Comparison

SeeMusic vs Melody Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SeeMusic

Transform your piano playing into stunning, cinematic falling-note videos. This app generates synchronized 3D visuals with customizable colors and effects, allowing you to create professional-quality piano content for social media or live performances.

Highlights
  • 3D falling notes visualization
  • 4K video rendering
  • Add particles and saber effects
  • Integrate real video footage
  • Customizable note colors
  • MIDI editing capabilities
  • Live MIDI instrument connection
Features
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Bring your piano music to life. Create beautiful videos with colorful falling notes, glowing lights, and stunning effects. Record your playing or import your music, then add your own piano footage. Customize, edit, and export your finished video—all in SeeMusic. PIANO VIDEOS MADE EASY • Record your playing or import an existing performance • Convert piano audio to MIDI for falling-note visuals • Automatically align your camera view with the visualization • Record synchronized MIDI and audio from your connected keyboard MAKE IT YOUR OWN • Customize colors, lighting, particles, and Saber effects • Add your own piano footage or use live camera video • Refine your performance with the built-in MIDI editor • Export your finished video in HD or 4K EXPLORE YOUR MUSIC Connect a MIDI keyboard to visualize your playing live, import MIDI files, or open MusicXML scores with synchronized sheet music. Give each of the 12 musical pitches its own color to make musical patterns and harmony easier to follow. CREATE AND SHARE Make piano videos for social media, create projection visuals for live performances, or bring a new perspective to your own playing. SUPPORT https://www.seemusicapp.com/support Instagram: @seemusicpiano YouTube: youtube.com/seemusicpiano Website: https://www.seemusicapp.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visualMusicDesign Terms of Subscription: https://www.seemusicapp.com/subscription-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.seemusicapp.com/privacy

About

Melody Scanner

Convert audio recordings and YouTube videos into musical scores. View transcriptions as classical scores, piano rolls, or guitar tabs, and play them back. Download your creations in various formats or share them with friends.

Highlights
  • Transcribe audio to sheet music
  • Support for piano, flute, violin, and guitar
  • Multiple transcription views (score, piano roll, tab)
  • Playback functionality
  • Download sheet music (PDF, MIDI, MusicXML)
  • Share compositions
  • Desktop version synchronization
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Transcribe piano music recordings to scores and edit them online. SUPPORTED INSTRUMENTS: Piano, Flute, Violin (beta), Accoustic Guitar (beta) Currently only solo instruments are supported, no bands or orchestras. FUNCTIONS » Transcribe YouTube song covers, microphone recordings and audio files to sheet music » View the transcribed music as classical score, piano roll or guitar tab » Playback the sheet music and listen to the result » Download sheet as PDF, MIDI, or MusicXML » Share your compositions with your friends » Synchronize with the desktop version WHAT THIS APP DOESN'T OFFER » Separation of multiple instruments: The note recognition can't separate multiple instruments. If you record multiple instruments playing simultaneously you will get bad transcription results! » Live note recognition: This app is not able to show you live note recognition results. Instead, it will take some time to perform the frequency analysis and show you the results. » 100% match percentage: This app won't detect 100% of the played notes and there will also be wrong detections. But depending on the quality of the input signal, it will give you useful suggests! WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT? You create an account to ensure that only you can access your created sheet music! A lot of computing power is necessary to generate the scores from the audio, so it needs to run on a powerful server in the cloud. Also, you can access your sheets from the desktop version, too, by signing in using the same account. FREE AND PREMIUM » Transcribing audio to sheet music is a computation expensive process and needs to be run on a powerful server in the cloud. Your PREMIUM purchase supports us paying our checks and developing new features for the app. » The FREE version of this app covers Microphone and YouTube transcriptions. Uploading your own files is a PREMIUM feature. » In the FREE version sheets are limited to 40 bars (about 2 minutes). Upgrading to PREMIUM will unlock the full sheet. » PREMIUM subscriptions can be cancelled at any time and you will continue to use PREMIUM features until the end of the subscription period. » All with PREMIUM transcribed songs will stay unlocked forever. REQUIREMENTS » Internet: active internet connection for server connectivity » Microphone (optional) DESKTOP VERSION » There is a desktop version of this app available, which you can access in your browser. » The desktop version covers even more features like editing your sheets, since there is more space available on a bigger screen » You can login with the same account and synchronize your scores between multiple devices Give music your personal note! SUMMARY Transcribe music recordings from YouTube, MP3 or microphone to sheet music and edit them online. With the Melody Scanner App you can create on-the-go recordings of your instrument. Those are uploaded to your personal cloud songbook and transcribed to score. You can record your instrument, import YouTube videos or upload MP3 files. It has never been so easy to create sheet music! CONTACT US  We're always happy to hear from you. No matter what comes to your mind, we want to hear it. Would you like another feature? Does something not work as expected? Send us an e-mail at: support@melodyscanner.com This app is actively developed and there are updates on a regular base The Apple Terms of Use apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SeeMusic4 screens
Melody Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SeeMusic at 3.9 against Melody Scanner's 1.7. SeeMusic also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 28%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Melody Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SeeMusic sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Melody Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SeeMusic holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SeeMusic has 226 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of SeeMusic's written reviews are positive against 28% of Melody Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SeeMusic ships an update every 3 days, Melody Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SeeMusic versus Melody Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeeMusicMelody Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (226 ratings) — better1.7 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews — better27.5% of reviews
Number of ratings226 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size649 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter ShannonKlangio GmbH

