Comparison

Spur vs Stage Proof

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

Head to head
About

Spur

This music notation and lyric studio helps songwriters, poets, and music enthusiasts capture and refine all their creative ideas. It offers a distraction-free interface for writing lyrics with chords, recording audio demos, and organizing all your song drafts in one place.

Highlights
  • Lyrics and chords annotation
  • Integrated audio recording
  • Distraction-free workspace
  • Consolidated song organization
  • Complete song book environment
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The Ultimate Lyric Studio. Spur is the essential music notation and songwriting app built to consolidate your entire creative process into one clean, distraction-free interface. Whether you're into songwriting, poetry, or music writing, Spur is your go-to app for capturing every lyric idea, melody idea, song draft, or demo. Try Spur free, then unlock everything with a subscription. Key Features for Songwriters Lyrics, Tabs & Chords in One: Easily annotate your writing with chords and tabs directly above the text. Perfect for creating professional-looking notation and lyric drafts — no more switching between apps. Integrated Voice Recording: Record song demos and voice memos directly within your lyric file. Attach vocal takes, melody ideas, or guitar riffs to your song drafts instantly. Idea Capture: Spur is designed to help you chase rhymes, capture ideas the moment they strike, and refine your songs and lyrics without distraction. Clean Interface: A distraction-free workspace that gets out of the way so you can focus on your craft. Organization: Consolidate all your recordings, song drafts, and lyrics into a single file. Never lose an idea again. AI-Powered Writing (Coming Soon): Intelligent songwriting assistance is on the way — built right into the Spur workflow. Spur is more than just an app for writing lyrics. It's a complete songbook environment designed to help you capture, refine, and organize your musical and poetic output. Start your free trial today! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stage Proof

This app helps musicians memorize song lyrics and chords through active recall and spaced repetition. It offers practice modes, performance tools like auto-scrolling lyrics and chord displays, and organizational features for your song library.

Highlights
  • Active recall with reveal & rate
  • Spaced repetition-style drilling
  • Automatic mistake tracking
  • Auto-scrolling performance view
  • Chord transposition and diatonic display
  • Song library with readiness ratings
Features
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Stop blanking on lyrics mid-song. Stage Proof turns passive reading into real memory. Active recall, spaced repetition-style drilling, and automatic mistake tracking mean you'll actually know your songs — not just recognise them when you see the words. Learn smarter - Smart Practice tracks every line, flags trouble spots, drills them more, and graduates a song when you nail a clean mistake-free run - Active recall with reveal & rate — just like the world's best memory techniques - Exercise mode: fill in the gap, word bank, multiple choice, sentence builder - Practice streaks to keep you consistent Perform confidently - Auto-scrolling Performance view with chords, transposition, and diatonic display (I IV V) - Automatic key detection from chord sheets - Multiple backing tracks and video with adjustable start times and snap-to-marker scrubbing - Four display modes — full lyrics to section headers only - Built-in metronome - Record yourself to hear how you sound and build confidence Organise like a pro - Song library with readiness ratings, key, and BPM - Gig setlists — build them, rehearse them, perform from them - Import from YouTube playlists, Spotify, PDF setlists, or plain text - Export and share your entire library with bandmates - Export your sheets as PDF Built by a gigging musician who got tired of blanking on verse two.

Screenshots

Spur4 screens
Stage Proof4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spur at 5.0 against Stage Proof's 1.0. Spur also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Stage Proof's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Spur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Stage Proof asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spur holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spur has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spur ships an update monthly, Stage Proof every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spur versus Stage Proof: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpurStage Proof
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTerrace Software LLCTimo Andreas Holzherr

Customer experience

Spur

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stage Proof

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Spur

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Stage Proof

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spur free?
Spur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stage Proof free?
Stage Proof is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spur or Stage Proof?
Spur is rated higher. Spur averages 5.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Stage Proof averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spur or Stage Proof have ads?
Neither Spur nor Stage Proof shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spur or Stage Proof?
Spur ships an update monthly, and Stage Proof every 5 days. Most recently, Spur was updated on October 30, 2026 and Stage Proof on October 31, 2026.

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