 25 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
Foreground service microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Physical activity recognition com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

SoundHound - Music Discovery APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of SoundHound - Music Discovery for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 10.4.9 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. Get version 10.4.9 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is SoundHound - Music Discovery free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the SoundHound - Music Discovery APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 47a707f0e26d2844ecc63a468cd5d41d.