Press kit

StudioHand

Songs, takes and sessions for iPhone and iPad. StudioHand keeps the lyrics, chords, takes and sessions behind each song in one local library — for the musician writing it and the engineer recording it.

Fact sheet

What	Songs, takes and sessions — a local-first library for musicians and recording engineers
Platform	iPhone & iPad (universal purchase), iOS / iPadOS 17.4 or later
Price	US $2.99 limited-time launch price — every feature included; no subscription, no account, no in-app purchase, no ads
Privacy	Core workflows work offline; local storage; no developer data collection, analytics or advertising SDK
Developer	Robert William Stout IV — a working recording engineer
Availability	Available now on the App Store
Website	studiohand.app
Contact	press@studiohand.app

The story

StudioHand comes from twenty years behind consoles and beside songwriters: lyrics in one app, track sheets on paper, and the 1 a.m. argument about which take was the keeper. It was built by a working engineer to follow a song from the first line to the finished release — with optional voice notes, reference audio and a local instrument tuner — and to run beside the DAW as the record of what happened in the room.

Each song keeps its lyrics, chord charts and arrangement, and stays linked to every session that touched it. In the room, takes get rated as they happen and the keeper gets circled, punch cues are stamped straight off the running session clock, and the session timer checkpoints as it runs to support recovery after an interruption — recovered time should be reviewed before billing. At the end of the night, one tap produces the PDF session report that goes to the client.

The app ships in two modes over one library. Engineer leads with the sessions in the room; Musician leads with the songs in progress. Both are included in the single purchase, and switching modes never hides anything.

One-liners writers may use

StudioHand follows a song from first lyric to finished release — words, chords, takes and sessions in one local library.

Built by a working engineer for anyone making records: write it, record it, circle the keeper, hand it over — $2.99 limited-time launch price, offline, no subscription.

Screenshots

Captured on iPhone 17 Pro Max (1320×2868) and iPad Pro 13-inch (2064×2752) using the app's built-in fictional sample studio. Tap any image for full resolution; more device sizes on request.

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Feature summary

• The session: client, project, sample rate, bit depth, DAW and room on every session; songs with tempo, key and status.
• The take loop: ratings, stars, keeper flags and the circled take; inline notes; short voice memos from the talkback position.
• Song craft: cue sheets stamped from the running timer, lyric sheets, Nashville-style chord charts, arrangement maps and track sheets.
• The clock: work and break time tracked separately, checkpointed as it runs, with recovery offered after an interruption; visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
• The studio: gear inventory, rooms, contacts, maintenance records and software-licence tracking.
• The catalogue: releases with running order, sides and credits; a vault of finished audio with inline waveform playback; analytics over sessions and hours worked.
• The handoff: one-tap PDF session reports and printable song sheets; CSV exports; templates, tags and universal search; portable JSON backups carrying up to 256 MB of linked media with a 512 MB import limit. DAW project folders are not included.