Education · head to head
Flowkey vs Securly
Flowkey
Education
Piano learning app with microphone or MIDI listening and a large licensed song catalogue
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Securly
Education
Web filtering, student safety monitoring and device management for K-12 schools
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Flowkey has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Flowkey microphone-only users, without a MIDI keyboard, still hit the same accuracy limits as Simply Piano on fast or dense passages.; Securly pricing stacks by module and only Filter has rates that surface publicly, so the quoted total for Filter plus Aware plus On-Call is routinely several times the number a district budgeted from the filtering line alone.
- They diverge on capability: Flowkey covers Large licensed song library, Securly covers Filter.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Flowkey and Securly actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Education).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Flowkey
- Large licensed song library
- MIDI keyboard support
- Microphone listening
- Slow-down and loop tools
- Video lessons
- Progress tracking
Only in Securly
- Filter
- Aware
- On-Call
- Classroom
- MDM
- Pass
- Home
- Delegated admin
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Flowkey
- An adult returning to piano who wants to work toward specific known songs at a graduated difficultynot Securly
- Someone with a MIDI-capable digital keyboard wanting more accurate feedback than microphone listening alonenot Securly
- A learner motivated by a large, varied song catalogue rather than a strict beginner curriculumnot Securly
- A pianist wanting slow-down and loop tools to work through a specific difficult passage in a real piecenot Securly
Securly
- A district that must show CIPA compliance for take-home Chromebooks used on home broadband, where network-level filtering does nothingnot Flowkey
- A district whose safeguarding policy requires that a human being reads a self-harm alert within minutes at any hour, including school holidaysnot Flowkey
- A one-to-one iPad programme needing Apple device enrolment, filtering and classroom control from a single agent rather than threenot Flowkey
- A district under pressure from parents who want visibility of what their child does on the school device at home, without the school having to field each request by handnot Flowkey
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Flowkey
- Microphone-only users, without a MIDI keyboard, still hit the same accuracy limits as Simply Piano on fast or dense passages.
- Its curriculum is less structured around fundamentals than Simply Piano for a complete beginner with no prior reading ability.
- It is piano only, so a household wanting to cover guitar or other instruments needs a separate subscription elsewhere.
- The song licensing model means catalogue availability can shift over time as licences change, occasionally removing a previously available arrangement.
- Full benefit of its more precise feedback mode requires owning a MIDI-capable keyboard, which is an additional cost beyond the subscription for anyone with only an acoustic piano.
Securly
- Pricing stacks by module and only Filter has rates that surface publicly, so the quoted total for Filter plus Aware plus On-Call is routinely several times the number a district budgeted from the filtering line alone.
- The safety scanning generates false positives at volume, including song lyrics, creative writing and health-class assignments, and each one consumes counsellor or administrator time that the vendor does not pay for.
- Alerting on student writing is a surveillance decision with real community consequences, and districts that deploy it without an explicit board policy and parent notification have faced local objections after the fact.
- Coverage is strongest on managed Chromebooks; personal devices, non-Chrome browsers and encrypted apps outside the agent leave gaps that the compliance story quietly depends on nobody testing.
- Per-student pricing is charged on enrolment rather than on devices, so a district that issues devices to only some year groups still pays for every student on the roll.
Pricing, plan by plan
Flowkey
Free- FlowkeyFree
- Limited free songs and lessons
- Premium$119.99/year
- Full song library and difficulty arrangements
- MIDI keyboard support
- Progress tracking
Securly
On request- Filter$undefined/year
- Web filtering on and off network
- Tiered per-student rates that fall as enrolment rises
- Published in some purchasing co-operative catalogues, not on the vendor site
- Aware$undefined/year
- Automated scanning of email, documents and search for safety risk
- Quoted per student, no public rate
- On-Call$undefined/year
- 24/7 human review and escalation of serious alerts
- Quoted per student, priced on top of Aware
- Classroom, MDM and Pass$undefined/year
- Sold as separate per-student modules
- Quoted
Which should you pick?
Choose Flowkey if
- You need large licensed song library.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want midi keyboard support.
Choose Securly if
- You need filter.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, Windows.
- You also want aware.
Questions people ask
- Is Flowkey or Securly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Flowkey starts at Free and Securly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Flowkey or Securly?
- Flowkey has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Flowkey and On request for Securly.
- Does Flowkey or Securly run on more platforms?
