VoltaStage vs Volta Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VoltaStage
This app helps musicians organize lyrics and setlists for live performances. It features automatic setlist generation based on song energy and desired duration, with clear, readable lyrics and performance-enhancing tools. It also supports hands-free navigation and custom notes for each song.
- Auto Flow setlist generation
- Performance Mode with live clock
- Set Duration Designer
- Smart Bluetooth pedal navigation
- Moments and per-song notes
- Offline-first performance
- PDF setlist export
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VoltaStage is the setlist app built for one thing: getting you through your gig. Big readable lyrics, drag-to-reorder setlists, smart Bluetooth pedal page-turn, and rock-solid offline performance. No ads. No surprise paywalls. No bloat. Built by a working musician for working musicians. AUTO FLOW BUILDS YOUR SETLIST FOR YOU The first setlist app that actually plans your gig. Tag your library and rate each song's energy from one to five. Pick an energy curve template. Set your target time. Hit build. Auto Flow picks songs from your catalog, sequences them so the energy flows the way you want, and lands on your target down to the minute. The math that takes 45 minutes at soundcheck takes Auto Flow about two seconds. PERFORMANCE MODE THAT'S ACTUALLY PERFORMABLE Lyrics big enough to read from the back line. Section-by-section pedal scroll that lands on the next verse, not three lines into it. Live clock, set timer, next-song hint, key, capo, and BPM at a glance. The screen never sleeps mid-song. Optional hands-free auto-scroll at the rate you set. THE SET DURATION DESIGNER Drop songs in and watch your estimated time tick up against your target. Color-coded so you know instantly if you're over, under, or right on target. Add a banter buffer for between-song talking. Drop an "Extras" moment and your safety pool stops counting toward duration, so 30 backup songs don't blow up your 90-minute estimate. SMART BLUETOOTH PEDAL NAVIGATION Works with any HID-compatible Bluetooth pedal or keyboard (tested with AirTurn). Section-by-section scroll for verse-by-verse advance. Long-press the pedal to jump entire songs. Smart skip at song boundaries so phantom presses don't send you to the wrong tune. MOMENTS AND PER-SLOT NOTES Drop in moments (Break, Talking Point, Intro, Encore, Tuning, custom) alongside your songs. They render in amber in Performance Mode so they're impossible to miss. Add a per-song note ("Capo 2," "Wait for MC intro," "Key change") that shows on the row. Your setlist becomes a real running order, not just a list of titles. EVERYTHING ELSE A WORKING MUSICIAN NEEDS - One-to-five energy ratings on every song - Multi-select tag filtering across hundreds of tags - Lyric search across your entire library - Sort by title, artist, key, duration, energy, last updated - Section parsing with *Verse* or [Verse] syntax - PDF setlist export to share with bandmates - Offline-first: full app at a venue with no signal - Multi-device sync (Pro) - Full backup export and import - Plain text import from any other lyrics app - No ads, no popups, no "rate us" mid-show HONEST PRICING Free covers a real gig at 15 songs and 2 setlists, with every feature unlocked. Pro is $4.99 per month, $49.99 per year, or $99.99 lifetime. No feature locked behind another tier you don't need. BUILT BY A WORKING MUSICIAN "I gigged for years using setlist apps built by people who'd never been on stage with one. I knew exactly what I wanted, and nobody was making it. So I built it for myself, and now I'm putting it in your hands." Try VoltaStage at your next gig. The free tier covers a real show. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Volta Audio
Customize the lighting and audio experience of your compatible headphones. Adjust LED colors, apply various animations, and fine-tune sound with a graphic equalizer and advanced parametric EQ. Control active noise cancellation modes and update headphone software.
- Basic and advanced LED color control
- Spinning LED animations
- Graphic equalizer with bass boost
- 10-band parametric EQ
- ANC modes (Transparency, Cancellation)
- Headphone software updates
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Change lighting settings and tune the audio of your Volta Audio Ferrofluid Headphones. Features include: * Basic LED color picker screen * Advanced LED color options - Addressable per-LED control - Various spinning animations * Graphic equalizer with additional bass boost dial * ANC modes (Transparency and Cancellation) * State-of-the-art 10-band parametric EQ - Gain (-6dB to +6dB per filter) - Frequency (20Hz to 20kHz) - Q-value (width of filter) - Filter types: Peak, High pass, Low pass - QR code sharing of your PEQ profile * Headphone Software Update
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Volta Audio at none against VoltaStage's 3. Volta Audio also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. VoltaStage sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Volta Audio asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VoltaStage against 5.0 for Volta Audio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
VoltaStage ships an update every 3 months, Volta Audio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VoltaStage | Volta Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DALLAS DWIGHT BALL | VoltaAudio Inc. |
Customer experience
VoltaStage
Volta Audio
In-app purchases
VoltaStage
- VoltaStage Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- VoltaStage Pro Annual$49.991 Year
- VoltaStage Pro Lifetime$99.99
Volta Audio
No in-app purchases
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