Comparison

OnSong 2026 vs FX Remote

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

Head to head
About

OnSong 2026

This app helps musicians prepare, practice, and perform by managing chord charts, lyrics, and setlists. It offers features like importing songs from various sources, hands-free control, and advanced video output for live performances.

Highlights
  • Import and manage chord charts and lyrics
  • Create and organize setlists
  • Hands-free page turning and autoscrolling
  • Transpose, capo, and format charts
  • Real-time sharing with band members
  • Video output for lyrics and backgrounds
  • MIDI event automation and stage lighting control
Features
Currently charting
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OnSong is the best app for musicians. Get ready to prepare, practice and perform with ease. Download the app for free, create your account, and get started importing and viewing up to 30 songs. You can even receive sets and play with other OnSong users. When you're ready to go to the next level with more songs and features, subscribe to OnSong Essentials or OnSong Premium. ALWAYS READY Import and build your library of chords and lyrics with built-in support for Dropbox, Google Drive, SongSelect, Planning Center, and more to work the way you do. Even scan your paper charts directly and extract text¹. OnSong supports text-based chord charts, Adobe PDF and many other file types you can import from any supporting app like Safari. OnSong Console¹ lets you manage your library from your Mac or PC in any web browser. Whether you have ten or ten-thousand songs in your repertoire², it's always lightweight and mobile so you can play anytime, anywhere. PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS Play more gigs with planning made easy. Pull your set lists in moments² and gather the band. Transpose, capo, and format your text-based chord charts² to look just right and then annotate or draw on the page to make special notes¹. When you're all done, share wirelessly with your team in real-time¹, or print, email, and export too². OnSong is as flexible as it is powerful. BUILT FOR PERFORMANCE OnSong is built for the stage. Tap to turn pages or go hands-free with wireless foot pedals or intelligent autoscrolling². No more clumsy page turning on cluttered music stands. Every aspect of the song is at your fingertips. Assign tempo and time signature for a reassuring click², sing a cappella with a digital pitch pipe², link to backing tracks to play along², or even send MIDI events to automate your stage¹, all without complicated or confusing equipment. BE SEEN AND HEARD OnSong features powerful video features that go well beyond other apps. Display lyrics on a projector or an HDTV with a video adapter, AppleTV, or Google Cast-compatible device¹. Compose custom backgrounds with still or motion graphics, or live video¹ feeds for dynamic performances. Stay on the same page with your band with confidence monitors you control on-stage. While you're at it, run stage lighting too¹. OnSong is the ultimate creative tool for musicians. GET STARTED WITH ONSONG® ESSENTIALS Add an unlimited number of songs to your library and enable the features that let you perform with confidence including: • Pulling sets and organizing songs into books. • Hands-free control with foot pedals and actions. • Writing your own songs with custom formatting. • Transposing charts, applying capo and diagrams. • Sharing with your team. ONSONG® PREMIUM MEANS MORE POWER While OnSong Essentials has many of the basic features you need, there are a few that are only available with a Premium subscription including: advanced actions, annotations such as sticky notes, clips, text, and drawings, timeline, backing tracks, click tracks, multitracks, video tracks, Connect and OnCue, Console, document scanner, live video and motion videos backgrounds, MIDI automation, scenes, and premium technical support. Want to learn more? Visit http://onsongapp.com/features to find out if OnSong is right for you. ¹ Requires an active Premium subscription. ² Requires an active Essentials subscription. Terms of Use http://onsongapp.com/premium/terms Privacy Policy http://onsongapp.com/privacy

About

FX Remote

Control digital audio mixer effects remotely with a gig-ready interface. Features smart tap tempo, instant FX mutes, and a global kill switch for live sound engineers and musicians.

Highlights
  • Smart Tap Tempo for BPM sync
  • Instant FX Mutes
  • Global Kill Switch for effects
  • High-contrast, dark UI
  • Supports X32, XR18, M32 consoles
  • Adapts to iPhone and iPad
Features
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DISCLAIMER: FX Remote is an independent, third-party utility app developed by SR Nix Corp. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with Behringer, Midas, Music Tribe, or any of their affiliates. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. FX Remote is a professional, gig-ready utility app designed specifically for live sound engineers and musicians. Built to communicate seamlessly with X-series and M-series digital mixers, it provides a highly focused, high-contrast interface for managing your most critical effects on the fly. Whether you are mixing from the front of house or controlling your own monitor rig on stage, FX Remote ensures your delay and reverb trails are always perfectly timed and easily managed without menu-diving. Key Features: Smart Tap Tempo: A massive, easy-to-hit Tap Tempo button instantly calculates your BPM and syncs the delay time directly to your mixer's FX engine via OSC. Instant FX Mutes: Four dedicated, high-visibility buttons to toggle your FX returns on and off instantly. Global Kill Switch: A master "Kill All" toggle to instantly mute all effects between songs or during stage banter, and seamlessly restore them when the next song starts. Gig-Ready Interface: A dark, high-contrast industrial UI designed specifically to be readable in dark venues and outdoor stages without blinding the user. Universal Console Support: fully compatible with X32, XR18, XR16, XR12, M32 and MR18 series digital consoles. Universal Layout: Adapts beautifully to both iPhone and iPad, automatically adjusting for portrait or landscape orientations. Multiple band members can use the app simultaneously. Note: FX Remote requires a local Wi-Fi connection to the same network as your digital mixing console. Your device and the mixer must be connected to the same WIFI network. Make sure to allow the app local network access the first time you run it.

Screenshots

OnSong 20264 screens
FX Remote2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FX Remote at 100% against OnSong 2026's 28%. FX Remote also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). OnSong 2026's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On 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

OnSong 2026 is free to download; FX Remote costs $2.99 up front. OnSong 2026 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FX Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnSong 2026 ships an update monthly, FX Remote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
OnSong 2026 versus FX Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnSong 2026FX Remote
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (5.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.7K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOnSong LLCSr Nix Corp

Customer experience

OnSong 2026

All ratings5,642 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews684 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative63.9%

FX Remote

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

OnSong 2026

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Songs and annotations randomly disappearing
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior when importing/exporting songs
  • Sync and sharing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved sync and backup capabilities
  • More intuitive user interface
  • Ability to transpose songs easily
  • Better support for older devices and iOS versions

FX Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

OnSong 2026

Subscriptions4
  • Essentials (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Essentials (Annual)$29.991 Year
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  • Premium (Annual)1 Month trial$59.991 Year
None

FX Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OnSong 2026 free?
OnSong 2026 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FX Remote free?
FX Remote costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do OnSong 2026 or FX Remote have ads?
Neither OnSong 2026 nor FX Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnSong 2026 or FX Remote?
OnSong 2026 ships an update monthly, and FX Remote weekly. Most recently, OnSong 2026 was updated on October 27, 2026 and FX Remote on October 8, 2026.

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