Comparison

MusicBuddy vs Setlink

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MusicBuddy

Manage your entire music album collection digitally. Easily add, organize, and track your vinyl and CDs, including borrowed and lent items. Sync across devices and personalize your library with custom views and notes.

Highlights
  • Add albums via barcode scan, UPC/EAN, keyword search, manual entry, or CSV import
  • Organize albums into 'My Albums', 'Wish List', 'Borrowed', and 'Previously Owned'
  • Sync library across multiple devices using iCloud or Dropbox
  • Personalize with categories, tags, notes, and favorites
  • Track borrowed and lent albums
  • Export library to CSV, PDF, or HTML
  • Detect and remove duplicate albums
Features
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MusicBuddy is a powerful music album management app that gives you access to your entire music catalog, anywhere. Using MusicBuddy is fun and easy, allowing you to quickly find any album in your library, share your favorite albums, and keep track of borrowed and lent albums. FREE VERSION - MusicBuddy has all the features of MusicBuddy Pro with a 50 album limit. - MusicBuddy can be upgraded via In-App Purchase for unlimited album storage. KEY FEATURES • Adding Your Albums Add your albums using the following options: - Scan barcode (via iPhone camera or Bluetooth handheld scanner) - Enter UPC/EAN-13 - Search online by keyword - Add manually - Import from CSV file • Organizing Your Albums Place your albums where they belong: - My Albums — albums you own - Wish List — albums you wish to own - Borrowed — albums you borrowed from others - Previously Owned — albums you no longer own • Syncing Your Library Sync your library across multiple devices using iCloud or Dropbox sync. MORE TO LOVE • Universal app — pay once and use MusicBuddy on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. • Personalize — use categories and tags, mark favorites, add personal notes, and much more. • Appearance — choose either list or grid view to best match your needs. • Custom Filters — filter your library by multiple criteria. • Advanced Sorting — apply multi-level data sorting. • Loans — instantly track albums that are currently loaned out. • Multiple selection — apply batch operations using multiple selection. • Quick find — instantly find albums by entering search keywords or scanning their barcodes. • Export — quickly export your library into CSV, PDF, or HTML formats. • Print — easily print selected albums to AirPrint-enabled printers. • Backup — create backups to any cloud service. • Activity History — view the full history of your loaning activities. • Duplicates — quickly detect duplicates and easily remove them. • Markdown Formatting — style your notes with headings, lists, bold, italics, links, and more. • Privacy — your library is saved locally and privately on your device. • And so much more! FEEDBACK We love staying in touch with our users and we look forward to hearing from you! If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: support@kimicoapps.com or visit: http://www.kimicoapps.com/support.html Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KimicoLtd

About

Setlink

Features
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Setlink is the songbook for playing live — and above all, for playing as a band. YOUR SONGBOOK • Chord charts in ChordPro format, with key, BPM, time signature and duration. • Transpose with one tap and show chords as you play them with a capo. • Tap any chord to see how to play it on guitar, ukulele or piano. • Import ChordPro, TXT ("chords over lyrics" is converted for you) and PDF. • Import your Songbook Pro backups with their songs and setlists. • Lyrics-only mode for singers, adjustable text size and a rock-steady metronome (with a visual-only mode). SETLISTS FOR THE GIG • Plan every gig or rehearsal with its date, order and total length. • Full-screen dark live mode with the next song always in sight. • Change songs with a swipe, the keyboard or a Bluetooth page turner. • Set the time you have and Setlink warns you when the setlist runs over. • Share a setlist with its songs in a single file. THE WHOLE BAND ON THE SAME SONG • The leader creates a group and shares their setlists with musicians nearby. • Every musician plays THEIR own version of each song: their key, their notes, their text size. • Setlink matches the leader's songs with yours and only asks you once. • At the gig, when the leader moves to the next song, everyone moves with them. • Works on the same Wi‑Fi or directly between nearby devices — no internet, no accounts. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS Setlink is free for up to 15 songs and for joining a band. A single payment unlocks unlimited songs, leading your band and the tuner, forever. TUNER (PRO) Tune guitar, bass or ukulele with your phone's microphone, right at the gig: note, needle and cents, common tunings and adjustable A4. PRIVATE Your songs stay on your device. No accounts, no ads, no data collection.

Screenshots

MusicBuddy4 screens
Setlink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Setlink at daily against MusicBuddy's monthly. Setlink also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MusicBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Setlink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MusicBuddy ships an update monthly, Setlink daily. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MusicBuddy versus Setlink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicBuddySetlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperKimico, Ltd.David Calvo Meier

Bugs and requests

MusicBuddy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sync disabling after app updates
  • Incorrect album/artist information in some cases
  • Crashes when importing large collections

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to track album playback history
  • Integration with music streaming services
  • Enhanced album/track-level metadata editing
  • Support for more backup/sync options
  • Improved user interface for larger collections

Setlink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MusicBuddy

One-time1
  • MusicBuddy Pro (Lifetime)$9.99
1 purchases

Setlink

One-time1
  • Setlink Pro$9.99

Questions

Is MusicBuddy free?
MusicBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setlink free?
Setlink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MusicBuddy or Setlink have ads?
Neither MusicBuddy nor Setlink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MusicBuddy or Setlink?
MusicBuddy ships an update monthly, and Setlink daily. Most recently, MusicBuddy was updated on November 6, 2026 and Setlink on November 6, 2026.

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