1Chart vs Planning by WorshipTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1Chart
Create, share, and print professional music charts using the Nashville Number System or letter chords. Offers flexibility in key changes, chord notation, and rhythmic details for efficient music arrangement.
- Nashville Number System support
- Letter chord flexibility
- Key change updates
- Rhythmic notation and dynamics
- Arrangement tools
- PDF and editable file sharing
- Performance mode
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FOR PROFESSIONAL-LOOKING MUSIC CHARTS, 1CHART IS ALL YOU NEED Create, share and print easy-to-read music charts with the only app that gives you all the power of the Nashville Number System, while also offering the flexibility of switching to letter-format chords whenever you like. At the core, 1Chart is built around the Number System and all its shorthand flexibility for charting music. But why stop there? 1Chart is also built for those who prefer to read letter chords rather than number chords. “Am F C” or “6m 4 1”? The choice is yours. Now anyone who prefers letter chords can enjoy the Number System's concise charting advantages — without needing to read numbers. Have a chart using letter chords and want to change keys? No problem. Select a new key, and your letter-format chart is updated to reflect the change. CHART FASTER AND SMARTER - Clear typography makes your charts easier to read - Copy/paste measures or sections for faster charting - View charts in your choice of three font sizes - Share charts and notebooks as PDFs or editable 1Chart files QUICKLY TYPE CHORDS - Support for chord inversions, as well as common and not-so-common chord qualities ("alt" chord, anyone?) - For Numbers fans: Accidentals before or after chord numbers? 1Chart accommodates both preferences. SUPPORT FOR RHYTHMIC NOTATION & DYNAMICS - Add as much rhythm/dynamic detail as you need. 1Chart includes characters for pushes, diamonds, the "mute triangle," etc., as well as the traditional notes and rests used in the Number System. - Use traditional notation or "hash marks" to specify beat distribution in split measures - Mark an area with a crescendo, decrescendo, ritardando or accelerando ADVANCED RHYTHMIC NOTATION - Beam notes above a single chord (e.g. to show an 8th-note feel) or across multiple chords (to show groove or beat distribution) - Tie notes and diamonds TOOLS TO BUILD YOUR ARRANGEMENT - Use repeat symbols, codas, segnos, etc. - Select an area to specify 1st/2nd/etc. endings - Separate sections with a single- or double-underline, or specify no formatting FINE-TUNE YOUR FORMAT - Option to align measures horizontally (4–8 measures per line) - Style inversions with a horizontal or diagonal dividing line - Choose "Minimize Horizontal Spacing" to fit more content per line ORGANIZE AND SHARE YOUR CHARTS - Use Notebooks to gather your charts in easy-to-manage collections (to mirror a set list, for ex.) - Share charts and notebooks by email - Import from and export to cloud services such as iCloud Drive, Dropbox, etc. Imported files must be in 1Chart (.1ch) format. PERFORMANCE MODE - “Lock” your charts to prevent unintended edits - Swipe left/right to access next/previous chart ONLINE SUPPORT & USER FORUM Visit 1chartapp.com for help and to join the user community. ABOUT THE NASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM Nashville Numbers is an ingenious shorthand system for charting music that identifies chords by number (relating to scale degree) rather than letter, so charts are key-independent. A Number chart is valid no matter what key you choose to play it in. Take a progression spelled with the chord letters, A, D, and E. In Numbers, these chords are written as “1, 4, 5,” matching their position in the A scale: A is first, D is fourth, and E is fifth. Because scale relationships don't change when you change keys, “1, 4, 5” works in any key. Change the key to G, and “1, 4, 5” indicates you’ll want to play G, C and D — the first, fourth, and fifth notes of the G major scale. Combine this flexibility with rhythmic and dynamic notation, and you’ve got a powerful format for creating concise roadmaps of songs for use when rehearsing or performing. 1Chart includes the option of showing chords in number or letter format, giving you the best of both worlds. You can easily toggle between number chords and letter chords at any time in any chart you create.
Planning by WorshipTools
Streamline worship service planning with this app. Build your service flow, schedule volunteers, and share details. Musicians gain access to rehearsal media and chord charts for easy preparation.
- Service flow builder
- Volunteer scheduling and notification
- Sharable and printable service details
- Rehearsal media player with Apple Music/Spotify integration
- Chord chart import and transposition
- Syncs with Presenter and Music Stand
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Worship service planning and scheduling by WorshipTools. Build your service flow, add items, songs, notes and details. Your service flow instantly syncs with Presenter and Music Stand, build once and done! Your service is sharable and printable, so everyone is on the same page. Schedule and notify volunteers all in one place. When a volunteer is added to a service, they are notified and can accept or decline a service request. With Planning, your musicians have the tools they need to prepare. The rehearsal media player connects with Apple Music® and Spotify® for instant access to full length recordings. Chord charts import easily from CCLI SongSelect® and transpose on the fly to the correct key.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Planning by WorshipTools at Free against 1Chart's $15.99. Planning by WorshipTools also leads on device support (3 vs 1). 1Chart's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Planning by WorshipTools is free to download; 1Chart costs $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for 1Chart against 4.3 for Planning by WorshipTools. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of 1Chart's written reviews are positive against 64% of Planning by WorshipTools's.
1Chart ships an update every 3 months, Planning by WorshipTools every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1Chart | Planning by WorshipTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (38 ratings) — better | 4.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.4% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RooKanga Digital LLC | BLUE CIRCLE LAB LLC |
Customer experience
1Chart
Planning by WorshipTools
Bugs and requests
1Chart
Reported bugs
9 issues- Alignment issues with slash chords, split measures, and repeat signs
- Measure function graphic moves upward, making selection difficult
- Chords sometimes incorrect when switching from numbers to letters
- Rhythmic notation editing requires erasing all rhythms for a chord
- Error in beaming rhythms requires erasing all chords and rewriting
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- Cannot denote beats per chord when also notating a push
- App does not support newer iPad screen sizes
- External keyboard not recognized on iPad
- Voiceover accessibility issues with unlabeled text boxes and buttons
Requested features
30 requests- Draggable sections
- Auto-creation of sections based on existing ones
- Fix chord conversion errors (numbers to letters)
- External keyboard support on iPad
- Handwritten annotation support (Apple Pencil)
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- PDF import
- Metronome
- Color coding for text
- More font size options
- Ability to use multiple font sizes in the same chart
- iCloud sync/backup
- Bluetooth footswitch support
- iPhone version
- Landscape mode option
- Rhythmic notation editing improvements
- Tempo/Style marking clarification
- Ability to denote note value for tempo
- Text box for style markings
- Easier chart sharing/selection
- Calligraphy style font
- Lyrics function with text wrapping
- Option for a blip-light matching tempo
- Roman numeral option
- More intuitive handling of modifiers in slash chords
- Ability to write rhythmic and musical lines over numbers
- Embed audio
- Improve Voiceover accessibility
- Support for newer iPad screen sizes
- Import snippets of tabs/images
- Folders for chart organization
Planning by WorshipTools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
1Chart
No in-app purchases
Planning by WorshipTools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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