Songen vs Suno

Songen generates instrumental MIDI loops in a chosen style, building lead, chord, bass, and drum parts that users can refine track by track or section by section. Its on-device engine creates notes from scratch rather than drawing on premade loops, and generation does not require an internet connection. Users can edit notes, regenerate selected parts, and work in a piano roll that highlights chord notes. Songen offers nearly 50 styles, including Trap, Amapiano, Lo-fi, House, and Cinematic. It exports MIDI and WAV audio as full mixes or separate stems for other music software. The app runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac; there is no Android or Windows version. The free plan allows 100 generated loops per day and one export. Premium is listed at $8.99 a month, $89.99 a year, or $149.99, paid once, with unlimited generation and saved tunes and up to 250 exports per month. Generated beats are described as royalty-free, but Songen does not write lyrics or record vocals.

Suno creates complete songs from text prompts in under a minute. It supports vocal generation, audio uploads, multitrack editing, MIDI sequencing and stem export, with audio export in MP3 and WAV. Tracks can be up to eight minutes long. Users can share music with audiences ranging from a small circle to millions. The Free plan costs nothing and provides 50 credits per day, allowing up to 10 songs daily without a credit card; it does not include commercial rights or monthly song downloads. Free uploads can be up to eight minutes. Pro costs $8 a month and provides 2,500 credits and 20 song downloads per month. Premier costs $24 a month and includes 10,000 credits and 60 downloads. Paid subscribers can use songs commercially, including in videos, albums and other projects. Annual billing gives a 20% discount on both paid plans. Pro and Premier let users create custom models from recordings; Premier adds Suno Studio with MIDI, effects and automation. Suno is available on the web and on Android and iOS.