Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast · Friday, July 10, 2026
The hosts reminisce about the early days of song identification apps, comparing Shazam and SoundHound. They recall SoundHound being superior for humming or mumbling, while Shazam was better for radio hits. The conversation touches on how these features are now integrated into smartphones.
“I remember this is probably like almost 15 years ago. Shazam was pretty good for identifying certain songs, but SoundHound was pretty good at identifying other certain songs.”
“So it's like if you knew, you knew. SoundHound is better.”
“Shazam gets acquired. It's like literally built into your quick sayings on the iPhone now.”
“If you have a Google phone, you can just hold the Google phone up in the air and it'll just tell you what song is playing without you even asking.”