Good, but Buggy (And Missing Some Key Features) – OnSong Pro Review

I’m happy to report some previously-reviewed bugs have been ironed out and the app is mostly back to normal. Sadly a few smaller bugs are still present, and I’d like to highlight a couple features I’d love to see. First, this is an excellent performing musician’s tool, and is the best sheet music app for iOS (at least for guitar chords and lyrics) based on my research. But the issues and lack of a few features are a little baffling considering the hefty initial price tag and subscription fee. Now, the current bugs: - The song editor does not retain the document’s spacing when transposing. Spaces are removed and chords no longer line up with the right lyrics, requiring painstaking manual adjustment. - When changing a song’s icon/symbol and color, the symbol reverts back to the default symbol and color. You have to select the desired icon and color and second time to get it to stick. - Chords don’t line up correctly with bold text. - You can’t create bold text when the text has spaces in front of it. So if your chord hits before the lyric starts, the displayed chart doesn’t recognize the asterisk as bold text, it just pops an asterisk in there. And some features I’d love to see: - “Smart” set lists. I use different symbols to denote a song’s tone and tempo, and I’d love to be able to make a template that prompts the app to auto-arrange a set based on my arrangement of those symbols. - True cloud integration to work across devices. This could be an OnSong cloud or iCloud, but there’s currently no seamless way to pick up where I left off from my iPad to my iPhone without creating and restoring a backup.
Review by Hugheserton on OnSong Pro.