Big changes are coming to OnSong.
As you've probably noticed, we've made some big changes to OnSong over the course of 2020. We renamed our app in the App Store to OnSong Pro, meaning that if you purchased our app before December 12, 2019, you’ve been upgraded to a Pro tier user automatically. We've also introduced OnSong Premium, our optional subscription service that provides unlimited access to useful tools like Console, Drawing Tool, Document Scanner, Live Video, and more.
Today, we're excited to let you know that we’re continuing our journey to a sustainable future. We're making the biggest change yet- we are preparing to release a brand new OnSong app on the App Store in the final quarter of 2020. This new OnSong app will be completely free to download, and it will include three membership plans- Free, Essential, and Premium. This will allow us to open the door for new users to download, try, and use OnSong free of charge while also allowing us to keep OnSong running for years to come.
Community. That's why we're making this change.
We're a small team of just 6 app developers, testers, marketers, and customer service folks. We're also superfans of OnSong (we hope that goes without saying), and we will always be user-focused as our top priority. We want our app to continue to be ad-free and always be centered around the current and future needs of our users. And because we refuse to sell privacy and personal data to the highest bidder, our reliable, powerful, one-time purchase app needs to evolve. So, considering everything, now is the time when we need to make our business a sustainable one.
With the launch of this new app, which will just be called “OnSong”, we’ll soon offer two awesome ways to use OnSong. You or anyone you know can download OnSong from the App Store and use a free or paid version at affordable monthly and yearly prices. Or you can continue to fully utilize OnSong Pro just as you always have. Which brings us to an important point…
OnSong Pro isn’t going anywhere.
If you’re reading this email, then you’ve probably purchased OnSong Pro sometime in the past or use it currently. We’ve got great news- we’re not making any changes to OnSong Pro. Since OnSong will be a separate app, OnSong Pro will continue being fully accessible for you and your performances just as it always has. The biggest difference is that most major new features in the future will only be included for OnSong Premium users, who can access their Premium account either through OnSong or OnSong Pro. Don’t worry though, OnSong Pro will still receive updates from time to time.
The creation of our new, soon-to-be-released OnSong app has not been done lightly. In fact, we've been working on it for over a year - testing, iterating, debating included features, and determining how to serve our loyal Pro users, be a sustainable business, and provide a great app for new OnSong users.
So what does this mean for you?
It’s simple, really. Once OnSong is released in the coming months, you can continue using OnSong Pro just as you always have. If you have OnSong Premium, you can continue to access your Premium membership either through OnSong Pro or through OnSong by logging into your account on the new app. This change also means that you can have your friends who don’t already own OnSong download a lite version for free to receive and use chord charts that you share with them.
We feel incredibly proud and grateful that we've had your trust over the years. And we're excited to continue to invest in what you've entrusted us to do - help you in your chord chart and stage management needs to make your performances convenient, simple, and joyful every single time. Thanks for taking this step into the future with us- we’re excited for what’s next for OnSong!
Warmly,
The OnSong Crew