OnSong is an Apple-only chord chart app for individual musicians. It's a deep, hardware-rich tool for reading and performing songs on iPad, iPhone, or Mac. Song7 is a cross-platform, team-first worship platform that manages your song library, setlists, transposition, and live presentation in one browser-based tool that runs on any device, including Windows and Android.
Last updated June 2026 · Honest comparison · Updated quarterly
All-in-one worship platform with chord charts, setlists, transposition, real-time team sync, and presentation. Web-first, works on any device with a browser.
Apple-only chord chart and performance app for individual musicians. Deep hardware support (foot pedals, MIDI, backing tracks, autoscroll) with optional team sharing.
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Feature-by-feature snapshot of how Song7 and OnSong line up.
| Feature | Song7 | OnSong |
|---|---|---|
| Product structure | ||
| Standalone product (no other subscription required) | ||
| Team-first model (shared library & sync at the core) | ||
| Free tier available | Up to 10 members | Free version |
| One subscription covers the whole team | ||
| No per-device limit on standard plans | 2–4 devices | |
| Platforms | ||
| Runs in any browser | ||
| Windows desktop support | ||
| Android phone & tablet | ||
| macOS support | Browser / PWA | Native Mac app |
| iPad | ||
| iOS (iPhone) | ||
| Native Apple app (App Store) | ||
| Installable as PWA (home-screen) | ||
| Usable without any Apple device | ||
| Song & chart management | ||
| Your own private song library | ||
| Edit chord charts in-app | ||
| ChordPro import | ||
| Plain-text lyrics + chord brackets import | ||
| PDF chord charts as the stage chart | Attach & view | |
| MusicXML notation (rendered, transposable) | Not documented | |
| Document scanner for printed sheets | Photo-to-chart OCR | |
| Photo OCR to an editable chart | ||
| Built-in chord diagrams | ||
| Capo support | ||
| Nashville number-system display | ||
| Integrations with licensed chart sources (MultiTracks, SongSelect) | ||
| Setlists & planning | ||
| Drag-and-drop setlist builder | ||
| Setlists shared with the whole team in real time | Via OnSong Connect | |
| Per-song key in setlist | ||
| Set history (see what was played before) | Not documented | |
| Transposition | ||
| One-tap transposition into any key | ||
| Key change pushes to the whole team in real time | ||
| Live use & performance | ||
| Congregation-facing lyrics projection | ||
| Autoscroll | ||
| Programmable autoscroll / timeline | ||
| Built-in metronome | ||
| Built-in tuner | Not documented | |
| Backing tracks & stems (uploaded, played in sync) | ||
| Reference recordings (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube) | ||
| Foot-pedal page turn (AirTurn hardware) | ||
| MIDI automation & DMX stage lighting | ||
| Free-form annotations (drawings, clips, sticky notes) | Notes only | |
| Native offline mode | PWA cache | |
| Team & collaboration | ||
| Real-time team sync of plan & chart changes | ||
| Multi-team / multi-campus separation | Multi-Space | Multiple libraries |
| Browser-based access (no app install) | OnSong Console (Premium) | |
| Shared team storage | Group plan (OnSong Drive) | |
| Notes on songs | Shared with the team | |
Sources: onsongapp.com, onsongapp.com/pricing, OnSong support docs. Verified June 2026.
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OnSong is a chord chart and performance app for musicians, often described on its own site as "the Swiss Army Knife of apps for musicians." It stores your songs, displays chord charts, and gives a performer deep control on stage: transposition, autoscroll, foot-pedal page turns, backing tracks, and MIDI/DMX stage automation.
OnSong is an Apple-only product. Per OnSong's support documentation it runs on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch (iOS/iPadOS 15+) and on Intel or Apple Silicon Macs. A previous Android build was removed from the Play Store in 2022, and there is no Windows version. If anyone on your team isn't on Apple hardware, OnSong isn't an option for them.
Its center of gravity is the individual musician. Team sharing exists (through OnSong Connect and Group plans with shared OnSong Drive storage), but it's layered on top of a personal app, and standard plans cap the number of devices per account.
Song7 is a standalone worship music platform built for the whole team's workflow: managing your song library, building setlists for Sunday, transposing on the fly, syncing the team in real time, and running the presentation. One tool, one team subscription.
It runs in any modern browser and installs as a Progressive Web App on iOS, Android, macOS, ChromeOS, and Windows. No app-store gatekeeping and no platform exclusions. Every team member gets access directly in their browser, on whatever device they already own.
Song7 is a private worship-planning tool. The songs, lyrics, and chord charts you add live only inside your own team's Space. Song7 does not ship a public catalogue of copyrighted worship music. You are responsible for holding the licenses you need for the content you store and share.
Where each product wins, where each one falls short.
OnSong: Apple-only. iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Mac. No Windows version, and the Android app was withdrawn from the Play Store in 2022. For an all-Apple team this is a non-issue; for a mixed team it's a hard wall.
Song7: Any modern browser, desktop or mobile, and installable as a Progressive Web App on iOS, Android, macOS, ChromeOS, and Windows. The volunteer who shows up with an Android phone or a Windows laptop is covered without a second thought.
OnSong: Designed around one musician and their library. It's excellent at that. Sharing across a team is possible through OnSong Connect and Group plans, but it's an add-on to a fundamentally personal app, and individual plans limit you to 2–4 devices.
Song7: Built team-first from the start. One shared song library, setlists the whole team sees, and changes that sync in real time. There's no per-device seat math. Members open it in a browser and they're in.
