Legend '70s Editor vs PocketSongbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Legend '70s Editor
This application provides real-time control over sound and effects for a specific instrument series. It allows users to adjust parameters, save and load custom programs, and create song lists for live performances. The interface is designed to be simple and adaptable.
- Real-time sound parameter adjustment
- Real-time effects parameter adjustment
- Save and load custom instrument programs
- Create and rearrange song lists
- Dedicated live performance settings
- Adaptable user interface
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Legend '70s Editor allows real-time adjustment and storage of all the sound generation parameters and effects of the Legend '70s series instruments. In addition to this, it allows you to modify parameters that are not present in the instrument, to save the modified programs in your device and to reload them quickly. Moreover, it provides dedicated settings for live performance. Legend '70s Editor comes with a clear and simple user interface, adaptable to any screen resolution. Specifically, Legend '70s Editor allows you to: - Adjust all sound parameters; - Adjust all effect parameters; - Adjust the physical model parameters of the E.Piano module; - Adjust the physical model parameters of the Clavi module; - Adjust the additional parameters of the A.Piano module; - Adjust all system settings; - Save and load programs; - Create and rearrange song lists; - Recall any program or song during the performance quickly and easily. - Create 2 live sets with a selection of 24 programs. How it works: - Connect your device to the Legend '70s by a USB cable and the Camera Connection Kit. - Press the [CONNECT] button in the app to connect to the instrument. - Select the desired environment from the top bar by pressing the menu buttons. For more information about Legend '70s Editor, please download the guide from the site: www.viscountinstruments.com/instrument/legend-70s-editor
PocketSongbook
Easily write and organize chord charts for songs. Transpose music, manage setlists for performances, and customize your view for clarity. Works offline and prioritizes user privacy with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Fast chord chart entry
- Customizable song sections
- Organized setlists
- Offline functionality
- Transpose songs
- Import/export JSON and PDF
- Privacy-focused design
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PocketSongbook helps you write chord charts quickly, transpose songs, and organize setlists for rehearsals and live performance on iPhone and iPad. WRITE CHORDS FASTER Enter roots, accidentals, chord qualities and extensions, numbers, slash notation, bar lines, spaces, and line breaks using a keyboard designed specifically for chords. BUILD CLEAR CHORD CHARTS Organize each song into sections and choose between Bar Grid View and No Grid View. Add time signatures and repeats where needed. ORGANIZE YOUR SONGBOOK Find songs quickly with search and arrange them in setlists in the order you want to play them. Your active songbook and setlist are saved automatically and restored when you reopen the app. READY WHILE PLAYING Transpose songs, adjust text sizes and colors, and move quickly from one song to the next during rehearsals or performances. MORE ROOM ON IPAD View your songbook or setlist alongside the selected song in portrait or landscape. Adjust the column widths or hide the list to give your chord chart more space. IMPORT, EXPORT AND BACK UP Import songbooks or selected songs from compatible JSON files. Export your songbook and setlists as JSON for backups and sharing, or create PDF copies for printing and reference. Automatic saving keeps your current work on the device; JSON export gives you a separate copy outside the app. FOCUSED AND PRIVATE • No in-app purchases • No subscriptions • No advertising • No account • No analytics or tracking • No cloud service or backend PocketSongbook works offline. Songs and settings are stored locally on each device, with no automatic synchronization between devices. Available in English and Italian.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PocketSongbook at weekly against Legend '70s Editor's every 3 months. Legend '70s Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Legend '70s Editor against 5.0 for PocketSongbook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Legend '70s Editor ships an update every 3 months, PocketSongbook weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Legend '70s Editor | PocketSongbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viscount Int. | Marco Passerai |
Customer experience
Legend '70s Editor
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In-app purchases
Legend '70s Editor
No in-app purchases
PocketSongbook
No in-app purchases
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