Comparison

MusicBook Pro vs Songometry

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

Head to head
About

MusicBook Pro

Features
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MusicBook Pro is a private songwriting, songbook and live performance app for songwriters and musicians. Capture ideas, write lyrics, add chords, organize related ideas in Projects and build setlists for the stage. Record your own ideas and create editable Draft Lyrics with Apple speech recognition. SmartFunctions offers suggestions and tools while you stay in control of every change. Rehearse with a metronome, tuner and Smart Coach. Use Performance for lyrics and chords on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with free read-only viewing on Apple TV. Apple Watch provides a metronome and quick idea recording. Version 6.0 saves edits as you work and supports recovery after interruptions. Share songs and setlists, review SmartFunctions suggestions before applying them, and capture ideas with improved recording and automatic naming flows. On iPhone Duo, switch between a compact outer layout and a spacious inner layout while keeping your current song open as you fold or unfold. Every feature is included in the free version. Save up to 6 Songs, 2 Drafts, 2 Ideas, 2 Projects and 2 Setlists; Sessions are unlimited. One Full Version purchase removes these library limits. No ads, subscriptions or third-party tracking.

About

Songometry

Features
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YOUR MUSIC TOOLKIT Songometry brings 29 practical tools into one focused workspace for musicians, songwriters, guitarists, composers and producers. TEMPO & RHYTHM Practise with an audio-clocked metronome, tap a tempo, convert BPM to milliseconds and calculate delay or reverb timing. Convert bars to time, plan tempo changes and calculate sample time-stretch ratios. CHORDS, KEYS & GUITAR Transpose chord progressions, calculate capo positions and compare likely keys. Explore chord progressions, identify chords from notes, browse scales and modes, navigate the Circle of Fifths and analyse progressions with Roman numerals. Check how a song fits a vocal range. AUDIO & PRODUCTION Tune one note at a time with the microphone tuner and reference tones. Analyse an audio file locally for tempo and key estimates. Convert frequency and note values, calculate pitch-related playback ratios and estimate audio file sizes. SONGWRITING & RELEASE PLANNING Calculate song duration, build a section timeline and follow a release metadata checklist. Model royalty and streaming revenue, publishing splits and release break-even targets with clear assumptions. Core tools work offline and no account is required. Audio analysis happens on your device. Tempo, key and revenue estimates are references to check against your music and actual circumstances. Free to play with ads. One optional purchase removes ads permanently. No subscription. Advertising, purchases and Restore Purchases require an internet connection. The app interface and tool guidance are currently in English. Game interface in English.

Screenshots

MusicBook Pro4 screens
Songometry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MusicBook Pro at none against Songometry's shown. MusicBook Pro also leads on device support (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. MusicBook Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Songometry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MusicBook Pro ships an update every 9 days, Songometry every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
MusicBook Pro versus Songometry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicBook ProSongometry
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.716.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size188 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars JoergensenAlexis Glorieux

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MusicBook Pro

One-time1
  • MusicBook Pro Fullversion$9.99
1 purchases

Songometry

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99

Questions

Is MusicBook Pro free?
MusicBook Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Songometry free?
Songometry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MusicBook Pro or Songometry have ads?
Songometry shows ads; MusicBook Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, MusicBook Pro or Songometry?
MusicBook Pro ships an update every 9 days, and Songometry every 2 weeks. Most recently, MusicBook Pro was updated on November 10, 2026 and Songometry on November 10, 2026.

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