Is there a free setlist maker?

Yes. BANDANA's set list builder is free, including drag-and-drop ordering, public share links, and PDF export.

Can a sub see the set list without installing anything?

Yes — the public share link opens in any browser.

Comparison

BANDANA vs Setlist Helper

Reviewed August 2026

Setlist Helper is a long-standing app built around set lists and song data for gigging bands. BANDANA is free and takes the set list as one part of a larger loop: the same song library feeds set lists, PDF exports, public share links a sub can open without an account, and gig pages shared with the venue you are playing for.

BANDANA dashboard on a phone listing a band and a venue the same person runs — One dashboard for every band you play in and every room you run.

BANDANA song library on a phone listing a band's songs with keys and recordings — The band's song library, with keys and recordings attached to each song.

Lyrics with chords positioned above the words on a BANDANA song page — Chords sit above the lyric they belong to, not in a separate document.

BANDANA set list on a phone showing the running order and a maybe section — Drag songs into order and park undecided ones in the "maybe" section.

BANDANA set list showing the offline banner while the phone has no connection — Set lists you have opened stay readable when the venue has no signal.

Transposition controls on a BANDANA song shifting every chord into a new key — Shift the whole song up or down and the key badge follows.

Downloading a lyrics and chords PDF from a BANDANA song page — Export the chart as a PDF in whatever key you just transposed to.

Rehearsal recordings listed underneath a song in BANDANA — Rehearsal takes live on the song itself, not in a group chat.

A rehearsal recording playing in BANDANA with playback controls — Playback keeps going when the screen locks on iOS.

Proposed rehearsal time slots listed on a BANDANA band event — Propose rehearsal times instead of polling the group chat.

Band members voting on rehearsal time slots in BANDANA — Everyone votes, and the winning slot is obvious at a glance.

A band's stage setup and input needs attached to a BANDANA gig page — Your stage plot and input list, attached to the show before load-in.

A top-down BANDANA stage plot showing drums, keys, bass, guitar, two saxes and amp positions — Save a band setup once, then attach its stage plot to any gig.

Guest list entries submitted by a band on a BANDANA gig page — Each band fills its own guest list quota — no spreadsheet at the door.

A band filling out a venue's booking request form in BANDANA — Bands submit dates, links and their bio in one pass.

A BANDANA gig advance page showing set times, backline and band details — One advance page the venue and every band on the bill share.

What Setlist Helper focuses on

A set-list-first app for gigging bands, with song data and performance tools.

BANDANA and Setlist Helper, side by side

Competitor details below are from their own public pages, checked August 2026. Pricing changes — confirm on their site before you decide. Setlist Helper pricing

Price for a band: BANDANAFree; Setlist HelperFree app with in-app purchases; tier prices not published on their site
Set list ordering: BANDANADrag-and-drop with a separate maybe section; Setlist HelperDrag-and-drop set lists built from a song catalog
Sharing with non-members: BANDANAPublic read-only link, no account required; Setlist HelperNot published — no no-account share link described
Printing: BANDANAPDF export with chords above lyrics in the current key; Setlist HelperYes, and a strength: prints set lists and the whole song catalog, lyrics included
Auto-scroll: BANDANAHands-free lyric scrolling with a speed slider, including on shared links; Setlist HelperNot published
Song notes: BANDANAWritten once on the song, inherited by every set list; Setlist HelperNot published
Recordings: BANDANAAttached to the song, playable from the set list; Setlist HelperNot published
Venue collaboration: BANDANAShared gig advance pages with the room; Setlist HelperNot published — band-side only

What you get	BANDANA	Setlist Helper
Price for a band	Free	Free app with in-app purchases; tier prices not published on their site
Set list ordering	Drag-and-drop with a separate maybe section	Drag-and-drop set lists built from a song catalog
Sharing with non-members	Public read-only link, no account required	Not published — no no-account share link described
Printing	PDF export with chords above lyrics in the current key	Yes, and a strength: prints set lists and the whole song catalog, lyrics included
Auto-scroll	Hands-free lyric scrolling with a speed slider, including on shared links	Not published
Song notes	Written once on the song, inherited by every set list	Not published
Recordings	Attached to the song, playable from the set list	Not published
Venue collaboration	Shared gig advance pages with the room	Not published — band-side only

Choose Setlist Helper if

You want a set-list app and nothing else
You are already deep into their ecosystem and it works

Choose BANDANA if

You want set lists that carry lyrics, chords, and rehearsal audio with them
You regularly hand a set to a sub who does not use your apps
You want the gig side handled too, not just the set

Common questions

Is there a free setlist maker?: Yes. BANDANA's set list builder is free, including drag-and-drop ordering, public share links, and PDF export.
Can a sub see the set list without installing anything?: Yes — the public share link opens in any browser.