Bandpit vs Chordify
A Chordify alternative built for bands
Chordify is good at one thing: guessing the chords to a song so you can play along. Bandpit is for the next part, where your band keeps its own arrangements and plays them together, live.
| Feature | Bandpit | Chordify |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic chord detection from audio | You enter your own charts | |
| Your band's own arrangements & versions | Limited | |
| Lyrics, chords and tabs per song | Chords only | |
| Setlists & albums | — | |
| Live, tempo-synced scroll across the whole band | — | |
| Shared with every member of the band | Per person | |
| Public band page + gig listings | — | |
| Price | Free, or €4.99/mo per band | about €4-8/mo per person |
Different jobs, honestly
If you want to figure out the chords to a song you don't know, Chordify's audio detection is genuinely useful, and Bandpit doesn't try to replace it. Chordify stops where a band's real work starts: keeping the arrangement you actually play, in your keys, with your notes, and getting everyone on the same page on stage.
Made for the whole band, not one player
Chordify is a per-person tool for playing along at home. In Bandpit the songbook belongs to the band, so the singer, guitarist and drummer all open the same song, each seeing the panes they care about, and one person starts a live session that scrolls everyone's screen in tempo. That shared, in-sync stage view is the thing no chord-detection app does.
One price for everyone
Chord apps usually charge each member a monthly fee. Bandpit's subscription sits on the band, not the person. Buy it once and every member gets the full thing, or stay on the free tier while you try it. Ten songs and a taste of live-play cost nothing.
The short version
Use Chordify to learn a song's chords by ear. Use Bandpit when your band wants to own its arrangements, build setlists, and play them live in sync, with a public page and gig listings on top.
Start your band freeFrequently asked
- Does Bandpit detect chords from audio like Chordify?
- No. Bandpit is where you keep your band's own charts (the arrangement you actually play), not an audio detector. Plenty of bands sketch chords in Chordify first and keep their real version in Bandpit.
- Is Bandpit cheaper than Chordify for a band?
- Usually, yes. Bandpit's Pro plan is one price for the whole band (€4.99/mo or €39.90 once), while chord apps typically bill each member separately. There's also a free tier.
- Can the whole band follow the same song live?
- Yes. One member starts a live session and every phone auto-scrolls the song in tempo, in sync. It's the feature Bandpit is built around.