B-side · lyricspin vs Shazam
Shazam names it. We sing it.
Shazam is great at telling you what's playing. lyricspin is built for the next forty minutes: the whole side, the right line, on a screen the whole room can read.
Side A — Side by side
Different jobs.
Where it runs
- Shazam
- The Shazam app on iPhone, iPad or Android.
- lyricspin
- Your browser. Nothing to install, no account.
Synced lyrics
- Shazam
- For a newly identified song, when the song has them.
- lyricspin
- For the song playing, when the song has them. Rechecks the record as it plays to stay on the line.
The next track
- Shazam
- A new identification for each song. Auto Shazam can keep listening for you.
- lyricspin
- Loads the album's tracklist and rolls to the next song's lyrics on its own. Asks you to flip at the end of a side.
Built for
- Shazam
- Naming a song fast and saving it to your library.
- lyricspin
- A room singing along to a record, start to finish.
Side B — Use both
Keep Shazam. Add a record player.
Hear something in a coffee shop? Shazam it. Putting a record on for the night? That's lyricspin. Tap once, and the lyrics follow the needle from track to track, with Big Type for the TV and a setlist you can send to the group chat.
It works with what Apple Music isn't playing: vinyl, CDs, the radio, a party speaker. If your phone can hear it, lyricspin can follow it.
Liner notes — Questions
“My phone already does this.”
Doesn't Shazam already show lyrics?
It does, and it's good at it: Shazam shows time-synced lyrics for a newly identified song. lyricspin is built for what comes after the first song: it follows the album side, keeps the lyrics on the right line, and puts them on a screen the whole room can read.
Doesn't Apple Music already do this?
For songs Apple Music is playing, yes. lyricspin is for music Apple Music isn't playing: the record on your turntable, a CD, the radio or a party speaker. If your phone can hear it, lyricspin can follow it.
Do I need an app or a subscription?
No. lyricspin runs in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer, on iPhone or Android. It's free, with no login and nothing to download.
Is lyricspin made by Shazam or Apple?
No. lyricspin is made by wegotcode.com, an independent developer. It isn't affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Apple or Shazam.
Shazam and Apple Music are trademarks of Apple Inc. lyricspin isn't affiliated with Apple or Shazam. Shazam details are from Apple's Shazam User Guide, October 2026.
Run-out groove
Put a record on.
Free, no login, right in your browser. Drop the needle and tap the record.