Write songs the way you play them.
SongScribe is a songwriting and performance app built for musicians.
Write lyrics with chords exactly where you play them. Capture ideas the moment they happen. Practice with confidence. Step on stage knowing everything is ready.
Offline by default. Cloud if you want.
Songwriting that stays in flow
• Place chords inline with lyrics, naturally
• Organize verses, choruses, bridges, and notes
• Set key, tempo, time signature, and metadata
• Clean, readable layouts designed for musicians
Built for live performance
• Performance Mode with large text and auto-scroll
• Adjustable font sizes for stage visibility
• Hands-free scrolling with MIDI or foot control
• Distraction-free fullscreen view
Chords that match your hands
• Chord builder with voicings and inversions
• Slash chords, extensions, and variations
• Support for guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, and piano
• Chords designed for real instruments, not theory charts
Capture ideas instantly
• Built-in multi-take audio recorder (experimental)
• Waveform editing with loop, trim and playback
• Record ideas without leaving your song
Practice with confidence
• Chromatic tuner
• Metronome with tap tempo
• Circle of fifths and harmony tools
Import anything. Export everything.
• Import ChordPro, text files, PDFs, and more
• Export to PDF, ChordPro, plain text, and printable formats
• Flexible layouts for rehearsal, sharing, or printing
Offline by default. Cloud if you want.
• No account required
• Your songs live on your device
• Optional backup to iCloud or open cloud providers (Dropbox, Google Drive, WebDAV, Nextcloud, more)
Made for musicians, by musicians.
SongScribe is built by musicians who write, practice, and perform.
No subscriptions forced. No clutter. Just the tools your songs need.
Local web access (coming soon)
Share songs with bandmates on the same network, or open and edit them from your computer using a web browser.
No accounts required. Your songs stay local.
Terms of Use: https://songscribe.io/terms
Please add ability to delete folders because it’s driving me crazy. It only deletes songs in the folder.
Developer Response
Thanks for the review! I’m on it and should have the app update ready in a day or so.
Chords got a rebuild in 2.1.
They now have their own tab to write lyrics in one, place chords in the other.
Capo support works everywhere: every diagram moves up the neck, shows where the capo sits, and names the chord you're really hearing.
The picker adds 6ths, minor 6ths, half-diminished, 11ths and 13ths, remembers the fingering you picked, and mirrors for left-handed players.
Behind that, a long list of corrections - fixed fingerings, accurate playback, and chord detection that now recognizes inversions like C/E.
Improved the auto-scroll speed control in Performance Mode.
Recording warns you before a take if the metronome or a backing track might bleed into your mic.
Missing songs after upgrading from an older version? Settings > "Re-import from Previous Version".
Version 2.1
The developer, Sergei Lekoutovich, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Purchases
Usage Data
Diagnostics
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The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
VoiceOver
Voice Control
Dark Interface
Differentiate Without Color Alone
Sufficient Contrast
Reduced Motion
Information
Seller
Sergei Lekoutovich
Size
9.6 MB
Category
Music
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.