Melody Scanner vs Piano2Notes

Melody Scanner converts songs into piano arrangements, chords, and melodies. You can provide music by recording it, uploading an MP3 or WAV, or pasting a YouTube link. Its Arrangement Mode makes piano arrangements suited to a chosen playing difficulty and offers different styles. Lead Sheet Mode transcribes a melody and chords for an instrument; Universal Mode transcribes audible notes from solo recordings of different instruments. Results can be reviewed and edited as sheet music, in pianoroll, or as guitar TAB. Export options include PDF, MIDI, MusicXML, and GuitarPro. The free plan allows recordings up to one minute and sheets up to 40 bars, with PDF export. The FAQ cautions that the main aim is turning a song into notes, rather than ensuring an accurate transcription. Melody Scanner is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The Free plan costs nothing; the Monthly Subscription is $499 a month, and the Yearly Subscription is $3,999 a year.

Piano2Notes uses AI to turn piano audio into sheet music, MIDI, or MusicXML. Users can record in the app, upload an audio file, or supply a YouTube link. It is designed to transcribe melodies and chords, including piano parts in recordings with other instruments. A built-in editor lets users adjust notes, timing, and layout, while Piano Roll mode provides a view for playing along. Exports include PDF sheet music, quantized or unquantized MIDI, and MusicXML, which the maker says can be used with notation software and DAWs. The free demo covers only the first 20 seconds of each recording, file, or video. Piano2Notes Pro costs $14.99 a month and includes 50 full transcriptions monthly, each up to 15 minutes. The maker says results work best with well-recorded, piano-focused music and offers an editor for correcting small errors. Piano2Notes is available on Android, iOS, and web, and work syncs between desktop and mobile platforms.