Ivory vs WIDI Recognition System
Ivory
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| Figure | Ivory | WIDI Recognition System |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €4.92/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 6 |
| Spec score · Audio-to-MIDI converters | 9.2 (#3) | 7.4 (#39) |
| Spec score · Music Transcription Software | 9.1 (#3) | 7.4 (#26) |
| Intended users | The service is intended for musicians, educators and enthusiasts for personal or professional use. | The maker says WIDI may be useful to amateur and professional musicians, music teachers, and people interested in making or analyzing music. |
| Support | Ivory offers email support and an active Discord community, and says it aims to answer inquiries within 24 hours. | WIDISOFT says support emails are normally answered within 24–48 hours. |
Plans
Ivory
- FreeFree
- Extra credits€3.99, paid once
- Monthly€8.99 a month
- Yearly€59 a year
- Enterprise & EducationPriced on request
WIDI Recognition System
- WIDI Recognition System Professional for macOS (30-day temporary license)$29.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System Professional for Windows (30-day temporary license)$29.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System 4.6 Standard (Mac OS X)$49.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System 4.6 Standard (Windows)$49.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System 4.6 Professional (Mac OS X)$99.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System 4.6 Professional (Windows)$99.90, paid once
In their own words
Ivory
Ivory uses AI to transcribe piano audio into editable sheet music and MIDI. Its model is trained specifically for polyphonic piano solos. The web app accepts MP3, WAV, MP4, and standard MIDI files up to 15MB, as well as YouTube links. Users can edit notes by moving, resizing, or deleting them and apply smart quantization; synchronized score and piano-roll views, chord detection, hand separation, tempo control, and looping support review. Exports are available as PDF, MusicXML, and MIDI, and notation files can be imported into Sibelius, Finale, and MuseScore. Ivory lists workflows for Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Cubase, and Reaper, while its audio-to-MIDI DAW plugin integration is coming soon. The free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited transcriptions, but Performance MIDI previews are limited to 30 seconds. The yearly plan costs €59 a year and adds full-length Performance MIDI, advanced editing, and the premium AI model. The iOS app requires iOS 16 or later; videos exported without a subscription have an Ivory watermark.
WIDI Recognition System
WIDI Recognition System has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.