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Strofa vs OnSong
vs SongBook Pro.
Strofa isn't just a chord-sheet app — it's a whole gig ecosystem: the stage, the audience, booking, lights and stats. Here's the ground we share with the best apps out there — and where Strofa goes further.
The foundation
The essentials — all three do these well.
A great chord-sheet app needs to nail the basics. On these, Strofa, OnSong and SongBook Pro all deliver.
| Feature | Strofa | OnSong | SongBook Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChordPro chord sheets + transposition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Setlists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Autoscroll | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Metronome | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MIDI & foot pedal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backing tracks / audio | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF import | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live leader→follower page sync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Performance / stage view | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Where Strofa goes further
The whole gig — not just the chord sheet.
This is where Strofa stops being an app and starts being a system for the whole night: the stage, the audience, the booking and the band.
| Feature | Strofa | OnSong | SongBook Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitch-shifted backingChange the key of the audio without changing tempo | ✓ | — | — |
| Audience song requests via QR | ✓ | — | — |
| Stage display for the audienceRequests + photo wall | ✓ | ~1 | — |
| Web access for guests, subs & audienceAny browser, including Android | ✓ | — | — |
| Gig calendar + iOS Calendar export | ✓ | — | — |
| Venue archive (photos, maps) | ✓ | ~2 | — |
| Contracts + digital signing | ✓ | — | — |
| Public band page (strofa.no/@band) | ✓ | — | — |
| Rehearsal recordings shared with the band | ✓ | — | — |
| AI song editor | ✓ | ~3 | — |
| Real-time cloud band libraryLive edits sync to everyone | ✓ | ~4 | ~5 |
| DMX / stage-light control | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Play history & statistics | ✓ | ✓ | — |
- 1OnSong projects only song lyrics to a TV/projector (sing-along) — no requests or photos.
- 2OnSong only tracks which songs were played at a venue (to avoid repeats) — not a full venue archive.
- 3OnSong has automatic chord recognition, not AI editing.
- 4OnSong shares over the local network (Beam) / a shared drive on the Groups plan — not a continuous cloud-synced band library.
- 5SongBook Pro syncs your own library across your own devices (file sync) — not a shared, live-edited band workspace.
Honest differences
Where the others do things differently.
No app is the right fit for everyone. Here's where OnSong and SongBook Pro take a different path — so you can choose with your eyes open.
| Feature | Strofa | OnSong | SongBook Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native platforms | iPhone / iPad (+ Mac as an iPad app on Apple Silicon) | iPhone / iPad / Mac (native) | iOS / Android / Mac / Windows (widest) |
| Pricing | Subscription | Subscription | One-time purchase (+ optional cloud sync) |
Competitor features are verified against their official documentation (July 2026) and may change. ~ = partial or different approach.
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