iStage Live vs Setlist Manager

iStage turns your iPad into a professional digital music stand — designed from the ground up for live performance. Whether you're gigging, rehearsing, or running a worship team, iStage keeps your entire song library organized and instantly accessible. Display lyrics with chords, song sheet images, or PDF scores in fullscreen, and let iStage automatically switch your synthesizer patches via MIDI the moment you select a song. KEY FEATURES • Song Library — Build a full library with title, artist, key, tempo, and notes • Setlists (Groups) — Organize songs into groups for gigs, rehearsals, or services • Lyrics with Chords — ChordPro format with automatic chord highlighting • Song Sheets — Display images or PDF scores fullscreen, pinch to zoom • MIDI Program Change — Auto-send Bank Select + Program Change when selecting a song • Default MIDI Patch — Configure a fallback patch for songs without specific MIDI • Favorites Rail — Quick access to your most-used songs, always one tap away • A-Z Letter Bar — Jump instantly to any song by letter • Search — Find songs by title or artist • Key Transposition — See semitone offset at a glance when playing in a different key • Cloud Backup — Optional secure backup of your entire library (songs, images, PDFs, settings) • Works Offline — No internet connection needed on stage DESIGNED FOR THE STAGE iStage is built for real live-performance needs: minimal UI distractions, tap zones to hide sidebars during a song, dark theme to reduce glare, and support for both portrait and landscape orientations. No forced sign-in — the app works fully offline, and an account is only needed if you want cloud backup. MIDI INTEGRATION Connect any MIDI device via USB, Bluetooth, or Camera Connection Kit. iStage auto-detects devices like Yamaha MODX and sends Bank Select + Program Change to switch sounds instantly. Configure per-song MIDI or a global default patch — perfect for seamless transitions mid-set. PERFECT FOR • Keyboardists, guitarists, and singer-songwriters • Worship teams and church musicians • Cover bands and working musicians • Music directors managing setlists • Anyone tired of paper sheets and binders on stage iStage was built by a musician, for musicians. Bring your stage into the digital age.

SongDeck is a free, simple, minimal setlist manager and digital songbook for organizing chord charts, lyrics, sheet music, PDFs, and rehearsal notes. Import your songs, build setlists, and keep every chart ready for practice, rehearsal, sessions, or live gigs. SongDeck keeps your repertoire in one clean library so you can find the right song quickly without digging through files, folders, messages, or paper sheets. Create a setlist for each performance and arrange songs in the exact order you need. Open the active set, move through your charts, and stay focused on the music instead of the setup. SongDeck supports PDFs, images, text charts, chord sheets, lyrics, and documents. You can also add quick sticky notes or handwritten markings to remember intros, endings, key changes, repeats, solos, transitions, or arrangement cues. Features: • Create setlists for gigs, rehearsals, sessions, or practice • Organize your song repertoire • Import PDFs, images, text charts, and documents • Keep chord charts, lyrics, tabs, and sheet music together • Reorder songs for each performance • Tap left or right to switch songs instantly while on stage • Open charts in a clean, distraction-free reader • Choose between smooth vertical scroll or traditional page-turning modes • Add sticky notes to any song • Draw or mark up charts with handwritten annotations • Search your library quickly • Export or share setlist files in order • Works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Clean, modern, minimal interface Open SongDeck, import your songs, build your set, and keep every chart ready when it is time to play.