SongbookPro - Digital Songbook 4+

I have tried several apps for lyrics and chords. I have found dealbreakers with every one of them except Songbook Pro.
I can add songs by searching on the internet with one tap on SBP. It takes you to Ultimate Guitar. You choose the version you want, choose your key, push one button and it’s saved in SBP. It’s that easy! You can edit the mistakes that are often in UG, like chords not lining up with the right word, etc.
Making sets is easy too. On stage, in sets mode, you swipe left and it goes to the next song. You can scroll but I don’t use that feature. It takes time to get the tempo right, and then during the guitar solo, it still gets ahead of where you need to be. My work around is to memorize the chorus, then delete the chorus between the first and second verse. Now you can see the second verse without swiping up.
It syncs easily between iPad and iPhone too. If my iPad falls and breaks or just fails, I can put my iPhone on a music stand and get through the night. Tip… increase the font size on your iPhone (in SBP) and turn it sideways on the stand. Otherwise the chords won’t line up with the words.
I absolutely could not gig without this amazing app! It’s only a few bucks and worth way more!

I’ve only just started using this app but so far I am very impressed. I’ve used other apps similar to this and Songbook Pro does everything I need and more. Features are great, interface is easy and intuitive. Ran into a small bug with the known chords function not working properly. Reported the issue and that same day received a response from the developer Jon that he would be working on it. This bug is minor and in the grand scheme of things does not hinder the usage of the app too much but it is good to see how responsive they are to issues in the system. Makes me hopeful for the long term use of it as I use my iPad for displaying my music while playing at church and need something that works reliably. I already bought the full version knowing that I’ll easily get my money’s worth out of it. Works with all the major page turner pedals and even has a web interface that you can use from a desktop on the same network to make editing songs much easier. I don’t leave reviews too often but I had to share my experience so far with it

There are lots of apps out there that display sheet music or chord charts, but this one is perfect for me. I love how easy it is to import music or write out my own lead sheets. The ability to change keys on the fly makes accompanying a vocalist much easier than it used to be when I was making my own documents. Making handdrawn notes overlayed on the sheets is hugely helpful. Being able to share sheets in multiple formats with other people I’m playing with is really valuable. Most of all, I just like having a coherent way of organizing and displaying music I’m playing, even when it’s in a variety of formats (pdf sheets and lead sheets with chords). I’ve also really appreciated that there are improvements always being added—one recent update made the handwritten notes way smoother than it used to be, for example—and they seem to be really responsive to input. There are a few suggestions I think I still have, but I know I can submit these. For a few dollars, this app is a bargain.