Features · version 3.6
Everything your ensemble runs on, in one app.
Orchestra and band management software for concert bands, orchestras and choirs: attendance and line-ups, the season calendar, the music library, messages, money and the member list, on iPhone, Android and in any web browser.
Attendance and line-up
Know your line-up, position by position.
Section completion
Every position as Complete, Partial, Incomplete or Empty, confirmed against required.
Automatic line-ups
Requirements per position and event type call the right players, in your priority order.
Reminders that do the chasing
Up to three reminders plus a day-of one, per event type; players answer straight from the notification.
Attendance freeze
No last-minute changes from a set number of days before; staff can still correct.
Position suggestions
Move players from overstaffed to understaffed parts for one event only.
Reports
Event attendance sheet in PDF, each musician's history in Excel, positions at risk on the dashboard.
Season and events
A whole season of rehearsals in one form.
Repeating events
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly, up to 60 dates; move or skip a holiday.
Duplicate a concert
Copy every detail and the programme; only the date is new.
Draft, scheduled, published
Each date opens to musicians on its own schedule, so nobody is asked about a season at once.
Your event types
Concerts, rehearsals, sectionals, parades, renamed in your words and languages.
Venues with directions
Saved venues or quick typing with address suggestions; room, parking notes, one-tap directions.
Calendar views
Week to two-month views; musicians add events to their phone calendar.
Music
The library, the programme, and the right part for every player.
Repertoire library
Genre folders, composer, arranger, duration, difficulty; the current season's pieces marked.
Concert programmes
Drag to order; start time of each piece and the total duration.
Parts by position
PDFs for the whole orchestra, a section or one position; each player sees only theirs.
Recordings next to the score
MP3, M4A, AAC or WAV with an in-app player, or a link to your cloud drive.
Scan paper parts
The phone camera finds the page edges and builds the PDF.
Most played
Which pieces the orchestra played, how often, by event type.
Sheet music, recordings and Wolfgang's score analysis (for a first rehearsal, a concert, sight reading or a competition) are included in the Professional plan.
Communication
The right message to the right people.
Targeted messages
To everyone, one section or one position, with a push notification and a high-priority flag when it matters.
News
Announcements by category, with a picture, a PDF and a link.
Event questions and surveys
Yes/no, multiple choice or free text, to everyone or chosen players; templates, standalone questionnaires, Excel and PDF reports.
Your orchestra's website
An embeddable widget shows upcoming concerts on your own site and updates itself.
Money
Fees, expenses and income, in one season cashbook.
Musician compensation
Rate tiers per event type, attached to positions, with overrides for guests and soloists. Generate, approve, mark paid.
Expense claims
Musicians file claims with a scanned receipt; you approve, reject or pay, one by one or all at once.
Income
Performance fees, tickets, donations, sponsorships, grants, membership fees.
Season cashbook
Income against expenses and compensation, net month by month; Excel and PDF for the board.
Organisation
Set up in an evening. Run it for years.
Guided setup
Nine steps, from sections to your first rehearsal; templates for symphonic orchestras, wind orchestras and concert bands, brass, chamber and marching bands, and a Voices family for choirs.
Import your roster
From Excel or CSV, with AI column matching; or invite by email or a QR flyer for the rehearsal room.
Formations
Main band, junior band, choir: one pool of musicians, each with its own members and event types.
Roles and access levels
Musician, assistant, director, manager; view, add, edit and delete set per area.
Operations log
Who changed what and when, across events, music, people and money.
Your data, your copy
Full orchestra export as CSV and JSON. EU servers, GDPR compliant.
Works on iPhone, iPad, Android and in any browser, in English, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, German and French, with a complete user guide inside the app.
Compare
WePlayIn.Band and the alternatives, feature by feature.
| WePlayIn.Band | Konzertmeister | Spond | BAND | WhatsApp + Excel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Bands, orchestras and choirs | Music associations, orchestras, choirs | Sports and all kinds of groups | All kinds of groups | Chatting |
| Attendance coverage | By section and by position | By section; statistics on Pro | Availability per group | Attendance checks | Count replies by hand |
| Automatic line-ups | Built from position requirements per event type | Groups and casts on Pro | Not listed | Not listed | Not available |
| Automatic reminders | Up to three plus a day-of reminder, answered from the notification | To individuals; to everyone on Pro | Not listed | Not listed | Send them yourself |
| Season planning | Repeating events up to 60 dates, released on a schedule | Recurring appointments and templates on Pro | Not listed | Not listed | Not available |
| Sheet music | Each player sees only their own part | Pieces, setlists and file storage on Pro | General file sharing | Photos and videos in posts | PDFs lost in the chat |
| Repertoire and programmes | Library; programmes with total duration | Pieces and setlists on Pro | Not listed | Not listed | Not available |
| Polls and event questions | Questions per event, with templates | Polls on Pro | Not listed | Polls | Polls |
| Reports for the board | Dashboard; Excel and PDF exports | Statistics and export on Pro | Not listed | Not listed | Build the spreadsheet yourself |
| Musician fees, expenses, income | Compensation tiers, expense claims, season cashbook | Not listed | Fee collection from members | Not listed | Not available |
| Roles and change history | 4 roles, access set per area, full operations log | Flexible role system | Leader access per group | Not listed | Group admins only |
| Italian, Spanish and Catalan app | All three, plus English, German, French | German, English, Dutch, French | Not listed | Spanish; no Italian or Catalan | Italian and Spanish |
| AI assistant for band admin | Wolfgang: voice commands, programme scanning, score analysis | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not for band admin |
| Price | €50 / year; everything, AI included, €150 / year | Free up to 30 members; Pro €33–99 / year | Free | Free; ad-free costs extra | Free |
Competitor details as published on their own websites and app-store listings, October 2026. “Not listed” means the feature isn’t mentioned there, not that it can’t exist. Spotted something out of date? Tell us at info@weplayin.band.
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