2025 One-Question Survey

[arlo]

Last week, BandHelper users were invited to answer a one-question survey: "If you could change one thing to make BandHelper better, what would it be?" I'm still analyzing the responses and deciding how to prioritize the requests, but here are the basic results:

Features that already exist: 35%!

This is good news because it means BandHelper already provides most of the functionality people are looking for. But it's also bad news because it means some of that functionality is hard to find. Here are some of the features that people commonly weren't aware of:

• Main menu shortcuts to navigate quickly to a set list
• Smart Lists and the Quick Add button for viewing songs that aren't in the current set list
• Inserting images into the Lyrics field
• Personal lyrics, notes or annotations
• Recording controls to slow down or loop a recording
• Scalable layouts to share layouts across devices
• Projects to manage multiple bands in one account
• Syncing events to third-party calendars

New features: 32%

Some of the most commonly requested new features have been on my wish list for a while, but their popularity is making me take a closer look at the feasibility of implementing them:

• Adding annotations to the Lyrics field
• Adding an auto-scroll alternative based on setting timestamps for lines of lyrics
• Reworking the Quick Add button as a larger, more search-oriented function
• Adding a way to edit the set list song order from the set list view

Usability improvements: 15%

Usability concerns mainly focused on flattening the navigational structure in the apps (especially the path to view, edit or share a set list) and making layouts easier to edit (especially selecting and dragging layout items on smaller screens). Other requests were to simplify the edit pages, make edit fields easier to access when the on-screen keyboard is showing, and conform more to the design patterns of each platform.

Graphic design updates: 2%

Some users were interested in a refreshed or more modern looking user interface. These requests rarely specified the mobile apps or the website, but I'm guessing most were referring to the website since the app design has been refreshed a few times already.

Business considerations: 1%

A few users asked for changes to pricing, device support or the tech support process.

Specific bugs: 4%

Some users took the opportunity to report specific bugs they have seen. In most cases, I referred those to the help desk so we can collect troubleshooting info.

Nothing!: 8%

Although the survey was optional, a surprising number of users responded just to say that they like everything as it is and don't see anything that needs improvement. That's nice!

I'm sure you'll be hearing more about some of these requests in the coming months. Thanks to all who participated.

[Darug]

Inserting images into the Lyrics field

Thank you.
I was wondering why, Inserting Image was always greyed out. IE Insert an Image as a Document.
However, I use MacOS, and PNG is not supported
I found this Link that may help

[solidwalnut]

Thanks, Arlo, for your dedication to excellence.

[JLHerrmann]

Ah, I thought of something that would be really useful when editing a song.

Be able to add a song to a set list right from the song editor. Perhaps a pull down like when adding a song to a set, you can choose a set list from which to select. Like that, but adding to, rather than selecting from. Even if it was just added to the end of the last set would be good. I suppose being able to choose the set name to add it to would be useful as well, but that would be a stretch goal.  

The place I see this being really useful is when adding a song for the first time, it would be nice to be able to add to one or more sets, like practice lists, for example.

[arlo]

Be able to add a song to a set list right from the song editor.

That's on my wish list and I'll add a vote for you.

[Insider0203]

I've made the request for be able to queue a song. Does that fall under the umbrella of being able to reorder songs from the set list view?