Setlist prep
Playlists from recent shows.
Opportunity score
4,535 / 10k
Niche, but buildable. Small audience, low noise.
Rank
#112
Gap
B
Demand
16
1,300 contestable searches a month across 15 related keywords, after removing 50 searches for named brands.
Momentum
78
Last three months ran up 33.5% against the three before, seasonality smoothed out.
Competition gap
59
17 real products rank on page one for this, ad competition 0.01.
Crowd
43
8 head-to-head rankings from builders, counted at partial weight until 20.
Willingness to pay
n/a
No ad pricing on this keyword, so there's no read on whether money moves here.
What this score is based on
evidence checked 9/28/2026
- Search demand verified against Google Ads data
- 12 months of search history
- 15 related keywords clustered
- No firsthand pain signals collected yet
- 17 competitors analyzed from page-one results
- 8 crowd rankings from builders
Search demand comes from Google Ads data via DataForSEO and refreshes daily. Competitors come from a live scan of page-one results. Crowd input comes from builders ranking ideas 1-2-3 on the market.
Keyword cluster
15 keywords · 1,350 searches a month combined
Demand counts the whole cluster: 1,350 searches a month across every relevant way people look for this problem. The intent label on each keyword tells you how close that searcher is to wanting software.
| Keyword | Intent | Searches | CPC | Ad comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| setlist helper | unclear | 880 | - | 0.00 |
| setlist app | wants a tool | 170 | - | 0.00 |
| setlist helper app | wants a tool | 110 | - | 0.00 |
| setlist fm app | wants a tool | 50 | - | 0.00 |
| best setlist app for musicians | wants a tool | 20 | - | 0.01 |
| setlist app android | wants a specific brand | 20 | - | 0.00 |
| setlist helper app for android | wants a specific brand | 20 | - | 0.00 |
| app setlist | wants a tool | 10 | - | - |
| best setlist app for android | wants a specific brand | 10 | - | - |
| free setlist app | wants a tool | 10 | - | 0.00 |
| metronome setlist | unclear | 10 | - | 0.00 |
| metronome with setlist | unclear | 10 | - | 0.14 |
| setlist helper and song book | unclear | 10 | - | 0.00 |
| setlist helper bluetooth pedal | unclear | 10 | - | - |
| setlist helper for ipad | unclear | 10 | - | 0.00 |
CPC is what an advertiser pays Google for one click on that phrase — a rough price tag on how valuable the visitor is. Ad comp. runs 0 to 1 and is how full the ad auction is: near 1 means advertisers are fighting over it (money is there, but ranking is hard), near 0 means almost nobody bids.
Who has the problem
Musicians manually compile setlists, spending time sifting through their repertoire and remembering which songs have been played recently. There is no automated way to easily create a new setlist based on a curated pool of songs from past performances.
- Who experiences it
- A musician preparing for a show
- When it happens
- When deciding which songs to play next in their set, or when compiling a new setlist from scratch.
- How often
- Every time they perform or practice with a setlist.
- What they do today
- Using general-purpose 'setlist apps' (170/mo search volume), 'setlist helper' apps (880/mo search volume), or digital songbooks, which require manual input and organization of songs.
Read off 15 search phrases, 9/27/2026.
Why now
Demand is climbing and the field hasn't consolidated.
Searches are up 24% year over year
161 a month twelve months ago → 199 now for "setlist app".
Rising 34% over the last quarter
Last three months of searches against the three before them.
Peaks in July
Demand swings 86% across the year and you are inside the peak window right now.
6 real products on page one
Alongside 11 articles and reference pages, which is room a focused tool can take.
8 builder rankings back it
Crowd rating 1485 Elo from head-to-head votes on the market.
Search data
verified · dataforseo:us · refreshed 9/28/2026
- Lead keyword
- setlist app
- Cluster volume
- 1,350 / mo
- across 15 related keywords; lead phrase is 170 / mo
- CPC
- -
- what an advertiser pays for one click here
- Ad competition
- 0.01
- 0-1 scale: barely any advertisers bidding
Opportunity score 4,535 = 40% contestable search demand (1,300 a month across 15 keywords, after removing 50 brand searches) + 25% how open the competition still is (17 products on page one) + 15% momentum (last three months vs the three before, capped so one bucketed month can't swing it) + 10% willingness to pay (no ad pricing) + 10% crowd rankings (Elo 1485, 8 head-to-heads, weighted by how many votes exist). Anything we can't measure is dropped and the rest re-weighted, so a blank signal never counts as an average one. Search data refreshes daily from Google Ads via DataForSEO.
