Comparison

OnSong 2026 vs RiffReady

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

RiffReady

Features
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You know the song. You've known it for years. You just can't play it. RiffReady turns a song into a practice pack — the chords, in time, right above the lyrics. No tab sites. No guessing. No wading through five wrong versions to find the one that sounds like the record. Upload any song, and in seconds you're playing it. HOW IT WORKS Bring a song in from your music library, your files, a voice memo, or a video on your phone. We listen to it and work out the chords, the tempo, the key, and where the sections change. You get the chords laid over the lyrics, moving in time as the song plays. A chord card shows the shape you're on and the one that's coming. Set a capo, slow it down, and play along until it sticks. WHAT'S IN A PRACTICE PACK - Chords over lyrics, synced to the recording - Chord diagrams — the shape for your hands, not just a letter - A chord strip that shows what's coming next - Capo dial, detected automatically and adjustable to suit you - Tempo control slider - A printable cheat sheet - Separated tracks: mute the guitar and play the part yourself A TUNER, FREE Chromatic tuner with reference tones and preset tunings — standard, drop D, half-step down, open G and more. Free for everyone. WHAT TO PLAY NEXT Finish a song and we'll suggest three more you can already mostly play. Same chords, same feel, one new shape to learn. The second song is the one that keeps you playing. WORKS FOR ANYTHING There's no catalogue to search here, and that's the point. Album tracks, live versions, obscure B-sides, your own recordings, songs nobody has ever written a tab for — if you can play us the audio, we can give you the chords. You'll need the audio on your device, and it should be music you have the right to use. PRICING Free — three songs, everything included. RiffReady Pro — A$8.99/month or A$69/year: 20 songs a month. HONESTLY Chord detection is very good. It isn't perfect. If we get one wrong, hold down the chord and tell us — and we'll fix it. Made in Australia by a guitar teacher who wanted this to exist when he was a kid, learning to play his guitar. Terms of Use: https://riffready.com.au/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://riffready.com.au/legal/privacy

Screenshots

OnSong 20264 screens
RiffReady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: OnSong 2026 at #193 against RiffReady's unranked. OnSong 2026 also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. OnSong 2026 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and RiffReady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnSong 2026 ships an update every 4 weeks, RiffReady monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
OnSong 2026 versus RiffReady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnSong 2026RiffReady
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOnSong LLCRiffReady Pty Ltd

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

RiffReady

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
2 purchases

RiffReady

Subscriptions2
  • RiffReady Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • RiffReady Pro Yearly$45.001 Year

Questions

Is OnSong 2026 free?
OnSong 2026 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RiffReady free?
RiffReady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnSong 2026 or RiffReady have ads?
Neither OnSong 2026 nor RiffReady shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnSong 2026 or RiffReady?
OnSong 2026 ships an update every 4 weeks, and RiffReady monthly. Most recently, OnSong 2026 was updated on November 9, 2026 and RiffReady on November 6, 2026.

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