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WhoSampled App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2023

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BambozledFirst you get us to pay $3.99 just to download the app only to discover you have pay another $9.99 to get it to work! Just be upfront and not use b.s. tactics to get money. Remember people used to pay $50 for apps they needed! Let us decide if we want to pay for what we want instead of forcing it insidiously..Version: 1.33

Read This First!!!Buying this app doesn’t let you analyze music with it. They ask you to subscribe for $10 yearly to get the feature. I know we all expected that because we paid for the app we were paying so we could advance “Shazam” songs. All it let’s you do is look up songs already in their data base which you could have done with Wikipedia for free. It’s both a ripoff and a waste of time..Version: 1.33

Audio doesn’t work on the sample videosI love WhoSampled and have been using the website for years, but have experienced technical difficulties with the audio. For some reason, the audio doesn’t play for an of the videos (samples or originals). Could the developers of the app please look into this, as I don’t know whether it is a common issue or not. I have not experienced audio issues with any other app/music on my phone..Version: 1.31

Have to pay for app, then subscription! Misleading.I was excited to use this app so I downloaded it as I had some nice reviews at $5.99. However, once I tried to activate a new account it prompted me with a subscription to run audio ID for music for $14.49 annually! Don’t compare your database to Shazam identification if you have to pay MORE to use the function I thought I was initially paying for. Really annoyed if I could refund an app I would. Very misleading :(.Version: 1.36.6

Do Not Buy This App!First they charge you $3.99 , and I thought ok this is an original idea plus it has some cool features. So sure let’s do it, but after I purchase it to activate those ‘cool’ features you have to pay $9.99 a month for it! Feature* = being able to ‘Shazam’ a song and have the app tell its name and where the songs samples originally came from..Version: 1.40

I want a refundI downloaded this app and looked around and immediately deleted it within 5 minutes from my phone. A few days later I received a receipt in the mail for a purchase. I never wanted this app. What kind of game are these guys playing. This is stealing and should be illegal..Version: 1.40

“tap to listen” feature absolutely uselessI wrote a review before, but wanted to give the app a second chance. i wish i didn’t. so i went ahead and paid for the stupid “tap to listen” feature and quickly found out that it only detects songs that are already in the whosampled database. if someone hasn’t already reported a specific song’s samples on the website, then therefore the app can’t tell you what samples are in it. so my question is, why pay $9 for this feature when you could just shazam the song for FREE and then look up the song on the whosampled website. useless feature and i wish i could get my $9 back. just save yourself the time and phone storage, stick to the whosampled website. their site is wonderful but this app is useless..Version: 1.41.3

Paid for the app but can’t use the serviceBought the app to help figure out a sample, but it costs $9.99/month to use that function? It would be clearer if they just charged more for the app and included the functionality, or make the app free to download and charge more for the subscription to use it rather than wasting $3.99 to find out their isa $9.99 sub fee..Version: 1.40

MidImagine having to pay $3.99 to purchase offbrand shazam and then being expected to pay a $10 subscription fee just to let you use the app. You literally cannot use the app if you don’t pay for the subscription. Imo this isn’t worth considering that they make you pay for simply wanting to find the song you wanted..Version: 1.40

Not worth the moneyThe app is old and out of date, full of bugs.Version: 1.40

More and more money reqd. #GREEDI wish I read the reviews first as this developer isn’t happy with the £3.99 NO they want a yearly subscription of another £9.00 a year!! C’mon, guys/girls. Brought this thinking it was a stage up form the website..Version: 1.40

AvoidThe cheek! £3.99 for the app plus a yearly fee for using their services! I wouldn't mind it if it was only £3.99 and then within the app there was a free 7 day trial for the scanning feature but you don't even get that. Running this app like a scam..Version: 1.39

FreezesWorked fine for many many years. Recently it freezes when you open it. Cant get past the main screen, and sometimes it doesn’t even load that. You can wait for 5+ minutes and get nothing, or sometimes it’ll just crash back to your phone’s home screen instead..Version: 1.40