Customer experience

SeeMusic

All ratings226 ratings
Positive69.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative23.0%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral10.0%
Negative27.1%

Melody Scanner

All ratings35 ratings
Positive11.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative69.6%

User reviews

SeeMusic

From 226 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic visuals
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 🎨 Beautiful particle effects
  • 💡 Versatile customization options
  • 🎹 Great for piano videos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Subscription model too expensive
  • 🤔 Confusing interface for beginners
  • 🔍 Limited MIDI support
  • 📱 Compatibility issues on mobile devices

Melody Scanner

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🚀 Quick transcription
  • 💡 Helps learn music
  • ✅ Good for basic songs
  • ✨ Clean sheet music layout

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate transcriptions
  • 💸 Premium features not working
  • ❌ YouTube import issues
  • 🤷‍♂️ Poor sound quality
  • 🚫 No free trial for basic function

Bugs and requests

SeeMusic

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Recorded audio/MIDI not syncing properly
  • Crashes when changing certain settings
  • Playback issues with longer MIDI files
  • Unreliable MIDI input detection
  • Rendering problems on higher resolutions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to import custom MIDI files
  • Improve recording and export options
  • Implement a one-time purchase model
  • Enhance mobile device support
  • Provide more tutorial and guidance

Melody Scanner

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Upload function not working
  • App doesn't recognize stave lines/notation
  • App gives too many notes at once or notes octaves apart
  • Errors when generating sheet music
  • Premium features not unlocked after payment
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  • No sound from transcriptions
  • App jams on recording
  • White screen when uploading from YouTube
  • Cannot log back in after first use
  • Transcription errors
  • App doesn't detect volume/sound
  • Cannot open YouTube to transpose
  • Transcription not accurate
  • App doesn't work after payment
  • Record function jams
  • Errors prevent music creation
  • Doesn't transcribe music correctly
  • Doesn't work at all
  • App doesn't recognize simple melodies
  • Audio quality is lousy and scratchy

Requested features

10 requests
  • Single instrument mode on app
  • Full song transcription (not just 1 min)
  • Ability to export full transcriptions
  • More accurate transcription for complex music
  • Improved MIDI playback accuracy
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  • Ability to add YouTube songs
  • More instrument options (e.g., drums)
  • Better sound quality for transcriptions
  • Full song playback without blocking
  • Option for one-time purchase instead of subscription

In-app purchases

6 purchases

SeeMusic

Subscriptions2
  • SeeMusic PRO Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • SeeMusic PRO Annual Subscription$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • SeeMusic PRO 1 Month$9.99
  • SeeMusic PRO 3 Months$24.99
  • SeeMusic PRO 6 Months$44.99
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  • SeeMusic PRO 1 Year$79.99
2 purchases

Melody Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Melody Scanner Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Melody Scanner Premium Yearly$44.991 Year

Questions

Is SeeMusic free?
SeeMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Melody Scanner free?
Melody Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SeeMusic or Melody Scanner?
SeeMusic is rated higher. SeeMusic averages 3.9 out of 5 from 226 ratings, while Melody Scanner averages 1.7 from 35 ratings.
Do SeeMusic or Melody Scanner have ads?
Neither SeeMusic nor Melody Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SeeMusic or Melody Scanner?
SeeMusic ships an update every 3 days, and Melody Scanner fortnightly. Most recently, SeeMusic was updated on October 3, 2026 and Melody Scanner on October 2, 2026.

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