QMe vs OnSong vs SongbookPro: what QMe does that they do not
If you already use a lyrics app, you have the basics covered. This page is about the things you do not have yet, and whether they are worth switching for.
The short version. QMe is built around one idea: on stage your hands are busy and your eyes should be up. Scroll that follows your singing, lyrics on smart glasses, and control from your wrist or your foot.
What you get that you do not have now
| QMe Prompter | OnSong | SongbookPro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scroll that follows your voice | Yes | No | No |
| Lyrics on smart glasses (Even Realities G2) | Yes | No | No |
| Apple Watch control | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Auto scroll to your song tempo | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| One-drop SongBook Pro import, with MIDI | Yes | No | No |
| 30 day full-access trial, no card | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Import a Planning Center plan as a setlist | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| MIDI program changes from a setlist | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Foot pedal control | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lyrics and chords, transpose, capo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Set lists | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ChordPro import | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web console | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Competitor rows reflect what each app claims on its own App Store listing at the time of writing. "Not stated" means the feature is not claimed there. Features change, so check for yourself. This page covers what QMe adds; it is not a full feature audit of the other apps.
Scroll that listens to you
Most apps give you one way to move down the page: you touch it. QMe gives you three, and you pick per song. It can listen to your voice and follow you as you sing, it can run to your song tempo, or you can step forward on a foot pedal. On a song where both hands are on the guitar, that is the difference between playing and fumbling.
Your lyrics on the lens, not on a stand
QMe runs on Even Realities G2 smart glasses. Your words sit on the lens, so you can look at the room instead of down at an iPad. No other app on this page does this, and for anyone who has spent a set staring at a music stand it is the single biggest change.
Your rig follows the song
Assign MIDI program changes to a song or a section and QMe fires them as you play, so your patches change without you reaching for anything. Add Apple Watch control and a foot pedal and you can run a whole set without touching the screen once.
Bringing your library with you
Switching is the part people dread, so this is the part we put the most work into. QMe reads a SongBook Pro backup file directly, and brings your songs, chords and your MIDI across in a single drop. Coming from OnSong, export ChordPro and import the lot in bulk. Full instructions for both: from SongBook Pro and from OnSong.
Is it worth switching?
You gig solo and both hands are busy
Yes. Voice-follow scrolling, a foot pedal and Apple Watch control exist for exactly the moment when you cannot touch the screen.
You lead worship every week
Yes, especially if you want your head up and looking at the room. Your setlist, your charts, in whatever key you are actually singing in, and on the glasses if you want them.
You take requests and carry a big repertoire
Yes. Your whole library comes across in one import, and when someone shouts a song at you mid-set you can pull it up and start playing without breaking the room.
You are already on SongBook Pro
This is the easiest switch we support. One file, and your songs, chords and MIDI all land together. Nothing gets retyped.
Try QMe on a real gig
Free to download, and a new account gets 30 days of full access with no card. Play a set with it before you decide anything.
Download QMe PrompteriPhone and iPad.