OnSong: Mature chart handling: ChordPro, PDF chord charts, a document scanner for printed sheets, Nashville number-system display, chord diagrams, and integrations with licensed chart sources like MultiTracks and SongSelect. Playing from a PDF as your stage chart is a real OnSong strength Song7 doesn't match.
Song7: Built-in editing of your own charts. Import from ChordPro or plain text with chord brackets, or snap a photo of a printed sheet and Song7's photo-to-chart OCR turns it into an editable chart (not just a stored PDF). For sheet music, a song can hold MusicXML scores (one per instrument if you like) rendered as staff notation you can transpose, and PDFs or images can be attached and viewed alongside the chart, though they stay stored files rather than editable charts. The library is yours and your team's. Song7 doesn't provide a public database of copyrighted songs.
OnSong: Supports sets you build on your device. Sharing a set with bandmates runs through OnSong Connect; the planning model is still rooted in the individual's app rather than a shared team plan.
Song7: Drag-and-drop setlist builder is core. Pick songs, reorder by dragging, set the key per song, publish the set, and the whole team sees it instantly, with no per-device syncing step to think about.
OnSong: Strong, fast transposition and capo formatting on a per-device basis. Change the key on your iPad and your chart updates, but it's your copy.
Song7: One-tap transposition into any key, and because the library is shared, changing a song's key for Sunday updates every musician's chart in real time. No "did everyone re-sync?" moment.
OnSong: This is OnSong's home turf. Foot-pedal page turns (including AirTurn), programmable autoscroll with a timeline, backing tracks linked to Apple Music or Spotify, audio click and visual metronome, MIDI automation, and DMX stage lighting. For a performance-heavy setup, OnSong goes deeper than Song7.
Song7: Covers the essentials: autoscroll, a built-in metronome, a built-in tuner, and backing tracks or stems your team uploads to a song, played in sync with a per-track mix. It doesn't ship curated foot-pedal hardware or MIDI/DMX automation. If hands-free pedals and stage automation are central to your service, OnSong wins this category today.
OnSong: Rich annotation tools on Premium: drawings, clips, and sticky notes layered onto charts. One of its stronger areas for musicians who mark up heavily.
Song7: Each song has a notes section the whole team sees. Heavy free-form drawing on top of a chart isn't the focus. Song7 favors structured editing of the chart itself over overlay markup.
OnSong: Premium includes lyrics projection, stage monitors, and Google Cast output to an external display, driven from an Apple device.
Song7: Has a congregation-facing presentation mode that displays clean, full-screen lyrics on any screen with a browser, and no Apple hardware is required to drive it. Both products can project; Song7 does it without tying you to the Apple ecosystem.
OnSong: Collaboration happens through OnSong Connect and Group plans with shared OnSong Drive storage. It works, but it's a sharing layer on top of individual libraries rather than a single shared source of truth.
Song7: Real-time team sync is the core model. Multiple editors manage one shared library and setlists, members see published sets instantly, and multi-Space support lets multi-campus churches keep separate teams under one account.
OnSong: As a native Apple app, charts are stored on-device and read offline without a thought. This is a genuine strength of a mature native app when the church Wi-Fi drops mid-service.
Song7: As a PWA, Song7 caches content for offline reading, but the offline experience is currently lighter than a fully native app. For situations where rock-solid offline is non-negotiable, OnSong's native caching has the edge.
Beyond the comparison
The six things teams moving from OnSong mention most.
OnSong is Apple-only (iPad, iPhone, and Mac). Song7 runs in any browser, so the volunteer with a Windows laptop or Android phone is covered without a second device.
Change a key or publish a setlist and every musician sees it instantly. OnSong shares across devices, but it layers sync on top of personal libraries rather than one shared source of truth.
Snap a picture of a printed chord sheet and Song7 turns it into an editable chart. OnSong's document scanner stores a PDF; Song7 gives you a chart you can actually edit and transpose.
Build, reorder, and publish Sunday's setlist and the whole team sees it live, with no per-device sharing step to remember.
Run separate song libraries, setlists, and teams per campus or worship team, all under one account.
Everything is part of a single team subscription. OnSong is priced per person and caps standard plans at 2–4 devices each.
What you actually pay, and what you get for it.
OnSong is priced per person. The plans below are what one musician pays; a full band means a seat each.
Source: onsongapp.com/pricing, verified June 2026. Numbers may change.
Song7 is priced as one plan for your team, not per individual musician, and without per-device limits to manage.
Song7 is free for teams of up to 10 members, with every feature included and no credit card required. Paid plans for bigger teams come with a 30-day trial.
See Song7 pricingOne subscription for the whole team. No per-seat math.
For a single user, Song7 is actually free. Its free plan costs nothing, while OnSong has a free version and charges $59.99/year for Premium, which adds its deeper performance tools. The models really diverge on teams: OnSong is priced per person with a device cap, so a six-piece band is six seats; Song7 is free for up to 10 members and moves to one flat team plan only beyond that, with no per-seat math. If you're equipping a mixed-device team, compare OnSong's per-seat total against Song7's single team plan.
Moving from OnSong to Song7 means taking your charts out of a personal Apple app and into a shared team library. The practical steps:
If you're a solo musician who just wants a feature-rich personal reader with foot pedals and MIDI on your iPad, OnSong is doing the right job and Song7 isn't the swap for you. Song7 earns its place when a team needs to share one library across devices.
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