Stage Left vs TabWriter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stage Left
Log, rate, and track every live music performance you attend. Build a personal history of concerts, festivals, and comedy shows, rate artists and venues, and connect with other fans. Remember every live event with this comprehensive diary.
- Log live shows
- Rate artists and venues
- Track performance stats
- Build show history
- Connect with fans
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Stage Left is where you log and rate the live shows you go to. Log a show in three steps: who played, where and when, and how it was. One rating, one photo, and a few words if you want them. Every show you log gets a stub number and its own page. THE NIGHT Every night has a page with everyone who was there, their ratings and what they said. If you were there too, tap "I was there" and add yours. THE ARTIST Every artist gets a Live Score: the average rating from the people who saw them live. Their page shows where they've played on a tour map, every night by year, and which nights nobody has logged yet. YOUR SHOWS Your profile keeps every show you've logged, with your stats: shows, artists, venues, cities, your average rating and your top artists and venues. FRIENDS Follow friends and see what they've been to on the Friends tab, or everything on Stage Left on Everyone. Free. No ads.
TabWriter
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Hey, I'm Drew. I love playing guitar, but I got tired of losing my song ideas, so I built this clean, simple tab writer to jot down my tabs and chords right on my phone. If you're passionate about playing and just want a simple grid that stays out of your way and lets you capture your music, I hope this helps you out too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TabWriter at daily against Stage Left's every 7 months. Stage Left's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stage Left ships an update every 7 months, TabWriter daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stage Left | TabWriter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ross Yenerich | Drew Koewler |
In-app purchases
Stage Left
No in-app purchases
TabWriter
No in-app purchases









