For worship leaders, band members and production teams

Setlist app for worship teams preparing every Sunday

Sunday comes fast and the set changes Tuesday night. SetSmith gives your worship team one shared plan for songs, keys, charts and click tracks so every musician arrives prepared.

Weekly setlists
Build Sunday's flow and save it for next month
Chord charts
Lyrics, Nashville numbers or PDF charts
Team access
Viewers for vocalists, editors for leaders
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Sunday morning problems worship teams know

Planning in Planning Center, charts in email and lyrics in a Google Doc breaks down when the key changes Thursday.

Set plan changes after midweek rehearsal

Update the setlist order, swap a song or change the key once in SetSmith. Musicians open the app Friday and see the final plan without another email thread.

Different charts for every instrument

Attach the chord chart, vocal line PDF and keyboard chart to the same song. Each musician opens what they need from one setlist entry.

Volunteers with limited prep time

Share the project with viewer access so vocalists and deps see only what they need. Worship leaders keep editor control over keys and arrangements.

Click tracks and stems for modern worship

Attach backing tracks or multitracks as MP3, use stem separation to rehearse without the full band and control playback speed for tricky transitions.

Repeating songs across rotations

Tag setlists by series, season or campus. Clone last month's set when the song list overlaps and search your song library by title instantly.

Confidence on stage with iPad charts

Play Mode with auto-scroll, Bluetooth pedal support and offline cache means the worship leader's tablet works even when the sanctuary Wi-Fi does not.

SetSmith features built for Worship Teams

Team planning

One setlist the whole worship band follows

Create setlists inside a church project, order songs for flow and attach notes for transitions, tempo or spoken moments between songs.

  • Drag and drop song order
  • Tags for series and campus
  • Clone previous Sunday sets
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Charts for every role

Lyrics, chords and PDFs on the same song

Write chord sheets with lyrics above, upload PDF horn charts or use visual chord notation for quick vamps. Mark the default chart your team expects.

  • Lyrics with positioned chords
  • PDF annotation for marks
  • Multiple attachments per song
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Leaders edit, musicians view

Invite band members as viewers so they cannot accidentally change keys. Give section leaders editor access to update their charts before rehearsal.

  • Project roles: owner, editor, viewer
  • Share setlist copies to guest musicians
  • Manage invites from one screen
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A typical week with SetSmith for worship

Monday

Worship leader drafts the song list from the series plan and shares the project with the team.

Wednesday rehearsal

Band opens the setlist, rehearses with attached click tracks and the leader updates the final order live.

Saturday

Vocalists review lyrics on their phones. Keys player checks transpose charts offline at home.

Sunday

Play Mode on iPad with pedal turns. Offline cache covers weak sanctuary signal.

Questions worship teams ask

Can we use SetSmith alongside Planning Center or other tools?

SetSmith focuses on charts, setlists and live performance material. Many teams build the setlist here and use it as the chart source musicians open on Sunday.

How do we handle multiple campuses or teams?

Create separate projects per campus or band rotation. Tag setlists and clone between teams when songs overlap.

Can vocalists see lyrics without editing the set?

Yes. Invite them as viewers. They see the setlist and charts but cannot change song order or keys.

Does SetSmith support click tracks and backing audio?

Attach MP3 files per song, use variable speed for rehearsal and stem separation to mute instruments while practicing vocals or your part.

Will charts work if our church Wi-Fi is unreliable?

Mobile apps cache project data offline. Download material before Sunday and use Play Mode without a connection.

Give your worship team one plan for Sunday

Build this week's setlist, share charts with musicians and walk into rehearsal with everyone on the same page.