Harmony Assistant vs Noteflight

Harmony Assistant is desktop software for computer-assisted music composition and editing. It supports MusicXML, MIDI, parts extraction, and tablature, and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Users can enter scores with a mouse, computer keyboard, or external MIDI keyboard, then work in full-page editing or engraver mode for score layout. Its embedded SoftSynth contains hundreds of instruments and can play through basic sound cards without external MIDI hardware. The program loads and saves MIDI, WAV, AIFF, MP3, OGG, TAB, ABC, and XML files. The embedded MyrScript language lets users add features. Documents can be password-protected and allowed to play without modification. Virtual Singer is an additional module for singing lyrics in multiple languages and voices. The trial has no time limit, but saving is disabled and printing is limited to one page while unregistered. A registration code is a lifetime license for one platform and includes future versions.

Noteflight is a web-based music notation service for writing, playing back, and sharing scores. It supports MusicXML, MIDI, tablature, and parts extraction, and scores can be shared publicly or privately with viewing, commenting, or editing access. Its catalog includes more than 80,000 digital sheet music titles from Hal Leonard, ArrangeMe, and its community. Premium adds unlimited scores, notation and formatting features, 85 playback instruments, MIDI transcription, and controls for audio levels and reverb. Premium is listed at $7.95 a month or $49 a year. Noteflight Learn is an education plan priced at $69 a year with a 10-user minimum; it includes assignments, class organization, performance assessment, and synchronization with learning platforms including Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, PowerSchool, MusicFirst, Moodle, and Blackboard. Learn is COPPA-compliant and says it collects no personal information. Its library scores can be used on desktop and mobile devices. The service is operated by Noteflight LLC, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.