VintageGibson
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I use two apps on an Android tablet,
OpenSongApp which is free and designed by, I think, a chap in Scotland for Church/Worship use, but it works for heathens too. He runs a website and is very responsive to queries and with updates.
GuitarTapp Pro has a modest cost, (non Pro version is free), I think from Australia, infrequent updates and I've never received a reply to any queries.
Both have their pluses and minuses, I prefer OpenSong, but use GuitarTapp when I need backing tracks, because it links easier and adjusts the text scrolling to mp3s.
Either way, I think any app will only work as good as the work you put into setting it up for your usage. I see a lot of negative reviews on Google Play for example from people who seem to expect instant perfection wthout reading the manual or putting in the work.
I do not download chordsheets directly to the apps, I create .txt files and place these in the appropriate directory.
There are a number of reasons for this;
1. The internet is not always correct.
2. Different fonts from the source to the app can result in chord symbols being wrongly positioned. I always use a font with equal spacing for each letter.
3. I adjust each line of lyrics so that they will contain the same number of bars so that all song sections scroll at the same rate.
4. Probably others I can't recall.
Vintage
OpenSongApp which is free and designed by, I think, a chap in Scotland for Church/Worship use, but it works for heathens too. He runs a website and is very responsive to queries and with updates.
GuitarTapp Pro has a modest cost, (non Pro version is free), I think from Australia, infrequent updates and I've never received a reply to any queries.
Both have their pluses and minuses, I prefer OpenSong, but use GuitarTapp when I need backing tracks, because it links easier and adjusts the text scrolling to mp3s.
Either way, I think any app will only work as good as the work you put into setting it up for your usage. I see a lot of negative reviews on Google Play for example from people who seem to expect instant perfection wthout reading the manual or putting in the work.
I do not download chordsheets directly to the apps, I create .txt files and place these in the appropriate directory.
There are a number of reasons for this;
1. The internet is not always correct.
2. Different fonts from the source to the app can result in chord symbols being wrongly positioned. I always use a font with equal spacing for each letter.
3. I adjust each line of lyrics so that they will contain the same number of bars so that all song sections scroll at the same rate.
4. Probably others I can't recall.
Vintage