- Flowkey runs on iOS, Android, Web. Securly runs on Web, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, Windows.
- Can I use Flowkey for free?
- Yes. Flowkey has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Securly starts at On request.
- What is Flowkey best used for?
- Flowkey is most often used for an adult returning to piano who wants to work toward specific known songs at a graduated difficulty, someone with a midi-capable digital keyboard wanting more accurate feedback than microphone listening alone, a learner motivated by a large, varied song catalogue rather than a strict beginner curriculum, a pianist wanting slow-down and loop tools to work through a specific difficult passage in a real piece. Of those, an adult returning to piano who wants to work toward specific known songs at a graduated difficulty and someone with a midi-capable digital keyboard wanting more accurate feedback than microphone listening alone are not what Securly is typically brought in for.
- What can Flowkey do that Securly cannot?
- Flowkey covers Large licensed song library, MIDI keyboard support, Microphone listening, Slow-down and loop tools. Securly covers Filter, Aware, On-Call, Classroom.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Flowkey: Does Flowkey support MIDI keyboards?
Yes, connecting a MIDI keyboard gives more precise note detection than microphone listening alone.
Securly: Does Securly publish pricing?
Not on its own site. Tiered per-student rates for Filter appear in some US purchasing co-operative catalogues, falling as enrolment rises, but Aware, On-Call, Classroom, MDM and Pass are quoted.
Flowkey: How is it different from Simply Piano?
Flowkey emphasises a large licensed song catalogue with graduated arrangements, while Simply Piano leans more into a structured beginner curriculum.
Securly: What is the difference between Aware and On-Call?
Aware is the automated detection that produces alerts. On-Call is the staffed service that reads the serious ones out of hours and phones your escalation contacts. Buying Aware alone leaves the triage with your own staff.
Flowkey: Do I need a MIDI keyboard to use it?
No, microphone listening works with any piano, but MIDI support improves accuracy if you have compatible hardware.
Securly: Does it filter on home internet?
Yes, filtering follows the managed device rather than the network, which is the point for take-home Chromebook programmes.
Securly: Is student data used for anything else?
Securly signs the US Student Privacy Pledge and district data processing agreements; check the specific DPA rather than the marketing page, since scanning scope and retention are negotiated terms.
Related pages
Other head to heads
- Flowkey vs Simply Piano
- Flowkey vs Yousician
- Flowkey vs Melodics
- Flowkey vs Memrise
- Flowkey vs Merlin Bird ID
- Flowkey vs Elevate
- Flowkey vs Pl@ntNet
- Flowkey vs Aeries Student Information System
- Flowkey vs Stellarium
- Flowkey vs Infinite Campus
- Flowkey vs Busuu
- Flowkey vs Photomath
- Flowkey vs Quizizz
- Flowkey vs Rosetta Stone
- Flowkey vs Skyward
- Flowkey vs Udemy
- Flowkey vs UltraCamp
- Flowkey vs Lightspeed Systems
- Flowkey vs Gaggle
- Flowkey vs Linewize
- Flowkey vs Hapara
- Flowkey vs PowerSchool
- Flowkey vs GoGuardian
- Flowkey vs Bark for Schools
- Flowkey vs ClassLink
- Flowkey vs Skoolur
- Flowkey vs Veracross
- Flowkey vs Wakelet
- Flowkey vs Wooclap
- Flowkey vs YuJa
- Flowkey vs GoStudent
- Securly vs Simply Piano
- Securly vs Yousician
- Securly vs Melodics
- Securly vs Memrise
- Securly vs Merlin Bird ID
- Securly vs Elevate
- Securly vs Pl@ntNet
- Securly vs Aeries Student Information System
- Securly vs Stellarium
- Securly vs Infinite Campus
- Securly vs Busuu
- Securly vs Photomath
- Securly vs Quizizz
- Securly vs Rosetta Stone
- Securly vs Skyward
- Securly vs Udemy
- Securly vs UltraCamp
- Securly vs Lightspeed Systems
- Securly vs Gaggle
- Securly vs Linewize
- Securly vs Hapara
- Securly vs PowerSchool
- Securly vs GoGuardian
- Securly vs Bark for Schools
- Securly vs ClassLink
- Securly vs Skoolur
- Securly vs Veracross
- Securly vs Wakelet
- Securly vs Wooclap
- Securly vs YuJa
- Securly vs GoStudent