Comparison

Note Recognition vs Sight

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

Head to head
About

Note Recognition

Transform audio recordings of melodies into editable sheet music using AI. Capture your singing or instrument playing, or import audio files, to generate readable music notation. Review, edit, and playback the transcribed notes to refine your musical ideas.

Highlights
  • AI audio to sheet music transcription
  • Manual note correction and editing
  • MIDI playback comparison
  • Sheet music and notation display
  • Chromatic tuner
  • Live pitch detector
  • Metronome
Features
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Turn audio into sheet music with AI music transcription. Record yourself singing or playing an instrument, or import an audio file, and turn clear melodies into readable music notation you can review, play back and edit. AI Note Recognition detects notes in your recording and creates a score you can refine. Compare the original audio with MIDI playback, correct individual notes and keep working with the result. AUDIO TO SHEET MUSIC Sing, hum or play a melody into your microphone and transcribe it into sheet music. The app works with vocals and melodic instruments such as piano, guitar, violin, flute, saxophone, trumpet and clarinet. For best results, use clear melodies and single-note lines rather than dense chords or full multi-instrument mixes. With Pro, you can also import WAV, MP3, M4A and AAC audio files and transcribe recordings up to 5 minutes long. REVIEW AND EDIT DETECTED NOTES Automatic transcription can require corrections. Review and edit detected notes directly in the score. Manual note correction is available in the free version. • Change pitch by semitone or octave • Adjust note start and end timing • Delete incorrectly detected notes • Listen to changes before saving • Reset individual notes or all manual edits • Adjust the confidence level to show more or fewer detected notes SHEET MUSIC AND MUSIC NOTATION View your transcription as readable sheet music with measures, rests, accidentals, beams and ties. Choose treble clef, bass clef or both, display note names and tap the score to jump directly to a position in the recording. COMPARE AUDIO AND MIDI Switch between the original recording and MIDI playback of the recognized notes. This makes it easier to hear where the transcription differs from what you actually played, sang or hummed. FREE VERSION • Record and analyze up to 20 seconds • Save up to 3 recordings • Preview the first complete measure of the generated score • Review and manually correct detected notes PRO FEATURES Unlock Pro for a more complete transcription workflow: • Record and analyze up to 5 minutes • Import WAV, MP3, M4A and AAC audio files • View the complete generated score • Export recognized notes as MIDI • Export recordings as WAV • Adjust playback speed from 0.25× to 2.00× • Save unlimited recordings TOOLS FOR MUSICIANS Chromatic Tuner Tune your voice or instrument while viewing the detected note, frequency in Hz and deviation in cents. See whether your pitch is sharp, flat or in tune. Live Pitch Detector Follow your detected pitch in real time while singing or playing. Use it for intonation practice, melody recognition and identifying the notes you hear or play. Metronome Practice rhythm from 30 to 240 BPM. Choose different time signatures, set beat accents and use eighth-note, triplet or sixteenth-note subdivisions. FOR SINGERS, MUSICIANS AND SONGWRITERS Capture musical ideas, transcribe melodies and turn clear recordings into editable sheet music without entering every note manually. AI Note Recognition is designed for singers, pianists, guitarists, violinists, wind players, music students and songwriters who want to move from audio to notation and MIDI in one workflow.

About

Sight

Features
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Build the skill to read and play music at first sight. Sight-Reading Master creates a fresh score for every session, so you can practice reading instead of memorizing. Choose a difficulty, key and time signature, read against the clock, then listen to the reference melody and review your practice history. Features • A newly generated score every session • Adjustable difficulty, key and meter • Clear notation rendered by a dedicated score engine • Reference melody playback • Session-by-session practice history • No account required Recommended for music students, accompanists, ensemble players and anyone who wants to make score reading feel natural. An internet connection is required to generate and play scores. Ads and subscription · The app is free and supported by ads: a bottom banner, an optional rewarded ad when you generate a new score, and an occasional interstitial when you ask for another score from the review screen. · Prefer no ads? Subscribe to Ad-Free — US$0.99 per week, auto-renewing, no free trial. · The subscription removes the banner, interstitial and rewarded ads. · It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Cancel any time in Subscriptions under your Apple ID. Privacy Policy: https://mongsangsalon.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Note Recognition4 screens
Sight2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sight at none against Note Recognition's 1. Note Recognition's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Note Recognition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Recognition ships an update every 2 months, Sight every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Note Recognition versus Sight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote RecognitionSight
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermystage.fmduck kyung lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Note Recognition

One-time1
  • AI Note Recognition Pro$7.99
None

Sight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Recognition free?
Note Recognition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sight free?
Sight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Note Recognition or Sight have ads?
Sight shows ads; Note Recognition does not.
Which is updated more often, Note Recognition or Sight?
Note Recognition ships an update every 2 months, and Sight every 4 weeks. Most recently, Note Recognition was updated on October 3, 2026 and Sight on October 6, 2026.

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