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Songwriter Pad™ - Songwriting. Ratings and Reviews

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3.5
out of 5
50 Ratings
  • Hulu Frog, 22.06.2022
    Iphone version is different tho?
    Luv this app so much and its helpful as some1 shamelessly in the disability community? ? however the iphone versions like a decade behind and i rebought this app being that ive supported these devs from the start. Update wud b very appreciated ?‍♂️??? Show more
  • Rooster Waymore, 09.01.2021
    Trouble shooting and migrating to the cloud. WTH?
    Trouble shooting is non existent with the developer. I’ve attempted to contact them several times to no avail. I was trying to migrate 107+ song from my old app and iPad to the new iPad and app. All songs disappeared and I’ve attempted to contact the developers numerous time through several channels with no luck. If this issue can be resolved I’d be happy to re-post with a better result but at this time I’ve lost years of creativity. We were told to back it up to the cloud and we did that. Please someone help resolved this issue. Jim Parker Jim Parker music.com Show more
  • JesusisLord3247, 19.04.2020
    Worth Every Penny
    I don’t normally rate apps, but wanted to share my experience as I’ve used this app now for several months. This app is wonderful for songwriters - when arranging you can shift things around and backup different lines (phrases) to try new ones. The rhyming section is not without flaws (everything listed doesn’t rhyme) but there’s still a great list of words that do so it’s still very helpful. The ability to with a few clicks backup everything to Dropbox is great. (I’ve heard people fuss about the app locking up and them losing input - this has not been my experience, but if I had to guess, those people either didn’t backup, or didn’t backup properly - early and often) I could go on as it has many great features, but the bottom line is, is that it’s a great app. Not perfect, but well worth 5 stars. If you want a perfect app, quit crying about the work of others and build one yourself. This app deserves more recognition than it has received. Thanks dev. Show more
  • KahBill, 12.02.2020
    TERRIBLE! AMAZINGLY BAD AND ABANDONED.
    WILL THE BUGS EVER BE FIXED? I’ve had this for years now and there are text problems, copy and paste problems, font problems....it’s like buying a car with no tires and no engine! I wrote an earlier review thinking this was going to be really good but it's not that great. Very buggy - cut copy and paste doesn't work properly with a line or a paragraph. Rhyming dictionary is awful. Try to rhyme "hate" and get a word like "choose." THE ONE THING it's fairly good for is having a finished set of lyrics to email to yourself with a uniform font and date. Except, the fonts are messed up and when I email it to myself, apostrophes change to hieroglyphics. These days I start with paper and pen, and when I almost have the finished song, I use this app to get a clean copy. I am going to switch to Apple’s “Notes” app instead of this piece of trash. Show more
  • skafunkdude, 01.04.2019
    Needs work badly
    Sync creates issue with text import, doesn’t sync correctly between my desktop version and this version. Also chord names split the words depending on where you try and set them, the full screen view is not full screen it is a window in the app. No refund so hopefully these issue get resolved. It is too much work to get through this app. Show more
  • LeftWrite, 16.01.2018
    Needs work on key features
    I like this app because unlike MasterWriter, you can sink in the cloud, allowing me to work with iPad or my MacBook. The problem is the tools. The logic in the rhyming dictionary is so inconsistent, often times just wrong. I haven’t tried the recording options so I can’t comment of those features. The rhyming phrases features need a lot of improvement to earn anymore stars from me. I hope the developer improves the app. Show more
  • Frustratd, 04.01.2018
    Not worth the cost
    I hoped this would be much better than it is. I started with the iPad venison and, finding it somewhat lacking, purchased the desktop version, too. It had more promise, so i got the android version for my phone. I was wrong. My bad. Cut, copy and past is buggy at best. Syncing between devices is virtually non-existent. The interface itself is poorly thought out, though it does seem to be inspired by the Pat Pattison worksheet method. Unfortunately, it’s not very flexible. For example, there is a column for phrases, but you can’t add your own. It’s almost as if this app was coded by a musician looking to make a quick buck rather than professional programmers. It does not adhere to ‘standard’ Apple (or android for that matter) interface protocols. The instruction manual is really bad. There are no tool tips and no explanation of the various functions. Last but not least, customer service is very poor, taking days to answer simple questions, and even then, just asking a question in response. Of course, when you clarify, it takes another few days to hear back again. Don’t buy this. It is cheap, poorly thought out, poorly implemented and has virtually no support whatever, and it’s pricey when you buy the desktop. Save your money. I ended up creating a Google document which does what i want better. Oh well....live and learn. Show more
  • Bigd4316, 06.12.2017
    Too many bugs for someone trying to use it to keep track of ideas
    Second time an update has deleted all my recordings... lost ideas. If there is one thing an app like this CANNOT DO it is lose audio tracks. I mean come on. Show more
  • Bnhgtyk26, 18.01.2017
    Crap app
    Worst app ever
  • Umoru, 31.12.2016
    The best
    The best app I've used so far. I wish there was an offline thesaurus and rhyming dictionary. Will help a lot for some of us that don't use data that much. Thanks!!! ?? Show more
  • Anderson walker, 08.10.2016
    Solid. Hopeful for tweaks. Good service.
