A SongbookPro alternative you don't buy twice.
One Songstead account covers every device you play from, syncs on its own, and holds as many songs as you want for free. SongbookPro is sold one platform at a time, leaves the syncing to you, and stops at 12 songs until you pay.
Free plan, no card, unlimited songs.
The short version.
Buy Once.
Songstead is free for as long as you want it, and if you do upgrade, one price covers every device. SongbookPro is sold separately on iOS, Android, and Windows, so practicing on the laptop and playing off the phone means buying it twice.
Syncing is already on.
Songstead syncs because you are signed in, and the band sees your edits as you make them. Keeping SongbookPro in step means supplying your own Dropbox or OneDrive account and pointing every device at the same one.
Unlimited songs, free.
Songstead gives you unlimited songs and unlimited sets on the free plan, and the paid plans add features rather than room. SongbookPro stops at 12 songs until you buy it.
Songstead vs. SongbookPro.
Everything either app puts behind a plan is marked with the plan it needs.
Songstead
SongbookPro
Unlimited songs on the free plan
12 songs
iOS
Android
Web browser
Groups dashboard only
One account covers every device you play from
Bought separately per platform
Syncing without a Dropbox or OneDrive account of your own
Transposition and capo
Autoscroll
Metronome
Shared band library with member permissions
Harmony plan
Groups subscription
Automatic Instant Sync
Import from other apps
OnSong files only
Annotations
What it costs.
Songstead's free plan isn't a trial, and the paid plans add features rather than room.
Songstead
Free: unlimited songs and sets, forever.
Paid: Backstage $2/mo · Harmony $1 per seat, per month.
One account covers web, iOS, and Android. Syncing is on by default and there is no card to start.
SongbookPro
Free: 12 songs.
Paid: Solo about $7 once, per platform · Groups from $4/user/yr.
The solo purchase covers one platform, so a second kind of device means buying it again. Syncing on solo runs through a Dropbox or OneDrive account you supply.
Bringing your library over.
Export your SongbookPro data file and hand it to Songstead. The importer reads the JSON export directly — titles, artists, tempo, and time signature on every song, and your sets with their dates and running order intact.
Try a demo importQuestions.
Do I have to pay for Songstead on each device?
No. The free plan never runs out, and if you do upgrade, the one price covers every device you play from. SongbookPro is sold separately on each platform, so a second kind of device means buying it again.
Can Songstead import my SongbookPro library?
Yes. Hand it the JSON data file SongbookPro exports and the import wizard shows you every song and set it found before it commits anything — artists, tempos, and set dates included.
Does Songstead sync on its own?
Yes. Songstead syncs because you are signed in, and the band sees your edits as you make them. SongbookPro leaves it to you — a Dropbox or OneDrive account you supply and point every device at.
Is Songstead really free?
Yes. Unlimited songs and unlimited sets on the free plan, and the paid plans add features rather than room. SongbookPro stops at 12 songs until you buy it.
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Free plan, no card, unlimited songs.