Comparison

SongBook Chordpro vs HelloBand

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

Head to head
About

SongBook Chordpro

Manage your song collections with lyrics and chords, featuring chord variants, instrument libraries, and performance tools. Organize large libraries, transpose songs, and utilize features like auto-scrolling and metronome. Supports Chordpro format, PDFs, and offline use with optional cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Chord variant display
  • Extensible instrument chord libraries
  • Song transposition
  • Auto-scrolling and auto-zoom
  • Metronome
  • Playlist creation for performances
  • Chordpro, tab, and PDF support
Features
Currently charting
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Great for professional and amateur musicians alike, SongBook manages your song collections with lyrics and chords. Tap on any chord name to see its variants. Comes with comprehensive, extensible chord libraries for many instruments like guitar, ukulele, banjo and piano. Tons of features: transpose songs, auto-zoom, auto-scrolling, metronome, external display, pedal support, MIDI and much more. Manage big song collections: sort songs in categories, filter by tags, or define playlists (sets) for performances. Based on the popular chordpro format, also supports tab/crd files and PDFs. Support for right-to-left languages. Fully offline capable, no Internet connection required. Optional cloud sync and Play Together feature. Please refer to our web site for full documentation with screenshots and demo videos. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HelloBand

This app helps performers manage fan engagement and their music business through a customizable landing page accessible via a QR code. Artists can receive instant messages, digital tips, and build an email list, all while tracking fan interactions.

Highlights
  • QR code fan engagement
  • Customizable landing pages
  • Instant fan messaging
  • Digital tipping
  • Email list building
  • Gig promotion
  • Performance analytics
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HelloBand is a fan engagement app designed to help performers manage their music business all in one app! With a valid HelloBand user account, this app will be your control center to create and manage your HelloBand Landing Page. Our “One Scan Does it All” method makes it easy for an artist to build, manage and communicate with a fan database. Your unique HelloBand QR code gets generated and is used on all your marketing materials. Once a potential fan sees your QR code at a live show, they scan it with their mobile device, then their phone’s browser will open to your landing page. They immediately will have access to “All things you” on your custom programmable landing page that they will see instantly, all without having to download an app, or sign up for anything. HelloBand Features: INSTANT MESSAGE “HELLO” FEATURE Fans can scan your QR code, press the Say Hello button and message you instantly on stage! They can say hello, request a song from your in-app songlist, ask for a birthday shout-out, or even just tell you how cool you are. No need to advertise your cell number for texting, or advertising your email address for messaging. No need to promote a social media messaging app, that is tracking your every detail. Our HelloBand Say hello feature is a direct-to-you private message that you receive instantly on your device that you have on-stage. TIPS With fewer people carrying cash, and the younger generations using their hand-held devices for almost everything, HelloBand makes it simple to receive digital tips via whatever digital cash provider you use. Venmo, CashApp, PayPal… what ever digital payment provider you already use, your fans will see and have a choice to use it, even all of them if you use multiple providers. Your TIPS go right to you – Instantly! No middleman here. FOLLOW The follow feature makes it easy for a fan to join your email list. It asks for their First Name, email address and zip code. You can manage this list in your app, and even export it as csv file to your current email manager. SPOTLIGHT Create a unique tile for your landing page that directs fans to where you want. Choose an icon, color it, give it a name, tagline and URL and your fan will be directed right to it with a simple click. Promote your merch store, EPK, endorsed products, your favorite charity and so many more options! SOCIALS Fans can see and link to whatever social sites you allow on the landing page. Facebook? Instagram? Twitter? They will see them all if you choose. GIGS Your fans can see a list of all your upcoming gigs with date, time, venue name and address, and any special notes about the show. STATS See the daily totals of how many people visited your landing page, and what they took interest in and clicked through to. All clicks are tracked including individual digital payment sites, social media sites, and even your own custom spotlights! SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS The Standard Plan provides you access to all of the HelloBand features listed above as well as hosting of your custom Landing Page, accessible to fans via a custom QR Code. Your subscription will automatically renew monthly or annually, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Privacy Policy - https://helloband.io/privacy Terms of Use - https://helloband.io/terms Thanks for using HelloBand! We'd love to hear from you. Email us at support@helloband.io.

Screenshots

SongBook Chordpro4 screens
HelloBand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HelloBand at Free against SongBook Chordpro's $19.99. HelloBand also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%). SongBook Chordpro's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 27) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

HelloBand is free to download; SongBook Chordpro costs $19.99 up front. SongBook Chordpro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and HelloBand sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SongBook Chordpro against 4.9 for HelloBand. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SongBook Chordpro has 2.4K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of SongBook Chordpro's written reviews are positive against 100% of HelloBand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SongBook Chordpro ships an update every 3 weeks, HelloBand every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
SongBook Chordpro versus HelloBand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongBook ChordproHelloBand
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.4K ratings)4.9 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#69 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinkeSOFT GmbHWilliam Edmondson

Customer experience

SongBook Chordpro

All ratings2,425 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews518 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative14.3%

HelloBand

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SongBook Chordpro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing songs and playlists
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Keyboard issues when editing songs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved PDF handling and printing
  • More customization options for formatting
  • Integration with Apple ecosystem (iCloud, Files)
  • Better support for different input formats
  • Easier navigation and organization of songs

HelloBand

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SongBook Chordpro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

HelloBand

Subscriptions2
  • Standard14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Standard (17% off)14 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is SongBook Chordpro free?
SongBook Chordpro costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is HelloBand free?
HelloBand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SongBook Chordpro or HelloBand?
HelloBand is rated higher. SongBook Chordpro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while HelloBand averages 4.9 from 27 ratings.
Do SongBook Chordpro or HelloBand have ads?
Neither SongBook Chordpro nor HelloBand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SongBook Chordpro or HelloBand?
SongBook Chordpro ships an update every 3 weeks, and HelloBand every 2 months. Most recently, SongBook Chordpro was updated on November 6, 2026 and HelloBand on November 3, 2026.

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