Comparison

SongSheet Pro vs StringMaster Pro

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

Head to head
About

SongSheet Pro

Manage your song library and setlists on your mobile device. Easily edit, transpose, and organize your music with features like autoscrolling, Bluetooth pedal control, and lyrics projection. Ideal for musicians, songwriters, and worship leaders.

Highlights
  • Unlimited songs and setlists
  • Easy song editing and transposing
  • Autoscrolling and Bluetooth pedal support
  • Lyrics projection for audience
  • Fast search and filtering
  • Import/export in various formats
  • Camera scanning for songs
Features
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Lose the heavy binder. SongSheet Pro turns your iPad or iPhone into a complete digital songbook — with setlists, fast editing, instant transposing, auto-scroll, Bluetooth pedal control, lyrics projection, and more — for guitar, piano, vocals, and worship. Whether you're a performer, songwriter, worship leader, hymn book curator, or music teacher, SongSheet Pro replaces stacks of paper sheet music with one beautifully organized library that travels with you to every gig, rehearsal, or Sunday service. **WHY MUSICIANS CHOOSE SONGSHEET PRO** • Built natively for iPad and iPhone — fast, focused, and free of clutter • A true editor for lyrics and chords — not just a PDF viewer — with instant transposing and drag-and-drop rearrangement • Crisp, beautifully typeset chord charts that look as good on stage as they do in print • Setlists with running time, drag-and-drop reordering, and one-tap navigation between songs • A free companion Remote app for hands-free page turns from your iPhone • Active, customer-driven development — regular updates shaped by working musicians **MANAGE SONGS AND SETLISTS** • Unlimited songs and setlists • Write new songs or paste lyrics from the web • Tag songs for easy sorting and filtering • Lightning-fast search • Reorder, duplicate, and drag-and-drop with ease • Setlists show total running time • Slide Over, Split View, and multi-window support on iPad • Import via AirDrop, iCloud, Dropbox, Files, or other apps • Scan songs with your camera, or import images and convert them to editable text with OCR • Import directly from WorshipReady.com • Opens ChordPro, PDF, and many other common formats **POWERFUL EDITING** • Custom editor for chord charts with comments and guitar tabs support • Instant transposing with chord updates • Editable chord palette • Drag-and-drop text and stanza rearrangement • Precise chord placement and quick chord editing **SHARING AND PRINTING** • Share via AirDrop, Messages, or email • Full-screen live preview for printing and PDF export • AirPrint with control over page size, orientation, margins, fonts, spacing, and chord display • Back up your entire library — songs, setlists, tags, and themes — to a single file, and restore any time **PERFORM IN STYLE** • Crisp, beautifully typeset chord charts and lead sheets • Auto-scroll, arrangements, and Bluetooth pedal support — keep your hands on your instrument • Built-in metronome • Control SongSheet Pro on your iPad with the free Remote app for iPhone or iPod touch — perfect for hands-free use on stage or at the music stand • Built-in display themes for editing, dim-lit stages, and audience projection — or customize colors, fonts, spacing, and chord styling to match your setup • Project lyrics for sing-alongs — ideal for worship services, classrooms, and family gatherings • Add backing tracks from your music library Trusted by thousands of musicians, worship teams, and bands every month, SongSheet Pro keeps getting better with regular updates shaped by your feedback. Got an idea? We'd love to hear it. **Download SongSheet Pro today and take your whole repertoire with you — every song, every setlist, every stage.** Email: support@songsheetapp.com Web: https://songsheetapp.com Terms: https://songsheetapp.com/terms.html

About

StringMaster Pro

This advanced music app helps musicians of all levels learn and master fretted instruments. It offers tools for chords, scales, songwriting, and includes a tuner and fretboard learning system. Supports a wide range of instruments and integrates with wireless Fretlight Guitars.

