StarFor teams where not everybody reads the same thing
Sheet music and chord charts for the same team
The organist reads notation. The guitarist reads chords. The singers want lyrics. Most apps pick one and make everyone else adapt — so groups end up running two apps and reconciling them by hand.
One setlist. Four ways to read it.
Nobody in the room is looking at the same page. Star sends each of them the version they can actually read, from the same setlist — and puts the words on the wall while it does it.
The singers
Words only, large enough to read from a stand.
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
The guitarist
Transposed to whatever the singer needs, on the fly.
GA-ma-zing grace! G7how Csweet the Gsound
Capo 0 · G → A♭ · A · B♭
The organist
The hymnal engraving, or a PDF you already own.
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
One song, three different needs
- PDF readers handle scanned scores but have no concept of a chord chart or a transposition.
- Chart apps handle ChordPro but cannot show an organist a score.
- So the setlist gets built twice, and the two copies drift apart by the second week.
- A last-minute change to the running order has to be communicated twice, to two groups, in two places.
What you get
- Both formats on one song
- Lyrics, chords and music sheets attach to the same entry, so each player opens what they read without anyone maintaining a second version.
- ChordPro and transposition
- Charts in ChordPro, transposed to whatever key the singer needs, without editing the underlying song for everyone else.
- One setlist, one source of truth
- Change the running order once. Everyone sees it — the choir, the band and the desk — instead of finding out during the service.
- Practice tools built in
- Piano, metronome and tuner are in the same app, so rehearsal does not require three more.
Which formats each app actually supports
Verified against vendor pages and store listings, 14 Aug 2026.
Scroll the table sideways for every column.
| Notation / PDF | Chord charts | Lyrics only | One shared team library | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MobileSheets | Yes | Limited | No | No |
| WorshipTools Charts | Imports PDFs | Yes | Yes | Yes (10 on free tier) |
| forScore | Yes | No | No | No |
| OnSong | Imports PDFs | Yes | Yes | Yes (iOS only) |
| SongbookPro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Groups from $30/yr |
Where Star is not the right answer
If your entire team reads scanned PDFs and nothing else, MobileSheets is a mature, well-rated, one-time $15.99 purchase — per platform, so an Android licence does not cover Windows or iPad — and you will not need what Star adds. The case for Star starts when the same team has people reading different things.
Questions
Can I import the scores I already have?
Yes — bring in the sheet music you use today and attach it to the songs it belongs to, rather than keeping a separate folder of files.
Does everyone need the paid plan?
No. Organisation plans cover the whole team for one price rather than charging per member.
Stop maintaining the setlist twice
Put the score and the chart on the same song and let each person open what they read.