Shazam Introduces 'Shazam Encore' Paid Application

[DrWeevil]

Doh!!! Didn't realize when I started my rant about Midomi (see page 1 of this thread), that Midomi had started charging for their app.

Nonetheless, to the user who said "Don't know why anybody would bother with both," it's cuz i sometimes get a song that's not recognized by Midomi, but it is by Shazaam, or vice-versa.

Cheers

 

[nagromme]

I didn't update yet, but when I hit the update info screen it say that I'm essentially grandfathered w/ unlimited tags since I already had the app. I was a littled skeptical - how would it know who's a legacy user and who's new. I'm reading here that some people are still getting unlimited tags but others are not, so what is the story?

In particular... how does it know if (like me) you got a new device (on warranty or whatever)? I haven’t tested yet, since 5 tags is more than I normally use, but I’m curious. I hope I haven’t lost unlimited daily tagging.

 

[H$R]

In particular... how does it know if (like me) you got a new device (on warranty or whatever)? I haven’t tested yet, since 5 tags is more than I normally use, but I’m curious. I hope I haven’t lost unlimited daily tagging.

My guess is that it checks with your iTunes account. It should know when you first bought the app (before the launch of the new app) and it should still know this if you switch your device with a new one.

 

[SpaceKitty]

Ok I finally decided to upgrade and it is limiting me to 5 tags per month.

Don't upgrade. I upgraded on my phone so all I have to do is delete it and then resync the old version back on.

 

[nagromme]

Ok I finally decided to upgrade and it is limiting me to 5 tags per month.

Don't upgrade. I upgraded on my phone so all I have to do is delete it and then resync the old version back on.

Month? I thought it was per day! In either case, it sucks if they can’t properly tell who had the unlimited version already. (You’re not jailbroken are you?)

 

[SpaceKitty]

Month? I thought it was per day! In either case, it sucks if they can’t properly tell who had the unlimited version already. (You’re not jailbroken are you?)

If you read the first post in this thread, it does say per month.

 

[str1f3]

NY Times gives a bit of a knock to Shazaam:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/technology/personaltech/19smart.html

They have this coming for this update. Paid version with ads. The free version I had for a year seems to have been gimped. It strikes me as pure arrogance on their part considering that it's the slowest of the three apps when tested by the Times.



I'm going to start to try Midomi. I'm lucky to have picked up both when they were free. The Times says it's better and there will be further updates coming that will supposedly widen the gap even further.

 

[LinMac]

NY Times gives a bit of a knock to Shazaam:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/technology/personaltech/19smart.html

I'm glad to read it. $4.99 is a bit high, to me, for what it does, but ads in a paid application is just too much.

I will not pay for an application with advertisements. No exceptions.