Piano2Notes vs Songscription

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.

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.