Comparison

The Live Setlists vs Cordata

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

Head to head
About

The Live Setlists

Features
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The Live Setlists is the app for musicians, bands, and music fans who want to manage, collaborate on, and share setlists โ€” with a built-in player for Apple Music and Spotify. For DJs, musicians & bands Build your setlist from a shared track catalogue enriched with BPM, key, duration, streaming links, guitar tab and lyrics links. Drag tracks to set the running order, add per-track notes (capo, cue, custom key), and override any field for that specific show. Collaborative setlists Invite collaborators (band members, other DJs, clients) via email โ€” editors can add, remove and reorder tracks in real time. Let collaborators vote on which tracks to play โ€” for, against or no opinion โ€” to decide which tracks to keep for your big night. For fans Just came back from a show? Create a public setlist with the artist, venue, date, and every song in order โ€” complete with a concert photo. Share it with other fans, who can save it to their own collection. Announce an upcoming gig with a future date and update the list right up to stage time. Community-managed track data Any logged-in user can suggest a better value for any track field. Suggestions with the most votes are automatically promoted to the shared catalogue, keeping BPM, keys, and links accurate for everyone. A track is missing in the catalog? Just create it, the app will auto-fill all you need. Don't want to use your keyboard? Shazam recognition is embedded. Export as playlist Export your setlist as a playlist to your active Apple Music or Spotify subscription, and enjoy it straight away on your favorite music platform. Play along, from the app Connect Apple Music or Spotify and play your entire setlist from within the app โ€” skip forward, skip back, and the current track stays highlighted as you go. Free to try. Premium for unlimited use. The free tier lets you create up to 3 setlists with up to 20 tracks each. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited setlists and unlimited tracks.

About

Cordata

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Cordata is a control point and discovery layer for a local hi-fi library. It drives HQPlayer or a UPnP/OpenHome renderer on your network and turns your own collection into something you actually explore โ€” not just a file list. Requires a renderer on your network: HQPlayer (Embedded or Desktop with Network Control), or any UPnP/OpenHome renderer โ€” a network streamer, a NAS running MinimServer/Asset, etc. Cordata is the remote and the brain; it doesn't replace your server. If you don't run one of these, this isn't the app for you (yet). Rediscover your own library โ€ข Home that fills in as you listen โ€” recently played, most played, forgotten favorites, rediscover, by decade โ€ข Radio: build an endless station from any track, artist, or album โ€” it starts instantly and never repeats an artist back-to-back โ€ข Surprise Me โ€” one tap to reshuffle and rediscover a large collection โ€ข Smart Mixes themed by mood, energy, and era See the truth about every file (with the optional, free companion sidecar) โ€ข Roon-style waveform seekbar โ€ข Dynamic Range, BPM, and musical key for the playing track โ€ข A provenance verdict that flags upsampled "hi-res" โ€” plus per-track spectrograms โ€ข Synced lyrics and high-resolution embedded artwork A listening history that's yours โ€ข A real dashboard: heat map, top artists/albums/tracks, sound-quality breakdown, streaks, trends โ€ข Time Machine โ€” what you played on this day in years past โ€ข Export your history, sync to ListenBrainz, import from Last.fm โ€” your taste graph stays portable Rich context, on device โ€ข Apple Music editorial notes, artist bios, similar artists, and the playlists that feature them (a permission โ€” no Apple Music subscription required) โ€ข Apple Intelligence album insights Ratings, play counts, and all your metadata sync privately across your devices via iCloud. Optional companion: a free, open-source sidecar you run alongside your library unlocks the file-analysis features above. Cordata works without it โ€” the companion just elevates it. SUBSCRIPTION Cordata โ€” Local: an auto-renewable subscription, $49.99/year, with a 2-month free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sixthstreet.github.io/cordata-site/privacy.html Just exploring? Tap "Try the Demo" to browse a sample library instantly โ€” no hardware or account required. Cordata is not affiliated with Signalyst (HQPlayer) or Apple.

Screenshots

The Live Setlists4 screens
Cordata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cordata at every 3 days against The Live Setlists's every 3 weeks. The Live Setlists's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. The Live Setlists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cordata sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Live Setlists ships an update every 3 weeks, Cordata every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
The Live Setlists versus Cordata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Live SetlistsCordata
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThibault DucrayParag Patel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Live Setlists

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
1 purchases

Cordata

Subscriptions1
  • Cordata โ€” Local2 Months trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is The Live Setlists free?
The Live Setlists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cordata free?
Cordata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Live Setlists or Cordata have ads?
Neither The Live Setlists nor Cordata shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Live Setlists or Cordata?
The Live Setlists ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cordata every 3 days. Most recently, The Live Setlists was updated on October 18, 2026 and Cordata on October 14, 2026.

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