    A solid app for the songwriter of any level or genre; hoping it continues to get upgrades to make interface and storage more fluid and user friendly (i.e. Navigating upload/downloading songs from cloud, cloud based storage/sync using my own apple cloud, some clunky dialogue boxes and folder organization especially on the desktop version, ability to upload sound recordings into song, more than one chord per word, text compatibility). Designer is SUPER helpful if you have any problems and a fair business person as well. The app keeps things nice and organized, legalized, and easy to print out for bandmates and the like. Show more
  • morrissey19777, 17.08.2016
    Really good app
    I'm relatively new to structured song writing. Up until recently I always just threw my thoughts onto scraps of paper. I found this app and was a little cautious at first mainly because of the mixed reviews and the fact that it doesn't appear to have been updated for over a year. Long story short I've written a handful of new songs using songwriter and found most of it really awesome and works well on my iPad Pro. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because I couldn't select my own word for the ideas area. There appears to be a spot where I can enter my own word but it won't let me type in anything. Show more
  • Nkdeddyfastfrets, 19.07.2016
    Excellent
    I'm an iOS musician and this app in a class all its own. The developer has really put his heart and soul into this and it shows. He's very responsive to feedback and this thing is absolutely essential. Well designed everything works great and is extremely well designed. One of those apps that you just open it and go. I had it mastered in about 5 minutes without reading the manuals. Great indispensable piece of programming. Highly recommended. Show more
  • captjack2014, 19.03.2016
    Doesn't work on my iPad Pro.
    I downloaded and installed the amp last Sat.. It wouldn't open but twice out of the four or five first times I tried the Free App. I tried the upgrade and got charged for it.. Then it would't open at all.... Sent an email to support asking for my money back and haven't heard a thing.. That was 5 days ago. Don't waste your money too! Show more
  • SongPadSad, 11.02.2016
    Don't waste your money
    I used it for months on two iPads, an iPhone, and a desktop... The syncing was HORRIBLE... The support in trying to fix the issue was even worse... I finally discovered Evernote and stopped using Songwriter's Pad... Don't waste your time or money... Show more
  • Jos6000, 02.01.2016
    Perfect
    The perfect tool to remember every idea.
  • Rocket monster1239, 14.12.2015
    My song files are all gone
    My files are all gone by it self totally mass up after upgrade.
  • OldShepster, 21.06.2015
    Not very cloud friendly
    I wrote a song with this. Tried to save it. Songwriter said I had exceeded my device limit and deleted my song...one less muse to work with. I use multiple devices, so I'm afraid to use the app lest my work be lost. Show more
  • interceptor6, 29.05.2015
    You are asking way to much to sync with your cloud
    Are you kidding me Dropbox and iCloud charge significantly less for storage and there are other apps like notability and day one that sync to them. I like the idea of songwriter but you still have tons of bugs and writing in your blocks is cumbersome and impedes workflow. I think you have the potential to be a 5 star app. However you are to busy trying to find ways to bleed people of money rather than fixing your buggy app. I, nor any of my students will ever pay the prices you want for storage. It is simply a waste of money when there are plenty of apps that do the same thing for no extra cost. Let's put it this way I would probably pay around $20-30 for songwriter if it synced to the cloud or Dropbox and did everything it does now as well. However I refuse to pay on a monthly basis to sink to your bogus cloud that probably has more bugs than the app itself. You should probably come up with a better business model. I would pay $2-5 as an in app purchase to sync to the iCloud or Dropbox. Show more
  • SGNL2NZ, 01.05.2015
    Great song writing tool!!
    After just the first few uses I am giving this app 4 stars and I may upgrade it to 5 after using it for a while. I have never been a good lyric writer, and this app is helping collect my thoughts, make notes for research, and in general making it easier for me to write and make some serious attempts at lyric writing. I now use the desktop version. The syncing across multiple devices really makes this a great tool. I have run into issues with some information getting garbled. The company responds quickly to help requests. Show more