PianoFi vs Songscription
PianoFi
pianofi.ca
Songscription
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| Figure | PianoFi | Songscription |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.99/mo | $8.32/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Audio-to-MIDI converters | 7.6 (#32) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Accuracy limit | PianoFi says complex polyphonic pieces may require minor manual adjustments and that transcription quality varies with audio quality and complexity. | Accuracy is highest on clean single-instrument recordings, while busy mixes, background noise, and many simultaneous instruments may require cleanup. |
| Support | PianoFi offers email support and says it typically responds within 24 hours during business days. | Songscription says it responds to support emails within 24 hours on business days and 48 hours on weekends. |
Plans
Songscription
- FreeFree
- Plus$99.90 a year
- Pro$299.90 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Songscription
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.