Monthly searches for "setlist app"
8 votes · demand from dataforseo:us, updated 9/28/2026
Peak 247 · latest 199 · low 133 searches a month
Google reports monthly volume in fixed buckets (…27,100 · 33,100 · 40,500 · 49,500), so steady months land on the exact same number. Weekly data isn't published.
This chart tracks the single lead phrase. The demand score uses the whole cluster of 15 related phrases (1,350 searches a month), listed below.
Revenue potential
estimate, not a promise
Priced and converted as a prosumer subscription — the funnel below changes with that model, because a freemium consumer app and a B2B tool convert nothing alike.
MRR by month 12
$21 – $128
2–14 paying users · +0–2 new a month at 5% churn
Year-one run rate
$256 – $1,539
the month-12 number annualised — you earn less than this during the ramp
Price
$9/mo
same price as the business model below
24-month projection
log scale
Month 24 · hover to scrub
The two solid lines are the range above: a slow build and good execution on a slice of this demand. The dashed line is the breakout — you become the default answer for this problem, take roughly a quarter of the intent, convert far better because people arrive already sold, and churn halves. That's the outcome worth chasing, and it's about $2,342 a month by month 24 (648 paying users). Most ideas land on the bottom line; the point of the chart is that the ceiling isn't the estimate.
How we got there
- 1,350 cluster searches a month, 1.6x for app stores and word of mouth.
- You reach 1.0-6.0% of that, scaled by ad competition 0.01.
- 10% of visitors sign up, 12% of those pay. Trial-led: people arrive already shopping, so trial-to-paid runs high.
- That wins 0-2 new subscribers a month. Stack 12 months of that against 5% monthly churn and you're holding 2-14 paying users by month 12.
- Price $9/mo, taken from the business model below.
Who already builds this
6 real products · 11 articles, explainers and store pages · scanned daily on Google for "setlist app"
6 real products own this search. Everything else on page one is a roundup, review post or explainer, listed separately below.
Ranks #4 on Google for "setlist app".
setlist-app.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18
Ranks #6 on Google for "setlist app".
setlistsapp.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18
- #10Orphiq
Ranks #10 on Google for "setlist app".
orphiq.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18
- #11Bandhelper
Ranks #11 on Google for "setlist helper".
bandhelper.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18
- #14Ableset
Ranks #14 on Google for "setlist app".
ableset.app · from live Google results · verified Aug 18
- #19Setlistly
Ranks #19 on Google for "setlist app".
setlistly.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18
Also ranking, but not products (11)
Roundups, review posts, explainers and store pages. They compete for the search, not for the job — they don't count against the competition gap.
- #1UnclassifiedSetlist Helper - Manage Songs, Setlists & Lyrics for Musicians ...setlisthelper.com
- #7ArticleThe 5 Best Setlist Apps for Gigging Musicians in 2026 - SetBookset-book.com
- #7UnclassifiedSetlist Helper 3.35 Free Downloadsetlist-helper-ios.soft112.com
- #8UnclassifiedSet List Maker for iOS, Android and Macsetlistmaker.com
- #10UnclassifiedSetlist Helper and Song Book - APK Download for Androidsetlist-helper.en.aptoide.com
- #12UnclassifiedSetlist APK for Android - Downloadsetlist.en.softonic.com
- #12UnclassifiedSetlist Helper - Downloadsetlist-helper.updatestar.com
- #14UnclassifiedSetlist Helper: Setlists, lyrics, and auto-scroll for gigs.getmusictools.com
- #15UnclassifiedBombing Brain Interactivebombingbrain.com
- #17UnclassifiedSetlist Helper for iPhone - Downloadsetlist-helper.en.softonic.com
- #18ArticleBest apps for creating a setlist and storing sheet musicbasschat.co.uk
Likely business model
willingness to pay 31/100
Prosumer subscription
People are actively shopping for a tool here, so charge from day one.
Price to test · from ad click value
$4–$14/mo
No competitor pricing page was readable, so this band comes from what a click on this intent costs advertisers ($0.00) — a starting price to test, not a proven one.
What to charge for
Trial then subscribe. This crowd is already comparing paid tools, so ask for the card early rather than running a wide free tier.
What this data can't tell you
- · Nobody's published price backs this band yet — treat the number as a test, and put a price up in week one to find out.
Willingness-to-pay evidence
- 60% of the 15-keyword cluster is commercial-intent wording (best, app, pricing, alternative).
- Ad competition 0.01 — few advertisers fighting for it.