MisleadingI used this app in the past when it was free I was under the impression that buying the app I would have the same service of highlighting a song and getting the info that I was looking for, but to my surprise after buying the app they want me to join a service that I’m not going to join, if it is possible can I get my money back the app is of no use to me, DW.Version: 1.40

Doesn’t work for meNot having any success with this app on my iPhone. 1. It has scanned my iCloud music library and has found a load of songs I don’t have, and none of the songs I do have. 2. I visited the support website and filled out a help request. Hitting submit gives “Forbidden. 403. CSRF verification failed. Request aborted.”. So I can’t get support 3. The UI looks like something from the 2000s, which is a minor gripe..Version: 1.40

Love it but it could be a lot better.I wish it worked more like the website. Instead our using my Apple Music and stopping my music to play a sample through Apple Music. The app just feels a little lackluster compared to the site..Version: 1.40

This app is a scamI bought the app thinking I’ll have access to all it’s features, but I found out that you have to pay for the $10 subscription to use it. Just use the free online website instead of buying the app. It’s literally the same thing..Version: 1.41.1

Fix the sign-up via email pleaseThe sign up via email doesn’t appear to be working on IOS? Just freezes and doesn’t let me enter any details for the password. Thanks.Version: 1.39

Ripoff ($20 App!!)Beware!! This app does not cost a couple dollars. It’s fully useless without the subscription so you have to pay for that on top of the app itself. For a Canadian like me app cost $6.15 + subscription $14.55 is a lot of money for an app that doesn’t even contain most of the music I listen to. Looking into a refund because it’s honestly ridiculous unless you listen to nothing but top 40 rap maybe..Version: 1.33

No sound!!??Love the website, love the database, and the app is pretty great for looking up songs and getting the info. For some reason, audio isn't working in the app. The videos play back and appear to work, but I'm hearing no sound with them on my iPhone6 -- which is kinda the whole point of the app. Bummer..Version: 1.32

Further Hidden ChargesI found the app pretty pointless. It doesn’t do anything that their website can’t provide and most annoyingly there’s a further £8 subscription charge to allow access to the microphone for instant listening and sample information. Twelve quid is pretty steep to get sample info..Version: 1.36.6

What a bare faced cheek!!So I just paid £3.99 for the app, then went to test it to identify a track (tap to listen feature), and you want a further £8.99 for a year’s subscription?! Am I right here, or missing something, b/c it certainly doesn’t feel kosha at all. If I’m not missing something and expected to pay another £8.99 AFTER THE FACT of initial payment? Total rip and proper shady. Never experienced w/ another app..Version: 1.31

DO NOT PURCHASEDo not purchase this app. I didn't mind paying the £3.99 for this app as I have been using the website on my pc for some time and would happily pay towards something I have had a lot of use out off with the added bonus of a easy to use app on my mobile. However the yearly subscription is a joke, I’m sure it probably says in the description somewhere that to use the listen function you need to pay a yearly subscription, maybe it’s my fault for getting exited and purchasing it without reading but either way it’s a cheek. I understand that you need money to keep this alive but couldn’t you just ask for donations? I genuinely only payed the £3.99 as I thought I like the website and the developers deserve it but a yearly subscription to use one of the main advertised functions is just taking the p***. PLEASE WRITE ON THE PHOTO OF THE LISTEN FUNCTION THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT YEARLY. The fact it was not makes it look like a desperate cash grab deceiving me and others who genuinely don’t mind paying for something that they was advertised..Version: 1.34

I love the conceptThe listening feature can be quite inconsistent, and that’s annoying. But I do love the app when it functions. Also I couldn’t even see the text input while writing this, so, there’s that,.Version: 1.40

Can’t skip straight to sampleI don’t wanna skim through an entire song to find the sample let me click a button to automatically go to the sample.Version: 1.41.1

Need To Give Clarification Of UsageI purchased this app, to find out the origin of sample in said song. Not who sampled from the song. For example, if I’m researching whether or not an artist used a sample in their song. i.e. HER in Focus, was there a sample used in this song? I was under the impression, based your description, that this app helps you locate samples in songs you love —- not who sampled from or covered songs you love..Version: 1.32

