Comparison

Writers Session vs Session Studio

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

Head to head
About

Writers Session

This app helps songwriters by providing a central place to record and organize lyrics and melodic ideas. It features a text editor, audio recorder, rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and tools for managing song sessions and creative inspiration.

Highlights
  • Full-featured text editor
  • Built-in audio recorder
  • Offline rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary
  • Organize sessions into folders
  • Import backing tracks
  • Collections of words and phrases
  • Export lyrics and audio
Features
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Writers Session is a perfect songwriter’s companion. It provides a single place to record and organise all your lyrics and melodic ideas. STREAMLINE THE CREATIVE PROCESS It offers a full featured text editor with a scrollable tool bar for quick access to many commonly used songwriting tools. BUILT IN AUDIO RECORDER Quickly Capture multiple recording ideas when inspiration strikes on the go. MANAGE MULTIPLE RECORDINGS Each song session contains an editable list of all your audio recorded ideas. An easy to use audio player is there for quick playback of all the recorded takes as well as exporting options. STAY ORGANIZED WITH FOLDERS Organize all your song Sessions into folders so as to get quick access and manage large lists. A COLLECTION OF WRITING TOOLS It contains a offline Rhyming dictionary, Thesaurus and Dictionary. This means that no WIFI or 3G connectivity is required to use these features. FULLSCREEN AND NIGHTTIME MODE This is great for singers or studio musicians performing in low lighted environments. The text sizes can be quickly adjusted whilst in fullscreen mode which is great for showing lyrics or chords. MORE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: • You can Import backing tracks from your device media library. • A Collections of Words and Phrases are available for generating ideas, these are grouped into mood categories. • A List of Musical Chord Notations and Song Sections for quick entry. • Features a Quick recorder for capturing those inspirational moments with a few clicks. The recorded audio files can be then easily be transferred to any session afterwards. • Email or Airdrop Export is available to share your song lyrics and recorded audio ideas. • Various Screen Mode themes are available. • Easy Printing of Lyrics which can be sent directly to your WIFI printer. • Songs are Autosaved to prevent accidental loss of ideas. • Song Session Information such as writers credits, royalty splits, publishing details and more can be stored and displayed. These can also be exported as a PDF file. • Sessions can be searched by title or writers names as well as been filtered according to their likes. If you’ve enjoyed using Writer's Session, please leave a review.

About

Session Studio

This app helps musicians and producers manage song rights and credits from creation to release. It facilitates collaboration by allowing users to share audio, lyrics, and notes, and ensures accurate royalty payments by injecting creator metadata into the music ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Collaborate with music creators
  • Share audio, lyrics, notes, voice memos
  • Synchronize song information from DAWs
  • Log creator credits via QR check-in
  • Manage releases and label copy
  • Cross-platform access (mobile, desktop, web)
Features
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Session Studio is the must-have music collaboration tool for music creators, producers and musicians who want to manage their song rights and credits, from the studio right through to release. • Collaborate with music creators by uploading & sharing audio, lyrics, notes and voice memos. • Synchronize song information from major DAWs and recording software to the Session Studio App (desktop only) • Log creator credits and identifiers from all collaborators via QR check-in. • Manage your releases and label copy. • Access to the app across mobile, desktop and web. The Session Studio app collects all creator metadata and ensures it’s injected authoritatively into the music ecosystem (labels, distributors, publishing rights organizations, streaming platforms), facilitating correct creator credits and accurate, timely music royalty payments. Make music, get credit. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Writers Session4 screens
Session Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Writers Session at none against Session Studio's 1. Writers Session also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 199). Session Studio's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 54%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Session Studio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Writers Session asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Session Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writers Session has 2.7K ratings behind it against 199, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Writers Session's written reviews are positive against 63% of Session Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Writers Session versus Session Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriters SessionSession Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings)4.7 (199 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews63.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better199
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne In A Billion LtdSession.id

Customer experience

Writers Session

All ratings2,661 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative34.9%

Session Studio

All ratings199 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral21.1%
Negative15.8%

Bugs and requests

Writers Session

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to enter text while listening to audio
  • Inconsistent behavior when deleting songs
  • Issues with audio recording quality and reliability
  • Problems with in-app purchases and upgrades

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit/format text (bold, italic, etc.)
  • Option to organize songs into folders
  • Automatic backup and sync across devices
  • More customization options (fonts, colors, etc.)

Session Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Writers Session

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Session Studio

Subscriptions1
  • Creator Tier - Monthly$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Writers Session free?
Writers Session is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Session Studio free?
Session Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Writers Session or Session Studio?
Session Studio is rated higher. Writers Session averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Session Studio averages 4.7 from 199 ratings.
Do Writers Session or Session Studio have ads?
Neither Writers Session nor Session Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writers Session or Session Studio?
Writers Session ships an update monthly, and Session Studio monthly. Most recently, Writers Session was updated on November 1, 2026 and Session Studio on October 24, 2026.

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