AHA Music

Overview

AHA Music is a cross-platform service for identifying music from ambient sound, a melody you hum or sing, an uploaded audio or video file, or a media URL. A result can show the track title, artist, album, release date, timestamps, and streaming links. Its recognition engine is powered by ACRCloud, whose database contains over 100 million fingerprinted tracks.

Alongside song search, AHA Music offers an AI music detector and a browser-based tool for finding BPM and musical key. The service is for personal, non-commercial use unless otherwise agreed in writing. Music Identification Apps

Key features

• Several ways to search: Identify music through a microphone recording, a hummed or sung tune, an audio or video upload, or a media URL. Humming recognition also works with whistling and does not require lyrics.
• Video timestamps: AHA Music accepts YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and X video URLs. Results can include clickable timestamps indicating where a track appears.
• Browser tab recognition: Extensions for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge can identify music playing in browser tabs.
• AI music detection: Upload audio to receive an AI probability score, an identified platform, and a component breakdown. Listed platforms include Suno, Udio, Sonauto, ElevenLabs, Seed Music, MiniMax, Mureka, and Riffusion.
• BPM and key: This tool analyzes audio in the browser using WebAssembly, without uploading it to a server. It is listed as working in modern browsers on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android.
• Recognition details: Results may include track metadata, timestamps, and streaming links. Identification history and playlists are available according to plan.

Pricing

AHA Music has a free plan and a Pro subscription. The Guest plan costs nothing and allows five total recognitions per day across recognition types. It includes BPM and key detection, but is ad-supported and has no recognition history or playlists.

Free Member costs nothing. It includes 15 file recognitions per day, 15 URL recognitions per day, and 15 microphone recognitions per day, plus unlimited BPM and AI detection. It keeps 30 days of history and allows three playlists of up to 50 songs each.

Pro costs $4.99 a month, billed monthly. It includes 1,000 file recognitions per month, five hours of Scan Full File and URL use per month, and 1,000 microphone recognitions per month. BPM and AI detection are unlimited; the plan also removes ads and provides permanent history and unlimited playlists.

Platforms

AHA Music is listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web. Its browser extensions support Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The BPM and key finder specifically supports modern browsers on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Individual uploads can be up to 50 MB per file.

Uploaded files are used for identification and deleted immediately after processing rather than stored or shared. The BPM and key tool is described as processing audio in the browser without sending it to a server.

Who it's for

AHA Music suits listeners looking for a song from a recording, an uncertain melody, or a video link, as well as people who want browser-tab recognition. Its separate AI detector and BPM and key finder may also be useful to people examining audio beyond song identity. The free plans have distinct daily limits, while Pro raises recognition allowances and expands history and playlist access.

Developers should note that AHA Music does not provide a public API; it directs API inquiries to ACRCloud. Support is available through the contact form or at [email protected].

Pros and cons

• Pros: Multiple recognition inputs, including humming and video URLs; clickable timestamps; Chrome and Edge extensions; separate AI detection and browser-based BPM and key analysis; free access.
• Cons: Recognition allowances are limited on the free plans; Pro file and microphone recognition have monthly caps, and Scan Full File and URL use has a five-hour monthly allowance. The stated usage terms limit service to personal, non-commercial use unless otherwise agreed in writing. There is no public API from AHA Music.

Alternatives

For other music identification options, consider Shazam, SoundHound, WhoSampled, Audile, or Annie. ACRCloud is relevant for developers seeking the API provider AHA Music points to. Kooha and Snag are also listed alternatives.

Verdict

AHA Music brings several song-identification routes together with history, streaming links, and optional tools for AI music detection and audio analysis. Its free plans provide a way to use those tools with defined limits; Pro costs $4.99 a month, billed monthly, and increases recognition capacity while removing ads. The main caveats are the plan limits, non-commercial-use terms, and lack of a public API.