*Developer Please Update!*
This developer has a long history of making great songwriting apps. He wrote the gold standard which was SongWriter and followed it up with SongHub after SongWriter was bought by another developer. That developer didn't continue to develop the app so it has stagnated. Since songwriting is such a small niche market I am more than happy to pay a subscription if it keeps the app stable & updated in the marketplace. It takes money to develop and continue to update an app. This app does what it needs to do. It's a great place to store lyrics of songs you're writing or the songs of others that you cover. The songs print beautifully if you need copies for a choir or others to follow. So why 4 stars? Having used the previous two this app doesn't feel quite as cohesive as SongWriter which I still consider the gold albeit dated standard. I'm not a fan of the home screen as it takes longer to get into your music. I would like to see a more modern and intuitive UI. I am a fan of the syncing feature that syncs everything between iPhone & iPad. It's not perfect but it's the best songwriting app on the app store.
Response from developer
Hi, sorry for the trouble with your renewal not unlocking all your songs, and for how long this has gone unanswered. Please get in touch through the app's Support option with your purchase details so we can restore full access directly. We've read your notes on the home screen and interface too, and we're working on a more modern, intuitive layout. Thank you for your history with SongWriter and Songhub — we'd love for you to give the app another look once we've made things right.
Didn’t recognize my subscription
I’ve been a devoted user of the original Songhub app for years, but it’s just become too buggy without support, and a recent iPad crash convinced me to move to another platform that has online sync and backup.
I’m not aware of another songwriting app that offers recording, dictionary, set lists, and other features. Songhub 2 seems to do most of it, and if we keep supporting and guiding the developer, it may eventually incorporate all the features of the original, plus the benefits of backup and device sync.
Response from developer
Hi Jdc1524, thank you for sticking with us through the subscription mix-up and for the thoughtful review. We're glad our team could sort things out quickly, and we're continuing to build out recording, dictionary and set-list tools so Songhub 2 catches up to everything you loved in the original, with sync and backup built in. We'd love for you to check back as those land. — The ST Studios team
Good program but having difficulty subscribing
Response from developer
Hi Scbla, sorry the subscription screen kept blocking you even with a valid card — that's a bug, not something you did wrong. Please reach out via the app's Support option with your purchase email so we can unlock your account directly while we fix the underlying check. Glad the lyrics-and-chords workflow is working well otherwise, and we'd love for you to give it another look once you're unblocked. — The ST Studios team
Good, but could improve
Response from developer
Hi Clamfrost, thanks for the specific feedback — an adjustable PDF font size is a great call for printed lyric sheets, and we've added it to our list. Glad Songhub 2 has been the more reliable option for you; we'd love for you to take another look once that's in. — The ST Studios team
*Great App For Songwriters & Performers!*
Since songwriting is such a small niche market I am more than happy to pay a subscription if it keeps the app stable & updated in the marketplace. It takes money to develop and continue to update an app.
This app does what it needs to do. It's a great place to store lyrics of songs you're writing or the songs of others that you cover. The songs print beautifully if you need copies for a choir or others to follow.
So why 4 stars? Having used the previous two this app doesn't feel quite as cohesive as SongWriter which I still consider the gold albeit dated standard. I'm not a fan of the home screen as it takes longer to get into your music. I would like to see a more modern and intuitive UI.
I am a fan of the syncing feature that syncs everything between iPhone & iPad. It's not perfect but it's the best songwriting app on the app store.
A subscription?
Response from developer
Hi Tfrog5489, sorry the subscription requirement wasn't clear before you signed up — we're working on making that clearer up front. If there's anything specific that put you off, our support team is happy to help, and we'd welcome you giving the app another look. — The ST Studios team
