# BandNavi HD — Band-member-backtracking

> Explore musician and band relationships to discover new music. (iPhone/iPad app by newforestar co,.ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bandnavi-hd/id490090217 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [newforestar co,.ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/293922531)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2011-12-23
- Data updated: 2026-06-05
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bandnavi-hd/id490090217/reviews.md

## What is BandNavi HD?

BandNavi HD enables you to find new bands and musics from relations between musicians.

Member changing, featuring, collaboration, etc. are common in bands. Moreover some musicians have relations with many bands in the case that a support member gives a performance, a composer offers a music, or a guest musician appears at a live and so on.

You can find new bands and musics by iteratively tracing such relational networks with BandNavi HD.

■ How to use
1. After launching app, you'll see the music info being played on your iPad in the left "Library" pane. You can also select another music here.
2. Tap "Start Navi" button to display the list of musicians in the right "Navi" pane. They are the members of the band who is playing the music.
3. If you like to know about any other band, enter the band name in the "Search" tab. Tap one of the results, then the list of musicians will be displayed in the "Navi" tab.
4. Tap a musician's name in the "Navi" pane, then the list of the bands in which the musician has been involved will be shown next.
5. Musician ＞Band ＞ Musician ＞ Band ... You can trace the relations one after another.
6. The indicator bar after a band or musician name represents the degree of confidence, which is calculated in our own peculiar way.
7. When you get interested a band, you can search video clips of the band in YouTube or their music in iTunes Music Store by tapping the Option button shown on the side of the band name. If you have some music of the band, you can also open the music library any time by tapping the button.
8. If you want to know the data sources of a member, tap the Option button shown on the side of the member name.
9. In the "Link" tab, you'll see the link graph of the selected band or musician. (Depending on the number of data, it may take a long time to display it.)
10. Red nodes represent bands, blue nodes represent musicians. Light-colored nodes means that they are terminal nodes with no other links.
11. Using "Num of Links" slider, the number of links the band or musician has can be changed. Using "Density" slider, You can change the appearance of the graph.


■ About this application
・This application connects to the database server. It is NOT possible to use this application without the network environment.
・The band member information is collected from various web pages by using a web mining technology. Therefore, collected information sometimes includes mistakes. You can confirm which web pages gave the member names from the Option Button(>) shown on the side of the member name.
・When the server doesn't have member names, the member names from the MusicBrainz (http://musicbrainz.org/) database will be shown.
・BandNavi HD has been developed as a part of a research. Please check the following web site for more fine information of the research. Music Information Technology Laboratory - http://gttm.jp/hamanaka/en/

■ Disclaimer
・Artist names in your iPad will be sent to the server automatically (the sent data won't saved in the server).
・The band member names shown in this application are collected by the automatic collection technique from web pages, thus we do NOT ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information which shown in this application.
・The complaint of any damage that occurs by using BandNavi HD or using its information (buying music in iTunes Music Store, etc.) is not accepted.

## Key features

- Discover bands and music through musician networks
- Trace member changes and collaborations
- Search for bands and musicians
- View link graphs of artists and bands
- Access YouTube and iTunes music links
- Adjust graph density and link count

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bandnavi-hd/id490090217/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Interesting

*2012-01-01*

But the result hasn't updated to the new. Should let us to fix it.

## Frequently asked questions about BandNavi HD

### How does BandNavi HD help me find new music?

BandNavi HD allows you to trace relationships between musicians and bands. By exploring these networks, you can discover new artists and their associated music based on collaborations, member changes, and other connections.

### Can I listen to music directly within BandNavi HD?

While BandNavi HD doesn't host music files, it provides direct links to YouTube for video clips and the iTunes Music Store for purchasing music from discovered bands.

### What kind of information does BandNavi HD use?

The app collects band member information from various web pages using web mining technology. It also utilizes data from the MusicBrainz database when necessary.

### Is BandNavi HD available on Android devices?

Based on the provided data, BandNavi HD is currently only supported on iPads. There is no information indicating availability on Android devices.

### How accurate is the band member information in BandNavi HD?

The app uses web mining, which can sometimes lead to mistakes. You can confirm the data sources for each member by tapping the Option Button (>) next to their name.

### Does BandNavi HD require an internet connection to function?

Yes, BandNavi HD connects to a database server and requires a network environment to be used. It cannot be used offline.

### What does the 'confidence' indicator mean in BandNavi HD?

The indicator bar next to a band or musician name represents a degree of confidence in the data, calculated using the app's proprietary method.

### How often is BandNavi HD updated?

The latest version of BandNavi HD is 1.4, and it was last updated on July 10, 2025. This suggests a relatively recent update cycle.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2025-07-10

The latest iOS is now supported.

### 1.3 — 2022-02-28

Added the feature to show the artist's story on last.fm

### 1.2.2 — 2021-04-25

Fixed the problem of broken search window display on 11-inch iPad.

### 1.2.1 — 2021-04-24

Fixed an issue where artist data could not be loaded.

### 1.2 — 2021-04-21

Support for the latest iOS

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