BandBinder FAQ
Short answers before you download.
Is BandBinder free?
Yes, and it's not a trial. The whole app is free forever on one device: unlimited songs, custom charts, practice notes, setlists, and full offline Performance Mode. No ads, no song-count cage, no countdown. Sign in and your library gets a free cloud backup too. What you pay for is syncing across your devices and sharing with your band.
Do all my bandmates have to pay?
No. One plan covers the whole band. Whoever organizes the band buys it, everyone else joins free with a band code and stays free, on every device they own. Two members or twenty, same price. We don't charge per person inside a band, and we're not going to start.
What does it cost?
Final prices are announced at launch. What's already settled is the model: one price per band per year that covers every member, every device, and every platform, with a lower Solo Plus tier if you just want your own devices in sync. You'll never buy the app twice and you'll never pay per member.
Does it work on stage without internet?
Yes. Performance Mode is 100% offline by design. The library on your device is the source of truth, you don't need to be signed in to perform, and there's nothing that can time out in the middle of a set. Big text, high contrast, autoscroll, setlist navigation, Bluetooth page-turner support. Nothing else competing for your attention.
What happens to our songs if we stop paying?
They stay. Your library stays readable and exportable on every device, forever. Sync and band sharing pause until you renew. Your features can pause. Your data doesn't.
Can I bring in the songs I already have?
Yes. Import ChordPro, OnSong format, and plain text, then edit them into the arrangement your band actually plays instead of the one on the record. Export back out whenever you want, on the free tier, no strings. Getting your library in should be easy and getting it back out should be too.
What devices does it run on?
Windows desktop is live now in a private pilot; Android and iOS arrive at launch. It's one app with the same features everywhere, not a full desktop version and a gimped phone one, and one band plan covers every platform your band uses. The desktop app is a real desktop app - keyboard-first and offline - not a phone app stretched to a laptop.
How fast does the band library sync?
Seconds, when you're online. Someone edits a chart and it reaches the rest of the band's devices almost immediately - confirmed by comparing the saved timestamp on both devices, not just observed. There's no sync button to press. And if you're offline, nothing breaks: your device's own library is the source of truth, so Performance Mode works with no connection at all.
How is this different from the songbook app we already use?
Most songbook apps start at the gig. BandBinder starts at rehearsal. Import a chart, rework it as a band, drop practice notes anchored to the exact line they belong to ("drums drop out here"), run count-in and reference playback in the jam room - then flip that same library into Performance Mode and play the set with the notes hidden. The work your band puts in at rehearsal is the thing you walk on stage with.