Choose Skoove if
- You want structured lessons that tell you what to practice next.
- You want feedback on your playing from an acoustic piano through the microphone.
- You want it on iPhone, iPad, or Android.
- You are fine with a subscription.
LumaKeys vs Skoove
Skoove is a piano course with instructors, on a subscription. LumaKeys is a one-time Mac app for the pieces you bring in, and the videos you make of them.
Skoove is a subscription learning app with structured lessons, a song library, and feedback that listens to your playing through a microphone or MIDI. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Android. LumaKeys is a one-time Mac app for learning from falling notes: bring in any piece, learn it with loop, slow-down and hands split, record your version, edit it, transcribe piano audio to MIDI, and export video.
Which one fits you?
Choose LumaKeys if
- You want to learn any piece you choose.
- You prefer falling notes to sheet music.
- You want to record, edit, and keep your own playing.
- You want to export a video of your playing for social.
- You want to pay once.
Side by side
| Feature | Skoove | LumaKeys |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Price | Premium EUR 29.99 a month or 149.99 a year, lifetime plan on request | $69 for a limited time, then $99 |
| Subscription | Yes, 7-day trial on the yearly plan | None, pay once |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android | macOS, Apple Silicon and Intel |
| Learn | ||
| Falling notes, no sheet music | No, sheet music with an on-screen keyboard | |
| Structured courses | — | |
| Listens to acoustic piano | — | |
| Support from instructors | Premium | — |
| Song library | 1,000+ songs and lessons, licensed | Curated set, any MIDI or audio |
| Loop and slow down | ||
| Hands separate | ||
| Create and share | ||
| Record your playing | — | MIDI or computer keys, per hand |
| Piano-roll editing | — | |
| Audio to MIDI transcription | — | 5 on Free, unlimited on Pro |
| Video export | — | 16:9 and 9:16, 60 fps, 4K on Pro |
| Library of your own pieces and recordings | — | |
What LumaKeys adds
Learn any piece
Any piece, from any MIDI or any recording. Loop, slow down, split the hands.
Record your playing
Play it in from a MIDI keyboard or your computer keys and keep every take in your library.
Export a video worth posting
Your playing, in your colors, exported up to 4K for YouTube, TikTok, or Reels.
More detail
What Skoove does well
Lessons build on each other, the app listens and tells you whether you got it, and the library is licensed and well produced. It works with almost any piano, including an acoustic one through the microphone.
Where it stops
Skoove teaches from its own library, so pieces outside it aren't covered. It doesn't record your playing as something you keep and edit, doesn't transcribe, and doesn't export anything.
It's a subscription, and everything stays inside it.
Questions
Comparing more apps? See all Synthesia alternatives, or ask me.
Is LumaKeys a Skoove alternative?
Yes, if you want to learn any piece and keep your own versions. For a guided course with feedback, Skoove is the better fit.
Does LumaKeys listen to my playing?
It doesn't grade your playing. LumaKeys follows a MIDI keyboard or your computer keys. In Transcribe you can record your acoustic piano through the microphone and turn the take into editable notes, on your Mac.
Does LumaKeys have lessons?
No. It is a tool for learning pieces you choose: loop, slow down, split the hands, record.
Is LumaKeys cheaper than Skoove?
Skoove Premium is about EUR 149.99 a year, and a lifetime plan exists on request. LumaKeys Pro is $69 for a limited time, then $99, once, and Free never expires.
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macOS 12 or later · On an Intel version?
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