Melody Scanner vs Songscription

Melody Scanner automatically turns songs into sheet music. Users can record an instrument, import MIDI, MusicXML or MP3 files, or generate scores from YouTube videos. Scores can be edited in classical notation, piano roll or guitar tabs views, with PDF export available. Listed modes include piano, guitar, flute, violin, saxophone, bass, singing and chords. The maker says piano mode supports polyphony, velocity and hand separation, with accuracy up to 86%; smart editing can help transpose scores and label chords. The app runs in a browser without installation and is also listed for iOS and Android. The free plan allows recordings up to one minute and sheets limited to 40 bars or about two minutes. Monthly access is $9.99 a month; the yearly subscription is $49.99 a year, billed annually. Paid plans list recording up to five minutes, full sheets and MIDI/MusicXML export. The product currently supports solo instruments, not bands or orchestras.

Songscription is a web-based music transcription platform that converts audio recordings and video links into sheet music, MIDI, guitar tabs, and an interactive piano roll. It accepts MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, M4A, MP4, MOV, or WebM files, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok links, browser recordings, and MIDI or MusicXML imports. It transcribes piano, guitar, bass, double bass, violin, flute, trumpet, saxophone, drums, and vocals, one instrument at a time. Transcriptions can be edited note by note, including pitches, timing, note deletion, and hand assignment. Piano cover mode arranges a song for piano, while chord detection attempts to identify chords in a performance. Exports include PDF, MIDI, MusicXML, and Guitar Pro. The free plan allows unlimited 30-second transcriptions. Plus costs $99.90 a year and Pro costs $299.90 a year, each billed annually before tax; both allow transcriptions up to 15 minutes. Songscription works in mobile browsers as well as desktop browsers.