Recommendations for apps to replace printed fake books

[cynmore]

I have used fake book for many years. I own quite a few of them. It occurred to me that in this online, digitized world, there must be fake book apps that could put thousands or millions of songs at my fingertips.
I did an Internet search, which turned up quite a few. As usual there is a lot of hype.

Before I spend a lot of time checking out the many options available, I thought I would see if I could find some people who have used these apps and can help me choose one that will work for me.

I would appreciate any comments or recommendations for fake book apps that work well. I am not looking for a free app. I am happy to pay for quality and support.

Here's what I would like the app to be able to do:

• Run on devices with larger screens than an iPhone. I am afraid that my iPhone screen is too small to be usable.
• Have a fairly large database of songs.
• Allow me to bookmark or otherwise tag my favorite songs and maybe rate them or attach comments.
• The ability to change keys.
• A user forum like this one.
• Anything else that I might not have thought about.

It looks like this forum is primarily about classical music. If this post is out of place, please forgive me. I would then appreciate suggestions for good discussion boards devoted to popular music.

Thanks

[timothy42b]

I use an Android tablet (Samsung S7 FE) and MobileSheets software for all my practice and ensemble music.  I have about 1600 files on there instantly available.  I haven't added a fake book but I know people who have. 

More of my fellow musicians use the iPad Pro and Forscore software, which does exactly the same thing, I just prefer the Android interface to the Apple for a tablet. 

I have a bluetooth page turner so I never have to get my eyes to track across multiple pages. 

[ego0720]

I’m big into digital adaptations but not specifically into fake books. I feel that there are a dozen of them out there and I don’t feel any specific ones have advantages over others. My stance on it is that the specific one u choose is inconsequential bc u reach a plateau as far as progress. And they end up overlapping so much it becomes a repurchase of same songs without any real organization and at some point u have to fly further and get out of the developmental wall. Or remain complacent. Also, fake books run grey area with respect to licensing. I think platforms have to respect it so it will have trouble reserving those rights when offering public service if speaking about a digital service that facilitates.

iPad Pro at this time is the best. I also have Surface SP8 bc I was able to mod it for 1tb and use top software notations but the experience isn’t as good as the iPad Pro. To summarize, my main point is choose one and dont be overloaded by the options out there. Fake books can only go so far in one’s development unless the plan is to just have fun (nothing wrong with that just realize it goes so far). There isn’t really an art in choosing the best when it comes to this source of information.

Yes, ironically even though this forum states piano street the other users here are reasonably established classical pianists (most). Everyone here is pretty humble from what I have observed.

[enchantwaiting]

I use an Android tablet (Samsung S7 FE) and MobileSheets software for all my practice and ensemble music.  I have about 1600 files on there instantly available.  I haven't added a fake book but I know people who have. 

More of my fellow musicians use the iPad Pro and Forscore software, which does exactly the same thing, I just prefer the Android interface to the Apple for a tablet. 

I have a bluetooth page turner so I never have to get my eyes to track across multiple pages.

Regarding your issue, readers really view documents on larger devices. Smartphones are speedy and easy to use, however when opening large files, there will be restrictions. You can use a laptop or an iPad instead. In my opinion, platforms must honor it in order to be able to reserve those rights when providing a public service, particularly when it comes to digital services that assist.