SongSheet Pro vs BackTrax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SongSheet Pro
Transform your device into a digital songbook for musicians. Easily manage chord charts, lyrics, and setlists for any performance. Transpose songs instantly, edit with a powerful chord chart editor, and project lyrics for audiences.
- Digital songbook and lyric notepad
- Create and manage setlists
- Instant song transposition
- Editable chord chart editor
- Hands-free page turning
- Project lyrics to external displays
- Import and export various formats
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Lose the heavy binder. SongSheet Pro turns your iPad or iPhone into a stage-ready songbook: chord charts you can read at a glance, setlists ready for every gig or service, and any song in any key with one tap. Built for guitarists, keyboard players, singers, bands, worship teams and music teachers, SongSheet Pro replaces folders of paper with one organized library that goes with you to every rehearsal, gig and Sunday service. PERFORM WITH CONFIDENCE • Crisp, beautifully typeset chord charts and lyrics • Auto-scroll, timed arrangements and backing tracks keep the music moving • Turn songs hands-free with a Bluetooth pedal or the free SongSheet Remote app for iPhone • Built-in metronome • Themes for bright rooms, dark stages and projection, or design your own SETLISTS FOR EVERY GIG AND SERVICE • Group songs into sets, with each set's duration and the total running time • Reorder with drag and drop, and swipe from song to song on stage • Duplicate setlists to plan the next one in seconds ANY KEY, INSTANTLY • Transpose a whole song with one tap; chords are spelled naturally in the new key • No key set? SongSheet suggests one from your chords, and changing the capo updates the chords for you • Optional jazz chord notation A REAL CHORD CHART EDITOR SongSheet Pro is a true editor for lyrics and chords, not just a PDF viewer. • Place chords exactly where they belong, from a palette that follows your key • Rearrange verses and choruses by dragging them • Add comments, guitar tabs and song notes • Turn PDFs, Word and RTF documents, photos and paper scans into editable chord charts, with OCR for images YOUR LIBRARY, SORTED • Unlimited songs and setlists • Tags, favorites and flags, with sorting by title, artist, key, tempo, time signature and more • Search by title, artist, tag or time signature • Split View, Stage Manager, multiple windows and keyboard shortcuts on iPad HELP THE ROOM SING • Project lyrics to a TV or projector over AirPlay or a cable: ideal for worship, classrooms and sing-alongs • Tap a verse to put it on the big screen, or blank the screen between songs PRINT BEAUTIFULLY • Full-screen live preview for printing and PDF export • One- or two-column song layouts with control over fonts, colors, spacing and which details appear • Setlist PDFs with set titles, durations and page numbering BRING YOUR SONGS IN, TAKE THEM ANYWHERE • Import from OnSong archives and backups, ChordPro, PDF, Word, RTF, plain text and WorshipReady.com • Paste a song copied from a website, email or notes app • Import via AirDrop, Files, iCloud Drive, Dropbox or other apps • Export to ChordPro, PDF, OnSong and DSBsoft Song Sheet formats, plus CSV song lists • Back up your whole library (songs, setlists, tags and themes) to a single file, and restore it any time FREE TO VIEW AND EXPORT Viewing and exporting your songs and setlists is always available, so your music is never locked in. SongSheet Pro is updated regularly, shaped by feedback from working musicians. Got an idea? We'd love to hear it. Email: support@songsheetapp.com Web: https://songsheetapp.com Terms: https://songsheetapp.com/terms.html
BackTrax
Organize and manage all your show's supporting materials, including backing tracks, lyrics, and visual aids. Effortlessly load content from various cloud services and enjoy features like background playback and auto-scrolling lyrics to minimize mistakes and downtime during performances.
- Load songs from cloud services
- Support for multiple set libraries
- Background playback
- Auto-scrolling lyrics
- Bluetooth MIDI controller support
- Dark Mode support
- Large playback control buttons
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BackTrax helps you organize the supporting materials for your show, and helps minimize mistakes and down time. It can load backing tracks along with lyrics, chord charts and other visual aids quickly and easily, whether you're running a pre-planned show in order or choosing material on the fly from an extensive library. Be sure to check out the manual to make sure the app does what you need and can fit your workflow: https://backtrax.app/docs/quickstart/ . Videos coming soon. FEATURES * Load songs from iTunes, iCloud, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and other cloud services. * Support for multiple track/set libraries to separate materials for different bands. * Support for song entries with no backing track and optional click generation. * Per-song options for gain and start/stop times. * Background playback, so you can switch to a mixer app or guitar amp app while the backing track is playing. * Auto-scrolling lyrics and file attachment display for charts, notes, etc. * AirPlay support. * Bluetooth MIDI controller support. * Wide range of font size options for lyrics and set list. * Support for multiple sets per setlist. * Large displays for clock time, elapsed and remaining set times. * Stops playback after every song automatically, or optionally continuously plays straight through your setlist. * Dark Mode support, even on devices running iOS 12 and earlier. * Big, colorful playback control buttons at the bottom that are hard to miss. * Large progress bar and countdown timer let you know when the end of the currently playing song is coming. FEEDBACK Questions? Problems? Requests? Please hit the support link below or go to http://backtrax.app/support.html . Your feedback is always appreciated! Reviews are great, but direct contact is the best way to get answers to your questions and help with any problems. NEITHER THIS BACKTRAX MOBILE APPLICATION NOR AISLE4 SOFTWARE ARE IN ANY WAY AFFILIATED WITH THE RADIO PROGRAM 'BACKTRAX USA WITH KID KELLY', DIAL GLOBAL, INC. AND/OR ANY OF DIAL GLOBAL'S AFFILIATES, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ENDORSED THE BACKTRAX MOBILE APPLICATION OR AISLE4 SOFTWARE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SongSheet Pro at 73% against BackTrax's 25%. SongSheet Pro also leads on price (Free vs $14.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.7). BackTrax's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On 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
SongSheet Pro is free to download; BackTrax costs $14.99 up front. SongSheet Pro sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BackTrax asks for nothing beyond the download.
SongSheet Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SongSheet Pro has 2.7K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of SongSheet Pro's written reviews are positive against 25% of BackTrax's.
SongSheet Pro ships an update fortnightly, BackTrax monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SongSheet Pro | BackTrax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better | 2.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ghostdust | Aisle4 Software |
Customer experience
SongSheet Pro
BackTrax
Bugs and requests
SongSheet Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- Losing all songs after update
- Keyboard disappearing when Bluetooth connected
- Unresponsive app during performance
- Formatting issues when importing songs
- Bluetooth page turner functionality issues
Requested features
10 requests- Add Nashville number system for chords
- Allow custom/favorite chords in library
- Ability to annotate/highlight lyrics
- Add chord diagrams
- Improve song import/editing experience
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- Add a metronome feature
- Allow changing text/chord colors
- Improve set list management features
- Add voice note capabilities
- Improve PDF handling and annotation
BackTrax
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SongSheet Pro
- Earlybird Monthly Upgrade$2.991 Month
- SongSheet Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- SongSheet Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
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- Earlybird Annual Upgrade$29.991 Year
- SongSheet Pro Annual$59.991 Year
- Earlybird Lifetime Upgrade$79.99
- All features lifetime$129.99
BackTrax
No in-app purchases









