Most concert-goers use four or five apps for one night. Shazam names a released song. Your camera roll keeps the clip. Setlist.fm lists what the artist played. Instagram shares a story. Chord keeps your clip, the song and your crew's night together.
No app does everything. Here is where each one wins, so you can pick what you need.
Shazam: naming a released song
- Wins: it is very good at naming released songs, and it is fast to open.
- Drops: it does not keep your video, and it does not know which night you heard the song.
- Note: unreleased tracks and DJ edits often have no match in any app.
Your camera roll or Google Photos: keeping the clip
- Wins: it keeps every clip, backs it up, and searches by date and place.
- Drops: it does not know the song, the show or who you were with.
Setlist.fm: the artist's official setlist
- Wins: fans list the songs an artist played at a show, often within a day. It is a great map of the night.
- Drops: it lists the show, not your moments. Your clips and your crew are not part of it.
Instagram: sharing the night
- Wins: the easiest way to show friends where you are, right now.
- Drops: a story lasts 24 hours, and it is made for an audience, not for you to keep.
Chord: the clip, the song and the crew in one Night
- Wins: you film the moment and Chord names the song from your clip. If it can't, add it in two taps. Your crew's clips land in the same Night, and the next morning your Night Recap and Setlist are waiting.
- Drops: it is new. It is in open beta on iPhone. Android is coming. Like every song-ID app, it cannot name a track that isn't released.
Which should you use?
Use the ones that fit your night. Many people keep Shazam for songs on the radio, Setlist.fm to check what an artist played, and Instagram for the story. If you want the clip and the song to stay together, with your crew's moments in one place, that is the job Chord is built for.
Chord next to your camera roll, Shazam and Instagram →
Questions people ask
Which app names a song from a concert video?
Chord names the song from a clip you film in its camera. Shazam and Google song search can name a released song while it plays. No app can name an unreleased track.
Is there an app that keeps my crew's festival videos in one place?
Yes. In Chord you start a Night and send the link. Everyone's clips and songs land in the same Night.
Is Chord on Android?
Not yet. Android is coming. Chord is in open beta on iPhone.