Comparison

Next vs Easy Set List

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

Head to head
About

Next

This app provides a straightforward way for musicians to access and display lyrics and chords. It offers a clean interface for organizing songs and sharing them with others in real-time, simplifying practice and live performances.

Highlights
  • Lyrics and chords display
  • Song organization
  • Real-time screen sharing
  • Centralized control for performances
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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The simple solution for lyrics and chords – built for musicians NextSong Forget complex setups and technical features you never use. This app is built with one goal: to make it easy for musicians to focus on what matters most – the music. NextSong is an intuitive and user-friendly platform for displaying, organizing, and sharing lyrics and chords. Whether you're rehearsing, performing live, or practicing on your own, you always have full control – all in one place. • Simple and clear Designed for everyone – no technical experience needed. Get started quickly without hassle. • Lyrics and chords in one place Get a clean and readable overview of your songs, so you can focus on your performance. • Share with others Send songs directly to fellow musicians or share your screen so everyone can follow along in real time. • Central control Control what’s displayed for everyone from a single device. Perfect for live performances and rehearsals. • No unnecessary features No MIDI, no complex setup – just what you actually need.

About

Easy Set List

Features
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The setlist app built for the people doing the gig. Easy Set List keeps your whole repertoire ready — songs, keys, BPMs, chord charts, lyrics, and backing tracks — in one place you can actually read on stage. Build a setlist in two minutes. Hit Perform. Get through the night. No spreadsheets. No "where's the chart" texts at soundcheck. No squinting at a 9pt PDF. WHAT MAKES IT EASY • A library that grows with you. Add a song once — title, artist, key, BPM, capo, lyrics, chord chart, notes. Reuse it forever, across every gig. • Setlists in minutes. Drag songs into sets, breaks, and talking moments. Reorder mid-rehearsal. See total runtime as you build, so a "45-minute slot" actually lands at 45 minutes. • Performance Mode that disappears. Lyrics and inline chord charts scale up to readable sizes the second you tap Perform. Swipe to the next song. The screen stays awake. Notifications get out of the way. • Band Sync. Flip it on and the whole band follows your screen. Song changes, key changes, click track — everyone lands on the same downbeat without a single text message. • Click track and backing tracks. Attach audio to a song and have it auto-start when you swipe in. The metronome locks to the BPM. Send click to in-ears, full track to mains — your call. • Charts in your key. Import PDF chord charts or write them inline. Transpose on the fly when the singer pulls an audible. Capo, key, and BPM live with the song so you stop second-guessing. • Templates for the gigs you repeat. Save your 3-set brewery, your ceremony + reception, your Tuesday acoustic slot, your Sunday morning worship flow. Spin up next month's setlist in one tap. • Free Play. Rehearsal mode for any song in your library, no setlist required. Great for jams and last-minute requests. • Print and share. Big-text, single-page PDFs that look right on a music stand. Send to the drummer. AirDrop to a sub. Or share the live setlist with the whole band. BUILT FOR WORKING MUSICIANS Easy Set List started as a tool for gigging musicians who got tired of duct-taping Google Docs, Notes, GarageBand, and a Dropbox folder together every week. Every screen is tuned for stage conditions — high contrast, big type, no taps in the wrong place. Every choice asks one question: does this help me play the next song? PRIVACY-FIRST BY DEFAULT You can use the entire app — library, setlists, Performance Mode, charts, tracks — without an account, fully offline, on a single device. Your library stays yours. Sign in only when you want to sync across devices or share with the band. No ads. No third-party tracking. No selling your data. PLANS • Free: full single-device library, setlists, and Performance Mode. Plenty for a solo musician or a single iPad on stage. • Personal Pro: cloud sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, plus advanced exports and unlimited storage. • Band: shared workspace for one group, Band Sync follower mode, real-time setlist edits, role-based access. • Band Plus: everything in Band, with up to five owned band workspaces and expanded shared storage for multiple bands, artists, or projects. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://northmacservices.com/privacy-policy/ IF YOU GIG, THIS APP PAYS FOR ITSELF THE FIRST TIME YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPRINT A SETLIST AT 7:55 PM. Questions, requests, or war stories? hello@easysetlist.app.

Screenshots

Next3 screens
Easy Set List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Next at none against Easy Set List's 3. Next also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Easy Set List's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Easy Set List sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Next asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Next against 5.0 for Easy Set List. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Next versus Easy Set List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextEasy Set List
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerklaus thomsenSteve Schramm

In-app purchases

None

Next

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Easy Set List

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$4.991 Month
  • Band$19.991 Month
  • Band Plus$49.991 Month

Questions

Is Next free?
Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easy Set List free?
Easy Set List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Next or Easy Set List?
Next and Easy Set List are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Next or Easy Set List have ads?
Next shows ads; Easy Set List does not.

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