Comparison

Bongo Beats vs Setlio

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

Head to head
About

Bongo Beats

Create your own music with realistic bongo drum sounds. Record, loop, and play back your beats with fun accompaniment options. Optimized for a high-quality audio experience.

Highlights
  • High-quality bongo drum sounds
  • Retina display optimized drums
  • Record and playback beats
  • Looping feature
  • Four fun accompaniment sounds
Features
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Treat yourself to the beautiful sounds of a RETINA display ready HD quality Bongo! A large and small drum pair with hi-quality sounds to come up with your own tune or do a nice jam with a friend! App also gives you unique features of recording your beats ,looping them and playing them back at regular or fast forward speeds! *****FEATURES***************** *HI-QUALITY BONGO SOUNDS: Enjoy pure, studio quality Bongo drum sounds for your enjoyment! These drums can be best enjoyed with a pair of headphones. *BEAUTIFUL BONGO DRUMS: You will enjoy the user-friendliness of playing these large RETINA display optimized bongo drums with either one or both hands. *RECORDING AND PLAYBACK: Enjoy recording your favorite beats in the Bongo Beats App! You can then play back your creations at regular or fast forward speeds. Also included is a feature to loop your beats for a continuous rhythm! *FOUR FUN ACCOMPANIMENT SOUNDS Try clicking the corners of your Bongo Beats app for other fun instrument sounds that you can record and play along with your bongo! Please don't forget to review if you like it!

About

Setlio

This music app acts as a pocket director and stage manager for live musicians and bands. It helps organize repertoire, offers AI-powered chord suggestions, manages stage logistics, and handles band finances. Focus on your performance with a premium, fluid design.

Highlights
  • Live sync for bands (online & offline)
  • AI-powered chord progressions
  • Advanced chord dictionary
  • AI setlist generator
  • Smart auto-scroll lyrics
  • Stage plot designer
  • Band finance management
Features
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Setlio is the all-in-one app for musicians and bands: organize your setlists, share your repertoire, and play live with synced lyrics and chords. PLAY LIVE (Concert Mode) Lyrics and chords on a big screen, auto-scroll, BPM sync with a metronome, and director mode so the whole band stays in time. Transpose the key instantly. PROJECT THE LYRICS (Projection Mode) Connect your phone to a projector or TV and show ONLY the lyrics, clean and large, so everyone can sing. The controls stay on your phone — the congregation never sees a menu. Pick a background from gradients and videos, or use your own image, and adjust font, size and text color. No cable? Open setlio.web.app/pantalla on a laptop and pair it with a code. Playing live? The projection follows the leader on its own. SETLISTS & EVENTS Build the setlist for every gig, rehearsal, or show. Reorder songs, adjust keys, and get everything ready. Add production, logistics, and event finances. BAND REPERTOIRE Share your repertoire with the whole band. Everyone sees the same songs, with their notes and arrangements. YOUR LIBRARY Save your songs with interactive lyrics and chords. Download them to play offline. VOCAL TRAINING Chromatic tuner, vocal range test, and exercises to improve your ear and technique. HARMONY STUDIO Explore progressions, modal interchange, and secondary dominants. And more: organize show tasks, design the stage plot, export to PDF or an Apple Music playlist, and let AI build your setlist. FREE FOREVER Every Setlio feature is free: live concert mode, PDF export, stage plot, finances, logistics, and more. The free plan includes 1 band created by you, up to 5 members per band, 100 songs in your library, 3 upcoming events at a time, and 3 AI setlists per month. SETLIO PRO — UNLIMITED Project growing? Setlio Pro removes every limit: unlimited bands, members, library, and AI setlists. Auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly): billed to your store account and renewed automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends, from your store settings. Setlio works offline: your songs and events are always with you, on stage or at rehearsal. Download Setlio and take your music to the next level. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/setlio-app/privacidad

Screenshots

Bongo Beats1 screens
Setlio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Setlio at 100% against Bongo Beats's 56%. Setlio also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9). Bongo Beats's advantage is iOS requirement (3.2 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Bongo Beats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Setlio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Setlio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Bongo Beats's written reviews are positive against 100% of Setlio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bongo Beats ships an update every 9 days, Setlio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bongo Beats versus Setlio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBongo BeatsSetlio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings)4.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1517 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS3.2 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftware-KitchenALFREDO JOSUE BOCHE HERRADA

Customer experience

Bongo Beats

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Setlio

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bongo Beats

One-time1
  • Bongo Beats - No Ads$0.99
2 purchases

Setlio

Subscriptions2
  • Setlio Pro Mensual1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Setlio Pro Anual1 Month trial$50.001 Year

Questions

Is Bongo Beats free?
Bongo Beats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setlio free?
Setlio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bongo Beats or Setlio?
Setlio is rated higher. Bongo Beats averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Setlio averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do Bongo Beats or Setlio have ads?
Neither Bongo Beats nor Setlio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bongo Beats or Setlio?
Bongo Beats ships an update every 9 days, and Setlio every 5 days. Most recently, Bongo Beats was updated on October 23, 2026 and Setlio on October 24, 2026.

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