For iPhone and iPad

Write songs with a proven process.

27 guided songwriting adventures, a Pocket Producer that points you to the right one, and a writing practice you can watch grow.

Start free. Full Version opens all 27 adventures.

Treasure Map with playable chord sections and controls for harmonic depthA timed Metaphor Collider session connecting two fragments into new lyric material

The adventures

A guided session for every part of the song.

27 adventures turn proven songwriting craft into focused, step-by-step sessions. Choose by what your song needs right now.

  1. 01

    Choose a focus.

    Pick the collection and adventure for the part of the song that needs work.

  2. 02

    Write in guided stages.

    Each adventure breaks the work into short stages with prompts and coaching. Most stages are timed. Write in your notebook or in the app.

  3. 03

    Keep what works.

    The recap summarizes the session, suggests where to go next, and lets you capture your strongest lines.

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See it in the app

Inside the adventures.

Timed stages, coaching, chord maps, melody sketches, and atmospheres you unlock along the way.

  1. Main compass screen surrounded by the green and purple Living Sky aurora atmosphereLiving Sky atmosphere
  2. Pocket Producer recommending One Line Better as the next step, with other ways in belowPocket Producer recommends
  3. Metaphor Collider coaching stage with two lists of unexpected nounsCollide two lists
  4. Story map pinned to a forest crossroads in Japan, with a story cardLand on a story
  5. Clock-style compass inside the purple Black Hole atmosphere with streaking lightBlack Hole atmosphere
  6. Pop Song Studio quick-start packs for choosing a pop directionStart with a pack
  7. Song Doctor offering three routes for repairing a bridgeChoose a repair route
  8. Melody Master recording a sung take, with a live waveform and a Stop and Transcribe buttonSing a melody
  9. Clock-style compass inside the amber Event Horizon atmosphere with bands of warm lightEvent Horizon atmosphere
  10. Treasure Map with playable chord sections and controls for harmonic depthShape the harmony
  11. Writing Plans screen with a custom plan builder and curated programsBuild a writing plan
  12. Interactive story globe showing the Earth at nightExplore the story globe
  13. Wormhole atmosphere with a glowing sphere inside concentric ringsWormhole atmosphere
  14. Treasure Map export menu offering Project Backup, PDF, MIDI, and AudioExport your chord map
  15. Topline Sketch with lyric context and melody notes placed across a scale-degree gridSketch the topline
  16. Timed Metaphor Collider session connecting tenderness and fuse boxConnect ideas
  17. A Treasure Map chord chart exported as a PDF, with sections, bars, and chordsShare a chord chart
  18. Melody Master showing a sung melody transcribed onto a note grid, with a matching harmony created below itMelody and harmony, made for you

Pocket Producer

Not sure what your song needs?

Tell Pocket Producer what you’re making, what you have, and how much time you have. It helps you name the challenge and recommends the best way forward, whether you’re starting fresh or stuck halfway through a song.

  • Get started
  • Gather fresh material
  • Find a hook or title
  • Develop an idea
  • Improve a section
  • Shape chords or structure
Meet Pocket ProducerIncluded free.
Clock-style compass inside the purple Black Hole atmosphere
The Black Hole atmosphere, one of many you unlock.

Progress

Build a writing habit you can see.

Songs come from showing up. Every session adds to your level, your streak, and your stats, and a Writing Plan keeps tomorrow’s session ready.

Levels & experience

Every finished session earns experience. Watch your level climb as the sessions add up.

Streaks & writing stats

Track your current and longest streak, total writing time, average session, and your most productive month.

Writing Plans

Follow a curated plan, from a seven-day week of free sessions to an album in 30 days.

Compasses & atmospheres

Unlock new compass designs and atmospheres by writing regularly and trying new adventures.

Saving your work

Keep what you write.

Capture your best lines at the end of a session and find them again later.

Where your work is saved

Free

Start writing today.

  • 3 complete adventures, plus starter versions of Verse Engine and Treasure Map
  • Pocket Producer
  • Levels, streaks, and writing stats
  • Writing Plans with free substitute days

Full Version

Open the whole studio.

  • All 27 adventures in every collection
  • Complete Writing Plans
  • Full Treasure Map, exports, and sync
  • Unlimited shared Writer’s Challenges
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