This app is not £3.99I’m sure it says somewhere in the small print but this app is a joke for charging more for a yearly subscription. No way would i have paid £3.99 if i knew they wanted a yearly subscription as well. Very clever of them to put the price at £3.99 to make people assume they get the full package..Version: 1.40

Where’s the Jump button?I love the website and I’ve been using it for years. But I’ve just went ahead and spent £3.99 on the app, and there’s no jump button like on the site. Which is one of the main features imo. So it’s not a complete version of the website and it’s technically a rip off for that price, because it doesn’t work the same..Version: 1.20

Wish it was optimized for iPadsThe app just like the website is great but I wish on the iPad I could get a full screen rather than the phone version. Also would be great to have the app be able to turn horizontal. Oh well hopefully on a future update it’ll happen.Version: 1.33

A shameSearch function Not working on iPhone XS, please fix, it used to work.Version: 1.39

You gotta pay more $$ to get what you wantIt’s like $15 to get the app to work like Shazam does. I’m now looking for a refund. I’m just trying to figure out a cover song. Update Thank you the long copy and paste explanation. But it still didn’t work like advertised. So if you want to keep my money you can keep the one star..Version: 1.40

Hidden subscription for basic Shazam featureCharged $7 for the app... and then a hidden subscription fee... GIVE ME MY REFUND RIGHT THE F NOW. Also your app looks super outdated. Especially seeing as you’re charging $7 + $16 per month, would think you’d have a good design team for that pricing. Absurd. Will just use the website. For free..Version: 1.40

Ripoff: BewareI just bought this app for $4 — now I can’t even use it without paying an additional $10. Almost $15 total?! The first time I tried using the app it just crashed and I have a new phone! All I wanted to do was see who sampled a couple of songs. They should inform buyers that the $4 price of the app will literally only let you download it but not let you actually use it..Version: 1.31

You have to pay more to subscribe to have the app “listen”Careful... I just spent $4 to purchase and before I’ve even used it once, I must pay more to have the app “listen” to a song (something I can do for free with Shazam) to identify the sample, I have to subscribe for $10 a year on top of paying to purchase? Lame. This should have been more clear. So it’s really not $4. It’s $14. Yuck. At least give me a couple of free “listens” to see how the app works and test drive it. Without knowing if this feature works well, I’m not going to risk spending more. Plus I have a bad taste in my mouth now. I suggest you build some trust first..Version: 1.33

Not clear that listening function requires further paid subscriptionPaid £4 for the app only to find that the most useful function requires a £9/year subscription.Version: 1.36.6

Feeling ripped off.So I just paid £3.99 for an app that wants me to pay an additional £8.99 for a 1 Year Subscription for the “tap to listen” feature that I thought would be available for the £3.99 I initially paid! Cheers guys, thanks for making that clear AFTER I bought the app. Buyers beware !.Version: 1.32

Great app, but comes with a big WARNINGThis is an excellent app - if you've got a good music library it will give you hours of fun, and seems like it will be a great way to discover new music. It looks great an does exactly as it says on the tin. 5 stars, no doubt. BUT, be warned - if you log in with Facebook, it REQUIRES the ability to post on your timeline (i.e. promote the app) You can change what is posted to FB in the settings tab, but this is not made clear at the start (or if it was, I missed it). This should be an OPTIONAL permission. -4 stars for that. Having said all that, the dev emailed me on the back of my earlier review, and explained the situation - so +2 stars for customer service. Once the app is updated so that requirement is no longer mandatory, then 5 stars all the way!.Version: 1.01

A diggers dream!Some of it you'll already know but there are details you won't… really good app. If you are bang up to date with your hip hop, the database won't have everything covered, but I'm assuming that will come in time… here's hoping. If they can keep up to date this is a 5 star app, no questions!.Version: 1.04

Pretty useful but....Lots of broken links and I hate that the music stops anytime I want to do anything else with the app. We should be able to browse at the least while listening to music?.Version: 1.31

