Comparison

WikiSpiv vs Sessioneer

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

Head to head
About

WikiSpiv

A collaborative digital songbook featuring lyrics and guitar chords for numerous Ukrainian songs. It supports offline access, chord transposition, and dark mode, making it a comprehensive resource for diasporic music.

Highlights
  • Lyrics and guitar chords
  • Offline functionality
  • Chord transposition
  • Dark mode
  • Comprehensive diasporic music collection
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WikiSpiv is a collaborative Ukrainian songbook by and for the Ukrainian diaspora! This app includes lyrics and guitar chords for hundreds of songs, works offline, has a dark mode, and transposes chords into any key! It is the most comprehensive digital collection of Ukrainian zabava, Plast, CYM, and other diasporic music!

About

Sessioneer

Features
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Sessioneer is a tune book for Irish traditional musicians, on iPad and iPhone. The full thesession.org database is built in and works offline: - Tens of thousands of tunes: jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, slides, and more - Search by title, alias, composer, and submitter/transcriber - Multiple settings per tune - Build your own sets or browse thousands from the thesession.org community - Create Books of tunes, sets, PDFs and Images - Import Tunebooks and Bookmarks from thesession.org - Write notes with Apple Pencil directly on the music - Mark favorites, track your history - Import your own sheet music as PDFs or Images: read, search, and annotate with Apple Pencil - Add PDFs and Images to Books alongside tunes and sets - Tablature for fiddle, mandolin, and guitar with tuning and capo options - Favorite and share PDFs and Images Syncs through iCloud across your devices. No account, no email, no analytics, no data sold. Subscriptions are optional. The whole app is free. Subscribers remove a small support banner; nothing is gated. Tune database by thesession.org, used under Creative Commons. Built by an indie developer. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WikiSpiv4 screens
Sessioneer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WikiSpiv at none against Sessioneer's 4. WikiSpiv also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Sessioneer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 51 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sessioneer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. WikiSpiv asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WikiSpiv ships an update every 51 months, Sessioneer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WikiSpiv versus Sessioneer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikiSpivSessioneer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 51 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB71 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel CentoreRUSSELL JAMES SCHICK

In-app purchases

None

WikiSpiv

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sessioneer

Subscriptions4
  • Supporter (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Patron (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Supporter (Annual)$6.991 Year
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  • Patron (Annual)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is WikiSpiv free?
WikiSpiv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sessioneer free?
Sessioneer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WikiSpiv or Sessioneer have ads?
Neither WikiSpiv nor Sessioneer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WikiSpiv or Sessioneer?
WikiSpiv ships an update every 51 months, and Sessioneer every 3 weeks. Most recently, WikiSpiv was updated on October 10, 2026 and Sessioneer on October 8, 2026.

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