Choose HUMM when
- A melody is stuck in your head and you want to hear it with a band.
- You don’t play an instrument, or you don’t have one with you.
- You want to keep your own voice in the song.
- You’d rather your recordings never leave your phone.
FOR THE TUNE
YOU ALREADY HAVE.
There are good ways to make music on an iPhone. Here’s where HUMM fits, what it does best, and when another app is the better pick.
SIDE BY SIDE
| What | HUMM | Voice recorder apps | Music studio apps | AI song makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You start with | Your hum, singing or whistling | A recording | Instruments, loops or your own playing | A text prompt or an uploaded clip |
| Your melody becomes notes | Yes, automatically | No | No, you play or draw them | No, it makes new audio |
| The beat and key | Found from your hum | None | You set them | Chosen by the generator |
| You get | Drums, bass, chords and melody, plus your voice | Your recording | A multitrack session you build | A finished, generated song |
| Change it afterwards | Every note, hit, sound and level | Trim the recording | Everything, by hand | Generate again |
| Skills needed | None | None | Playing helps | None |
| Where your audio goes | Stays on your iPhone | Usually stays on your phone | Usually stays on your device | Sent to the service’s servers |
| Share as | Audio, before-and-after video and MIDI (all free in 1.1) | Audio | Audio or a project | Audio, depending on the service |
A general comparison of each kind of app, not of any one product or a ranking of every feature.
PICK THE RIGHT
TOOL FOR THE IDEA
Choose something else when
- A voice recorder to capture lyrics or a long idea. HUMM’s home mic records up to a minute.
- A music studio app when you play an instrument and want full control of a big multitrack session.
- An AI song maker when you want a finished song from a text description instead of your own tune.
START IN HUMM.
FINISH ANYWHERE.
In version 1.1, export your song as MIDI for free and open the notes in any music app on your phone or computer. Your melody, the bassline and the chords come with you.
WHO IT’S FOR
Anyone with a tune
Catch a melody before it’s gone, hear it with a band, and share a before-and-after video.
Songwriters
Keep your own voice at the center. Try different bands under the same melody and keep every version you like.
Producers
Sketch fast with your voice, fix the parts in Tracks, and carry the MIDI into your studio.