Highlights
  • Chord building and detection
  • Fretboard learning system
  • Advanced songwriting tools
  • Chromatic tuner and metronome
  • Instrument comparison
  • MIDI output
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Introducing StringMaster Pro – the pinnacle of advanced music applications for iPad and Mac, tailored for musicians ranging from relative beginners to seasoned guitarists & other fretted instrument musicians. The StringMaster family has five versions catering to diverse needs with StringMaster Pro seamlessly integrating all features, making it the ultimate companion for any fretted instrument including wireless Fretlight Guitars. Unlock a world of possibilities with support for chords, chord tones, scales, and songwriting, backed by a chromatic tuner, fretboard learning, instrument comparison, and more. The StringMaster family boasts over 150,000 users and having held the #1 Music App position in 34 countries. StringMaster Pro supports an array of instruments, from acoustic and electric guitars to bass guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, pianos, and even balalaikas. Dive into a rich sound library with distortion, reverb, or piano options for any instrument. Whether you're a guitarist, bassist, or multi-instrumentalist, StringMaster Pro has you covered. Key features include chord building and detection, a comprehensive fretboard learning system, advanced songwriting tools, and flexible alternate tuning and capo support for any instrument in any orientation. StringMaster 4 introduces piano keyboard support, allowing seamless mapping of guitar chords to the piano keyboard. Explore the robust capabilities of StringMaster Pro: * Play and discover chords and fingering with natural tones. * Display and play scales, including scale runs up the fretboard. * Visualize chord notes, suggested fingering, and Chord Tones. * Utilize the unique Note Finding capability to learn notes and their relative positions on the fretboard. * Benefit from the integrated Chromatic Tuner and Metronome, playable in the background. * Leverage StringMaster's chord-naming algorithms based on finger positions. * Unleash your creativity with the Song Writer, recommending chord progressions and facilitating songwriting. * Master instruments by comparing chords, patterns, and fingerings across a variety of instruments. * Output MIDI from played notes and play along with MIDI tracks from the built-in library. Experience the next level of musical exploration and education with StringMaster Pro – where versatility meets excellence. Join the global community of musicians who have made StringMaster their go-to app for musical innovation. Download StringMaster Pro now and elevate your musical journey to new heights! Note: Fretlight Ready™ designates that an app can send its data over Bluetooth to a Fretlight® guitar and light its fretboard. To learn more about Fretlight guitars go to www.fretlight.com This Application is developed and maintained by Great Apptitude, an independent app developer for use with the Fretlight Guitar. Optek Music Systems, the owner of the Fretlight Guitar brand, accepts no responsibility for the development, maintenance or support for this Application.

Screenshots

SongSheet Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SongSheet Pro at Free against StringMaster Pro's $14.99. SongSheet Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 20). StringMaster Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, 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

SongSheet Pro is free to download; StringMaster Pro costs $14.99 up front. SongSheet Pro sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. StringMaster Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SongSheet Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SongSheet Pro has 2.7K ratings behind it against 20, 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 67% of StringMaster Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SongSheet Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, StringMaster Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SongSheet Pro versus StringMaster Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongSheet ProStringMaster Pro
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better4.5 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGhostdustGreat Apptitude Pty Ltd

Customer experience

SongSheet Pro

All ratings2,679 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative20.7%

StringMaster Pro

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

StringMaster Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

SongSheet Pro

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time4
  • 14 Day TrialFree
  • 5 Day TrialFree
  • Earlybird Lifetime Upgrade$79.99
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  • All features lifetime$129.99
None

StringMaster Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SongSheet Pro free?
SongSheet Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StringMaster Pro free?
StringMaster Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SongSheet Pro or StringMaster Pro?
SongSheet Pro is rated higher. SongSheet Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while StringMaster Pro averages 4.5 from 20 ratings.
Do SongSheet Pro or StringMaster Pro have ads?
Neither SongSheet Pro nor StringMaster Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SongSheet Pro or StringMaster Pro?
SongSheet Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and StringMaster Pro every 3 months. Most recently, SongSheet Pro was updated on October 12, 2026 and StringMaster Pro on September 27, 2026.

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