BandHelper

Much more than a "songbook" app, BandHelper can organize your band and power your live show.

COMMUNICATE EFFORTLESSLY
• Distribute songs and set lists automatically to your bandmates
• Send standardized gig invitations and confirmations
• Maintain one organized source for gig details
• Give sub players all the charts and recordings they need for a gig

REHEARSE EFFICIENTLY
• Sync set list, lyric and chord updates as you work
• Play reference recordings instantly, with speed and loop controls
• Transpose chords for different singers, capo positions or horn keys
• Review notes and voice memos from previous rehearsals

PERFORM SEAMLESSLY
• Configure keyboards, effects and lighting as you change songs
• Play backing tracks, click tracks and video presentations
• Customize the interface or use foot switches for hands-free control
• Add custom fields for personal notes and reminders

MANAGE YOUR BAND PROFESSIONALLY
• Track income/expenses and let band members view their earnings
• Organize your booking and industry contacts
• Build stage plots to send to venues
• Generate invoices to send to clients

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Version 2026-04-24 release notes

* Added support for attaching documents in Word (.docx or .doc) or RTF format. BandHelper will convert those files to PDF format when it uploads them to the server, so if you add a Word or RTF file while offline, you won't see the converted file until the app can sync. • Added a Chords Size setting to the set list Share Songs page. You can use this to change the chords size separately from the rest of the text. This can be especially useful when printing chord charts without lyrics. • Fixed a problem that scrolled the new song out of view when adding a song from the search button after the last song in a set. • Updated the Next/Previous app control actions to continue stepping through song-level items even after selecting pinned items. • Fixed the positioning of grouped fields on the MIDI preset edit page when opened in a popup window on a phone. • Fixed overlapping toolbar buttons after a rotation on a phone in iOS 26. • Updated the top toolbars in different kinds of popups to have consistent heights in iOS 26. • Removed the non-functioning Open/Close Full-Screen Document app control action. You can use the Show/Hide Document Viewer action in full-screen layouts instead.