SongReader vs ICOC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SongReader
This app displays song lyrics with chords in a user-friendly format, acting as a digital notebook for musicians. It organizes songs by artist and supports specific file formats for lyrics and chord notation, with iCloud Drive integration for easy access.
- Displays songs with chords
- Digital notebook replacement
- iCloud Drive folder creation
- Organizes songs by artist
- Supports specific file formats
- Includes notes and multiple versions
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The application is used to display songs with chords in a convenient format. A kind of replacement of a notebook with songs and chords. At the first launch, the Song Reader application folder is created in iCloudDrive, and the Songs folder is in it. In this folder you need to place folders with files of songs and chords. The folder name is the artist's name. The file itself must adhere to the following format: The first line is the album title The second line is the name of the song “>” - marks the beginning of a line with chords “!” - means a note to the song or file “-“ - separates several versions of the song. As an example, at the first launch, it will be added Greensleeves.txt
ICOC
Access Christian songs with chords and videos, foundational teachings, and Q&A sessions. This app provides all essential materials in one place, eliminating the need for physical literature.
- Christian songs with chords and videos
- Basics of Christianity
- Q&A section
- Video teachings
- Digital literature access
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Now there's no need to carry paper literature, all necessary materials are in the app. Christian songs with chords and videos Basics of Christianity Q&A Video teachings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ICOC at none against SongReader's shown. ICOC also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
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 SongReader against 5.0 for ICOC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ICOC has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SongReader ships an update monthly, ICOC weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SongReader | ICOC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 5.0 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitri Roudakov | Sergii Mytakii |
Customer experience
SongReader
ICOC
In-app purchases
SongReader
No in-app purchases
ICOC
No in-app purchases
