NoteHound vs MonoBand

NoteHound is the music practice app for musicians who learn by ear. Slow any song to 0.1× without dropping the key. Loop the trickiest bar with sample-accurate A-B markers and a count-in click. Transcribe what you hear onto a piano roll, a 4-to-8-string guitar tab, or a live fretboard. Export to MIDI, PDF, MusicXML, plain-text tab, or a ZIP bundle for your teacher. No subscription. No account. Your audio and your transcriptions stay on your device. FEATURES SLOW DOWN MUSIC • 0.1× to 3.0× variable speed • Pitch-preserving time-stretch — the key never changes, even at the extremes • Speed ramp: automatically walk a loop from slow to performance tempo over n repetitions • Tap tempo and BPM detection • Tempo-map aware — handles songs that change tempo A-B LOOPING & PRACTICE TOOLS • Sample-accurate loop boundaries on the waveform • Count-in beats and pre-roll bar so you join the loop on the downbeat • Per-loop speed settings • Named sections (verse / chorus / solo / bridge) painted onto the waveform • Audio notes — pin a voice memo anywhere on the waveform (a fingering cue, a practice reminder, a note from a teacher) and the recording auto-plays when the playhead reaches that point • Practice tracking with mastery stages: learning → practising → up-to-speed → mastered • Per-loop attempt history with max-speed-reached PIANO ROLL EDITOR • Tap notes onto a quantised grid; drag, multi-select, group, draw • Audio sync — your transcription follows the recording bar by bar • Independent display transpose so you can read in any key • Plays through nine built-in synth voices LIVE FRETBOARD VIEW • Tap a note, see exactly where it lives on the neck • Multi-string highlighting for chord shapes • Adapts automatically to the project's tuning (standard, drop D, drop C, DADGAD, baritone, 7- and 8-string) • Full-fingerboard or focused-range display • Pairs with the tab editor — every note tapped on the tab lights up on the fretboard, and vice versa GUITAR TAB EDITOR • 4 to 8 strings, any tuning • 25+ articulations: bends, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, palm mutes, ghost notes, dead notes, vibrato, trills, grace notes, tied notes, let-ring • Automatic fret-position suggestions based on the previous and next notes • Audio sync with the recording so the tab cursor tracks playback • Works for guitar, bass, baritone guitar, 7- and 8-string electric, ukulele 9-INSTRUMENT MULTI-TOUCH KEYBOARD • Acoustic piano, electric piano, Rhodes, organ, synth pad, strings, bass, guitar, vibraphone • Velocity-sensitive on supported devices • Doubles as a real-time MIDI-input target MIDI • Class-compliant USB and Bluetooth MIDI controllers — plug in, no drivers, no setup • Learn-mode mapping for any control to any parameter (foot pedal → play/pause, knob → speed, pad → loop toggle) • Real-time note input straight to the piano roll • MIDI file import preserves notes, tempo map, and section markers EXPORT • MIDI, PDF, MusicXML, plain-text tab, .tab, or a ZIP bundle of all of them • Hand a transcription to any DAW or notation app: Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore, Finale, Guitar Pro FREE vs PRO Free includes two starter projects, basic A-B looping, the on-screen keyboard, and the 0.25× to 1.5× speed range. NoteHound Pro is a one-time $4.99 unlock — no subscription, restore on every device with the same Apple ID. Pro adds: • Unlimited projects • Full 0.1× to 3.0× speed range • Piano roll editor • Guitar tab editor + live fretboard view • MIDI input and MIDI file import • Every export format • Speed ramp, named sections, audio notes per section DESIGNED FOR Self-taught guitarists, pianists, and bassists. Music students. Music teachers preparing materials. Producers reverse-engineering a sample. Drummers learning fills. Anyone who learns songs by ear. Requires iPhone or iPad on iOS 17 or later. No account needed.

MonoBand turns any song you own into a full practice and remix studio — on your iPhone, iPad, and in your car with CarPlay. Split it, sing it, read the lyrics, learn the chords. No internet, no subscription. Using an on-device AI model running on Apple silicon, MonoBand separates a track into 6 independent instruments — vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, and "other" — in minutes. Then it gives you everything you need to learn, practice, and create: SEPARATE & MIX 6-stem AI separation, 100% on device Per-stem volume, instant solo, and mute 3-band EQ and stereo pan on every channel Per-channel and full-song waveforms — tap to jump anywhere Non-destructive clip editor: split, move, mute, and fade regions PRACTICE Transpose ±24 semitones without changing tempo Change speed without changing pitch Draw an A > B practice loop right on the waveform and drag its edges Section markers (verse, chorus, solo) as flags on the timeline Automatic chord detection, synced to playback and transposed with you Automatic BPM and key detection LYRICS & TRANSLATION Read the lyrics off the separated vocal — not the full mix, so recognition is far better Lyrics scroll in time with the music, with the current line highlighted Show a translation under each line, in the language you choose Built-in editor: fix a word, split or merge lines, nudge timings, replay any line Everything runs on your device — no audio or text is ever uploaded KARAOKE Any song in your library becomes karaoke — the melody comes from its own vocal stem Sing along and see your pitch land on the note, with a live score and streaks Stars and a summary at the end of every take Scrub back to a tricky phrase without restarting CARPLAY Browse your songs, playlists, and favorites on the car display One-tap Karaoke — mute the vocals and sing along Practice Mix: mute or solo any instrument while you drive Loop the current song, restart it, and pick up where you left off RECORD Record up to 4 of your own takes over the song Vocal effects: reverb, delay, compressor, noise gate, low-cut, distortion Per-device recording alignment and per-take timing shift Non-destructive trim on your recordings LIBRARY & PLAYBACK Playlists, folders, and favorites — with continuous play, shuffle, and repeat Playback resumes exactly where you left off, per song AirPlay 2 and Lock Screen / Control Center playback with next/previous Export individual stems, the full mix, just the loop, or an aligned multitrack ZIP for your DAW (WAV / MP3) Back up your library — or just the songs you pick — into a single ZIP, and import it back on any device; songs you already have are detected and skipped Light and Dark mode · Available in 8 languages PRIVACY FIRST Everything happens on your device. MonoBand has no servers, no analytics, no third-party tracking, and no account. Your songs, stems, lyrics, and recordings never leave your phone. Import audio from Files, the Photos app (videos too), your Music library, or record fresh. Note: DRM-protected streams (Apple Music, Spotify) cannot be imported — use songs you own. Made with care for musicians, learners, and producers.