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unrealBook

by Aron Nelson

1.3K ratings
183 reviews
🎵 Music
📚 Books
$14.99

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • May 4, 2010
  • July 29, 2026

Developer

Aron Nelson
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About

This app digitizes your music library, replacing bulky binders with your iPad. Easily organize, search, and access your music or lyrics with features like indexing, bookmarks, and setlists. Ideal for gigging musicians seeking a convenient and portable solution.

✓Digitize music and lyrics PDFs
✓Alphabetized and indexed song list
✓Create bookmarks and setlists
✓Hot spots for navigation
✓Built-in music player
✓Annotation tools
✓Wireless syncing between iPads
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of unrealBook. Based on 1.3K reviews and a 4.8/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Music app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Easy to use
  • 👍Convenient organization of music
  • 👍Useful features like setlists and annotations
  • 👍Reliable and stable performance
  • 👍Excellent customer support

Negative things

  • 🐛Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔍Unintuitive user interface
  • 🔍Difficulty adding/importing files
  • 🔍Limited annotation and editing capabilities
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What's New in unrealBook

5.6.1

July 29, 2026

Fixes issues with transmogrify typing tempo and choosing an audio file. Fixes issue with play and stop button custom sizes when linking audio.

User reviews

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Simple yet powerful

This app solved my music cataloging and scrolling problems. Please keep this app going!
DeliciousApps4PeteDeliciousApps4Pete

It’s become useless

I depended on unrealBook for my musical performances. For 17 years it’s been my backbone. But it has become so difficult to access files from my Dropbox that this programme is now utterly useless. I even paid for UnrealBook 1 but that is equally as useless. Once you stop it being able to accept new files it’s rubbish!
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RostodonRostodon

Must have app

I play worship on Sunday’s and this app is how i organize and annotate my worship sets. Thanks to the folks who made and maintain it.
D. WhittenD. Whitten

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO USE!!!

I hate this app! It doesn’t let you nest files for organization! It alphabetizes songs when creating new set lists, even in set list mode!!! And it says you can edit lists, but it’s not letting me edit the one I just created!!! How is this POS better than just using Dropbox or Google Drive??? SPOILER ALERT!!! ITS NOT!!! ITS ACTUALLY WORSE!!!
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Bug

Inconsistent page resizing and zooming

Bug

Unexpected behavior when editing lyrics or text

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Requested Features

4 requests

Improved annotation tools with Apple Pencil support

Feature

Ability to selectively clear annotations

Feature

Automatic song indexing for PDF songbooks

Feature

Larger transport controls and more intuitive navigation

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FAQ

What does unrealBook do?

unrealBook allows you to access your entire library of music or lyrics on your iPad. It replaces bulky binders with a digital solution, making it easy to organize, search, and access your music PDFs.

What are the key features of unrealBook?

Key features include an alphabetized and indexed list for easy song finding, the ability to create bookmarks and setlists, hot spots for navigation within PDFs, a built-in music player, annotation tools, and wireless syncing between multiple iPads.

How much does unrealBook cost?

Based on the provided information, unrealBook is a paid application. It does not mention any subscription fees or in-app purchases for core functionality.

What devices is unrealBook compatible with?

The application is designed for iPad. It leverages the iPad's portability to store and display your music PDFs.

How can unrealBook help me during a performance?

unrealBook helps by eliminating the need for bulky binders, allowing quick searching for songs, preventing accidental page turns from breezes, and enabling the creation of setlists for seamless transitions between songs during live performances.