Not worth the moneyI paid for the full version because I thought it'd be better than the website. I still wouldn't recommend this app. One reviewer hit the nail on the head when they said the app looked like it was for an iPhone 4. It's incredibly slow and primitive and to be honest, is extremely lacking with sampling information. Half of the time they don't even have the answer I'm looking for. The Genius app usually has better information on samples and that isn't even the primary function of the app. I'd recommend that app over this one any day. And don't even think about paying for this..Version: 1.40

App crashes when scanning SpotifySeems like a great idea, but crashes as soon as you try to scan your songs in Spotify (once connected). Additionally most songs I have tried to manually search for don’t show (edm type songs). You also need to pay a subscription to use the feature that actually listens to played music. Quite annoyed I payed for an app that doesn’t work, avoid..Version: 1.40

Waste of moneyNo jump to sample, have to create an account to use any of the features and after paying for the app they even try to charge you a yearly subscription to do what other apps do for free. I dropped 6 bucks just to return to using the website (which is awesome). Save your money..Version: 1.31

Subscription cost on top of app purchase costBeware, there is an additional cost of $14.49 per year (subscription) for you to be able to get this app to listen to a track. Also, if you use streaming service other than Apple Music or Spotify, such as YouTube Music, the other feature it boasts, about searching your tracks to find songs that feature samples of your songs does not work..Version: 1.40

Can’t login to website?I’ve purchased this and the annual subscription; IOS app works well but no way of finding out how to log in to the website, or if this is even possible having purchased via App Store..Version: 1.39

Great but…… doesn’t work anymore for me. This is a brilliant app and does exactly what it says on the tin. However I’m not sure if it’s associated but I commented on a post a couple of weeks ago and now the app doesn’t work. Totally unresponsive. I’ve deleted and reloaded. Nothing. Well done but please fix it..Version: 1.41.1

Scam3.99 to download app, additional 8.99 to activate track identification? What kind of scam is this?.Version: 1.33

Not sureI was lead to believe this app would be able to identify songs that Shazam can’t by accessing some other database and that’s supposedly why it’s worth paying for I’ve had it for a few months now. it can’t..Version: 1.32

MisleadingPay for the app, then pay for subscription…...Version: 1.40

Good database, however subscription based even after purchase.Awesome database and discovery of samples used however I thought this was $5.99 to buy the app to use the microphone to identify tracks like Shazam, didn’t realise I needed a subscription for $15.99 a year to be able to do that. Didn’t see the mention of in app purchases before I bought the app..Version: 1.35

Garbage App! Developers are DeceptiveThis is the first and last app I have ever paid for and I clearly made a mistake doing it. The app is exactly like their website which is FREE. I only downloaded this app to use their Track Identification tool which I was under the impression would be available for use after purchasing the app but what WhoSampled FAILED TO MENTION was that I had to pay a subscription of $10/month when Rap Genius has their tool available for free... all in all these people are greedy and their services shouldn’t be worth a dime. Only reason why I downloaded it was to find a sample I couldn’t find on Genius but of course I couldn’t do that.Version: 1.32

ExpensiveWas great until you charged for streaming.Version: 1.35

Slightly disappointedThis app has huge potential and I hope it becomes a really amazing thing, but right now it is kinda rough around the edges and feels underdeveloped. Still glad I have it, but could definitely be improved upon and I look forward to when that happens.Version: 1.40

Good but depressingGreat app for doing what it does, however made me depressed. Whilst exploring your library you'll find most of you're favourite tracks are just reworks or covers of older songs. As a 90's child, I have maybe not explored as much music from the 70's and 80's as I would have liked to and upon opening this app it showed... Like did you know digital love by daft punk is just a sample of George duke - I love you more, also harder better faster stronger is just a sample of a song from the late 70's. I find stuff like this depressing. Maybe it's just me but I preferred it when I naïvely unaware that these weren't original riffs or songs. Still a gr8 app :,(.Version: 1.12

Needs an updateEasy to use and well laid out app, it needs an update though. Everything (including the keyboard) is just scaled up from a smaller screen which makes everything unnecessarily big and the resolution pretty bad..Version: 1.16


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