Comparison

Setlistory Lyrics vs VI

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

Head to head
About

Setlistory Lyrics

Features
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Setlistory Lyrics is a stage-ready lyrics prompter for musicians, singers and bands who manage songs and setlists in Setlistory. Sync your Setlistory account before rehearsal or a show, then keep your lyrics available on your device. Open a full setlist, move song by song, or jump directly to any song from your synced library. Built for performance: - Full-screen lyrics display for phones, tablets and stage screens - Setlist view with venue, city, date and next-song cues - Song library view for quick access outside a setlist - Offline access after syncing your data - Keyboard controls, including compatible footswitch-style controllers - MIDI control for play, pause, song changes, timestamps and font sizes - Timestamp-based lyric scrolling with play/pause progress - Manual timestamp jumps for precise control - Adjustable lyric font sizes, including pinch-to-size on supported devices - Optional song duration, key and BPM display - Optional breaks and encores in setlists - Dark and light display modes Setlistory Lyrics is a companion app for Setlistory. Create and edit songs, lyrics, timestamps, MIDI mappings and setlists in your Setlistory account, then sync the data to this app. A Setlistory account with lyrics access is required. The app does not provide a public lyrics catalog; it displays the songs and lyrics connected to your own Setlistory workspace.

About

VI

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VI-Stage Performer is a score and prompter app for musicians, bands, and live performers. Create your song library, organize setlists, and keep scores, lyrics, chords, notes, and prompts ready on stage. In Standalone Mode, you can create songs and setlists directly on your device, making VI-Stage Performer useful for rehearsals, practice, and live shows even without the desktop app. When used with the VI-Stage desktop app, simply choose your performer role and your content is synced automatically, so each musician gets the right scores and prompts for the show. Built for concerts, worship, theatre, bands, and any performance where everyone needs to stay prepared and in sync.

Screenshots

Setlistory Lyrics4 screens
VI4 screens

Verdict

The call

Setlistory Lyrics and VI are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Setlistory Lyrics ships an update every 5 weeks, VI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Setlistory Lyrics versus VI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetlistory LyricsVI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAles SvetinaAlvaro Herrero

In-app purchases

None

Setlistory Lyrics

No in-app purchases

None

VI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Setlistory Lyrics free?
Setlistory Lyrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VI free?
VI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Setlistory Lyrics or VI have ads?
Neither Setlistory Lyrics nor VI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Setlistory Lyrics or VI?
Setlistory Lyrics ships an update every 5 weeks, and VI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Setlistory Lyrics was updated on October 28, 2026 and VI on October 31, 2026.

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