MasterWriter vs SONGTAKE
MasterWriter
masterwriter.comSONGTAKE
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| Figure | MasterWriter | SONGTAKE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.33/mo | $7.49/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Songwriting tools | 8.1 (#8) | 7.3 (#26) |
| Purpose | MasterWriter is a suite of songwriting tools and references intended to help users find words and organize their writing. | SONGTAKE records and organizes musical ideas and band demos with audio and video together. |
| Support | The contact page lists phone and email support Monday through Friday, 9am–6pm PST. | The support page says email support aims to respond within 24 hours and users can also request help through App Store reviews. |
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MasterWriter
MasterWriter has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
SONGTAKE
SONGTAKE is an iOS and macOS app for capturing musical ideas, recording band takes and organizing demos with audio and video together. Ideas mode captures compressed video clips, while Demos mode starts recording on multiple phones and syncs those recordings automatically. Users can add video overdubs, build multitrack recordings over existing ideas, import audio and video, and let bandmates contribute or overdub remotely. AI stem splitting separates vocals, drums and bass. SONGTAKE says projects can be exported as AAF for opening in any DAW. The free plan includes offline recording, basic export, 250MB of storage and up to 16 tracks per song. Local data syncs to servers when internet is available. Studio Access costs $7.49 a month and includes 1TB storage, offline mode, band storage sharing, pro export templates and 4K video. Patrons costs $11.99 a month and adds 1.5TB storage, feature voting, Patron export templates, credits and custom app icons to Studio Access features. The privacy policy says data is encrypted with AES-256 in cold storage and SSL/TLS in transit.