LiveVault vs SetMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiveVault
Explore thousands of historic live Grateful Dead performances with this mobile streaming player. Discover new shows, browse by era, and curate your personal library of legendary concerts with gapless playback.
- Thousands of historic live Grateful Dead shows
- Explore shows by era and year
- Gapless audio playback
- Robust song catalog
- Personal library for favorite shows
- On This Day discovery feature
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LiveVault is the ultimate mobile streaming player for live Grateful Dead shows. Tap into thousands of historic, legendary live performances directly from your device. Designed with modern aesthetics and seamless iOS integration, LiveVault makes it easier than ever to explore the rich history of live Dead. Discover new shows every day, dive deep into exhaustive song repertoires, and curate your own personal library of legendary shows. Features include: → "On This Day" discovery to explore historic shows performed on today's date → A deep-dive browser sorting thousands of shows by era and year → Gapless audio playback designed specifically for continuous live sets → A robust song catalog to discover new versions of top tracks → Personal library to save and organize your favorite shows Please note: LiveVault is an unofficial, third-party streaming client. It utilizes the public, open-source audio catalog hosted by the Internet Archive (archive.org). We are not officially affiliated with any artists, and the app uses the Internet Archive API in accordance with their terms of service.
SetMate
Organize your music library, practice effectively, and perform with confidence using this comprehensive toolkit for musicians. Import or create chord charts, customize song layouts with various widgets, and utilize practice modes for scales, chords, and more. Seamlessly build setlists and perform on stage with a dedicated full-screen view and hands-free scrolling.
- Import and create chord/lyric charts
- Customizable song layout with widgets
- Practice mode for scales, chords, and tabs
- Setlist builder and full-screen performance view
- Hands-free auto-scroll for lyrics
- Nashville Number System toolkit
- Guitar tab editor
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SetMate is the all-in-one guitar toolkit built for gigging musicians. Build setlists, organize chord charts, transpose songs, use Nashville numbers, explore the fretboard, and take everything you need on stage. From learning a song at home to playing it live, SetMate keeps your charts, setlists, tabs, notes, and guitar tools together in one place. SETLISTS & PERFORM MODE Turn every song into a stage-ready workspace with the tools you need while you perform. • Build setlists and arrange songs in any order • Add venue, set time, and performance notes • Set each song's key for the gig — SetMate remembers it as you move through the set • Full-screen stage view for lyrics and chords • Portrait and landscape layouts • Hands-free auto-scroll with adjustable speed • Tap lyrics to pause or resume auto-scroll • One-tap transpose and capo display • Large, stage-friendly controls to move between songs • Screen stays awake throughout your set SONG LIBRARY • Import chords and lyrics or ChordPro • Create and edit chord charts • Edit lyrics, chords, key, BPM, and capo • Transpose any song with one tap • Duplicate songs for alternate arrangements • Browse charts shared by other musicians • Keep your library available offline GUITAR TOOLS Customize each song with the tools you need: • Lyrics & Chords — chords or Nashville numbers above lyrics • Chord Shapes — visualize every chord in the song • Scales — explore 20+ scales and modes across the fretboard • Triads — find diatonic triad shapes across the neck • Nashville Numbers — convert and create number charts • Note Finder — find any note across the fretboard • Guitar Tabs — create tabs for riffs, solos, and parts • Tuner — reference tones for each string • Notes — save cues and performance reminders • Images — attach chord sheets, tabs, or handwritten notes TABS & NASHVILLE NUMBERS • Build tabs or paste existing tablature • Add hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, vibrato, and muted notes • Convert song chords to Nashville numbers instantly • Build number charts with a dedicated keyboard • Save tabs and number charts to your library • Share them with bandmates WORKSHOP Practice without creating a song. Pick any key and explore scales, modes, triads, chord shapes, Nashville numbers, arpeggios, strumming patterns, and fretboard relationships. LEARN 49 interactive guitar lessons designed to help you understand what you're playing — not just memorize shapes. Explore: • Fretboard fundamentals and the major scale • Pentatonic vocabulary • Chord construction and chord tones • Major, minor, sus, diminished, augmented, and 7th chords • Diatonic harmony and chord function • ii–V–I progressions, secondary dominants, and borrowed chords • Rhythm, phrasing, and articulation • Triads, arpeggios, and playing over changes • Modes, improvisation, and tension & release • Group improvisation and building jams Interactive fretboards, chord diagrams, Nashville numbers, arpeggio explorers, and ChordMorph let you see concepts in any key. SHARING & COMMUNITY • Export clean chord charts • Publish charts and share them with a link • Browse charts shared by other musicians • Share tabs and Nashville charts with bandmates SETMATE PRO Unlock unlimited songs and setlists, all 49 lessons, every scale and mode, and cloud sync across your devices. Choose monthly, annual, or lifetime access. SetMate is free to download with up to 3 songs, 2 setlists, and 11 interactive guitar lessons. Build your library. Make the setlist. Hit the stage. Privacy Policy: https://setmateapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://setmateapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveVault at none against SetMate's 3. LiveVault also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1). SetMate's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. SetMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LiveVault asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LiveVault against 5.0 for SetMate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveVault has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LiveVault ships an update fortnightly, SetMate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiveVault | SetMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BEN Roach | Noah Davison |
Customer experience
LiveVault
SetMate
In-app purchases
LiveVault
No in-app purchases
SetMate
- SetMate: Gig Sheets Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SetMate: Gig Sheets Pro Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- SetMate Pro — Lifetime$99.99








