Comparison · honest
An AnthemScore alternative — no install, no license.
Transcription that lives on your phone and in your browser.
AnthemScore pioneered affordable automatic transcription on the desktop. Matra moves the job to iOS + web, adds chords with confidence and a native sargam view, and swaps the up-front license for pay-per-use Tokens.
Free during early access · no card · private by default
Side by side
| AnthemScore | Matra Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Windows / Mac / Linux desktop | iOS + web — nothing to install |
| Pricing | $32–99 one-time license | Tokens, pay per use · 200 free |
| Chords | Notes-first, chords limited | Chords with per-chord confidence |
| Sargam | — | Native Sa Re Ga Ma view |
| Editing | Edit in-app | Edit in-app — retune chords, fix or drop notes |
| Try it | 30-second free preview | Free during early access — invite required |
When AnthemScore is the better pick
- You want fully offline desktop software with a one-time price.
- You batch-process long recordings beyond Matra's six-minute early-access cap.
- You transcribe drums — Matra doesn't chart percussion yet.
Honesty is the product — if another tool fits your job better, use it.
Questions, answered
What does it cost?
Right now — nothing. Matra is free during early access (fair use: about 20 recordings a day), and every file still shows its real Token price so there are no surprises later. The meter: about 1 Token per 15 seconds, a typical 3½-minute recording ≈ ◇14. When billing starts, early-access musicians keep ◇600 — plus half price for 3 months and 25% off the rest of their first year. Sargam and notation views cost nothing, ever.
Is my audio private?
Yes. Uploads are private by default, nothing you make is published anywhere, and we never train on your audio.
How accurate is it?
Chords and key are our strongest outputs and carry per-chord confidence so you always know what to trust. Staff notation is early access — honest but imperfect today, and improving as the engine trains on more recordings.
Can I get the chords of a famous song?
Matra works on audio you have — your own playing, your recordings, your practice takes. We don't host or publish transcriptions of copyrighted songs. If you can play it or record it, Matra can chart it.
Built with the musicians who use it.
Matra is in early access. Fix a chord or a note the engine got wrong, and we gift you Tokens as thanks — your ear makes the engine better for everyone.
Free during early access · founders keep ◇600 when billing starts