Never lose a song.
Recording continues even when Shazam can’t identify the track.
Music diary for iPhone
Capture and ID every song.
Never lose a song, even ones Shazam misses.
Snag records every ID attempt so you never lose a song. When the first try comes up empty, the audio is saved, so you can run Snag’s retry analysis to catch a match it missed, listen again later, or ask a music-head friend to ID the track.
Built for the songs that get away.
Tap once, keep the moment, and build a private history of the music you heard.
Music diary.
Optionally save the venue or place where you heard each song.
ShazamKit, plus retry analysis.
Apple’s ShazamKit recognition, plus Snag’s own retry analysis that re-checks your saved audio to catch songs a single tap misses.
Privacy-first.
Stored privately on your iPhone and your own iCloud. No Snag account. No in-app analytics.
Questions about Snag.
How Snag works, how it compares to Shazam, and what you can do with the songs you save.
What is Snag?
Snag is a free music identification app for iPhone, powered by Apple’s ShazamKit. It records a short audio clip with every identification attempt, so even when recognition fails in the moment or you are offline, you never lose the song. You can replay the clip and retry the identification later.
How is Snag different from Shazam?
Snag uses Apple’s ShazamKit for recognition, so it identifies the same songs Shazam does. The difference is that Snag saves the audio of every attempt. When an identification fails or you have no signal, Shazam leaves you with nothing, while Snag keeps the recording so you can retry later or play it for a friend. Because Snag has the saved audio, its retry analysis can re-check it across several windows of the clip, which sometimes identifies a song the first attempt missed.
Does Snag work offline?
Yes. Snag records the audio the moment you tap, even with no internet. Recognition runs when you are back online, and you can retry any saved recording at any time. That makes it useful in clubs, festivals, and other places with no signal.
Is Snag free?
Yes, Snag is free on the App Store. There is no account to create, and your snags are stored privately on your iPhone and your own iCloud account.
What can I do with the songs I save?
Every snag is saved to a history you can browse with the date, an optional location, and your own notes. You can replay the audio, retry identification, listen on Apple Music or Spotify when a song is identified, and share identified songs with a link.
Start your music diary with Snag.
Free on iPhone. Your snags stay private to you, and every saved attempt is ready when you want to listen again.