Feature
Find out what song is playing — instantly.
Hear a track you love on the radio and want to know what it is? Prismatic FM has song identification built right into the player. Tap once and the title and artist appear — no switching to another app.
It is one of the oldest frustrations with radio: a great song comes on, the DJ never says the name, and by the time you grab another app the moment is gone. Prismatic FM fixes that. Song identification lives inside the player, so the instant you hear something you like you can tap the identify button and get the title and artist right there alongside the live visualizer.
Recognition runs on Apple's ShazamKit, the same technology behind Shazam, so it is fast and accurate on the music playing through the live stream. Because it is integrated into the app, you never lose your place, your station keeps playing, and the result appears in context — ready for you to note down, search, or simply enjoy knowing.
Why built-in song ID is better
Never leave the app
Identify a track without switching to a second app or stopping playback — the station keeps streaming the whole time.
Powered by ShazamKit
Recognition is built on Apple's ShazamKit, the same engine behind Shazam, for fast and accurate matches on live audio.
Results in context
The title and artist appear right in your player, next to the visualizer and now-playing controls.
One tap, any station
Works on the music playing across the global catalog of live stations — tap the identify button whenever curiosity strikes.
How to identify a song on the radio
Catching the name of a track takes three taps inside Prismatic FM:
- 1
Start listening
Open Prismatic FM and tune into any of the 50,000+ live stations.
- 2
Tap identify
When a song you like comes on, tap the identify button in the player.
- 3
See the result
The song title and artist appear right in the app while your station keeps playing.
Song Identification — FAQ
In Prismatic FM, tap the identify button in the player while a station is on. The app listens to the live stream and shows you the song title and artist without leaving the app or stopping playback.
Yes — it works just like Shazam, but it is built directly into the radio player so you never have to switch apps. Recognition is powered by Apple's ShazamKit on Apple devices.
Song identification works on the music playing through live streams across the catalog. It identifies recorded music; it can't name spoken-word content like talk or news segments.
No. Like the rest of Prismatic FM, you can start listening and identifying songs right away without creating an account.
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Available on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, and Vision Pro