Attics vs SetMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Attics
Access and stream thousands of live concert recordings from popular bands like the Grateful Dead, Billy Strings, and more. Easily find shows, enjoy gapless playback, and download your favorites for offline listening.
- Stream live concert recordings
- Download shows for offline listening
- Easy show navigation
- Gapless playback
- Share favorite shows
- Access 30+ bands and 20k+ shows
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Attics is a fast, simple, and reliable app that lets you stream and download thousands of live Grateful Dead, Billy Strings, Dead & Company, JRAD, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and many more concert recordings hosted on the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive. Features: - Easy to navigate: get right to the show you're looking for - 30+ bands, 20k+ shows, more being added regularly - Gapless playback - Share your favorite shows with your friends - Download and listen to your favorite shows offline
SetMate
Organize your music library, practice effectively, and perform with confidence using this comprehensive toolkit for musicians. Import or create chord charts, customize song layouts with various widgets, and utilize practice modes for scales, chords, and more. Seamlessly build setlists and perform on stage with a dedicated full-screen view and hands-free scrolling.
- Import and create chord/lyric charts
- Customizable song layout with widgets
- Practice mode for scales, chords, and tabs
- Setlist builder and full-screen performance view
- Hands-free auto-scroll for lyrics
- Nashville Number System toolkit
- Guitar tab editor
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SetMate is the all-in-one guitar toolkit built for gigging musicians. Build setlists, organize chord charts, transpose songs, use Nashville numbers, explore the fretboard, and take everything you need on stage. From learning a song at home to playing it live, SetMate keeps your charts, setlists, tabs, notes, and guitar tools together in one place. SETLISTS & PERFORM MODE Turn every song into a stage-ready workspace with the tools you need while you perform. • Build setlists and arrange songs in any order • Add venue, set time, and performance notes • Set each song's key for the gig — SetMate remembers it as you move through the set • Full-screen stage view for lyrics and chords • Portrait and landscape layouts • Hands-free auto-scroll with adjustable speed • Tap lyrics to pause or resume auto-scroll • One-tap transpose and capo display • Large, stage-friendly controls to move between songs • Screen stays awake throughout your set SONG LIBRARY • Import chords and lyrics or ChordPro • Create and edit chord charts • Edit lyrics, chords, key, BPM, and capo • Transpose any song with one tap • Duplicate songs for alternate arrangements • Browse charts shared by other musicians • Keep your library available offline GUITAR TOOLS Customize each song with the tools you need: • Lyrics & Chords — chords or Nashville numbers above lyrics • Chord Shapes — visualize every chord in the song • Scales — explore 20+ scales and modes across the fretboard • Triads — find diatonic triad shapes across the neck • Nashville Numbers — convert and create number charts • Note Finder — find any note across the fretboard • Guitar Tabs — create tabs for riffs, solos, and parts • Tuner — reference tones for each string • Notes — save cues and performance reminders • Images — attach chord sheets, tabs, or handwritten notes TABS & NASHVILLE NUMBERS • Build tabs or paste existing tablature • Add hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, vibrato, and muted notes • Convert song chords to Nashville numbers instantly • Build number charts with a dedicated keyboard • Save tabs and number charts to your library • Share them with bandmates WORKSHOP Practice without creating a song. Pick any key and explore scales, modes, triads, chord shapes, Nashville numbers, arpeggios, strumming patterns, and fretboard relationships. LEARN 49 interactive guitar lessons designed to help you understand what you're playing — not just memorize shapes. Explore: • Fretboard fundamentals and the major scale • Pentatonic vocabulary • Chord construction and chord tones • Major, minor, sus, diminished, augmented, and 7th chords • Diatonic harmony and chord function • ii–V–I progressions, secondary dominants, and borrowed chords • Rhythm, phrasing, and articulation • Triads, arpeggios, and playing over changes • Modes, improvisation, and tension & release • Group improvisation and building jams Interactive fretboards, chord diagrams, Nashville numbers, arpeggio explorers, and ChordMorph let you see concepts in any key. SHARING & COMMUNITY • Export clean chord charts • Publish charts and share them with a link • Browse charts shared by other musicians • Share tabs and Nashville charts with bandmates SETMATE PRO Unlock unlimited songs and setlists, all 49 lessons, every scale and mode, and cloud sync across your devices. Choose monthly, annual, or lifetime access. SetMate is free to download with up to 3 songs, 2 setlists, and 11 interactive guitar lessons. Build your library. Make the setlist. Hit the stage. Privacy Policy: https://setmateapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://setmateapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Attics at none against SetMate's 3. Attics also leads on ratings volume (465 vs 1). SetMate's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. SetMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Attics asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Attics against 5.0 for SetMate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Attics has 465 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Attics ships an update every 3 months, SetMate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Attics | SetMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (465 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 465 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zachary Wood | Noah Davison |
Customer experience
Attics
SetMate
Bugs and requests
Attics
Reported bugs
2 issues- Network errors causing connectivity issues
- Inconsistent behavior between downloaded and streaming shows
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to create playlists or queue songs
- Implement offline listening/download option
- Add more artists beyond Grateful Dead
- Improve sorting/filtering options
SetMate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Attics
No in-app purchases
SetMate
- SetMate: Gig Sheets Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SetMate: Gig Sheets Pro Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- SetMate Pro — Lifetime$99.99









