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NextSongUp vs Lime DJ
Lime DJ is a paid request app for DJs and performers, priced from about $14/mo. NextSongUp is the smaller, newer tool built for acts that take requests from the stage, and it costs the artist nothing.
Cost for the artist
$0/mo, every feature included
From about $14/mo, up to about $35/mo
What a quiet week costs
Nothing
The full monthly subscription
Fan tipping and requests
QR code, crowd-voted requests, tiered tips, dedications, crowd goals
Included in the paid plan
Chord charts
Built in: write, transpose, capo keys, auto-scroll, Ultimate-Guitar fallback
Not the app's core focus
Where the tip lands
Your own Stripe account — we never hold it
Tipping handled in-app
Where NextSongUp fits better
- No subscription. Artists pay $0 and the fan pays the fee, so an empty calendar costs you nothing.
- Built around the stage, not the booth: a dark, thumb-sized dashboard, a live queue, and your chart one tap from the mic.
- Your money goes straight into your own Stripe account — we never hold it.
Where Lime DJ is the better fit
- It has a much larger feature surface and a claimed reach of 149 countries — if you need a tool that also runs the whole event, start there.
- It has a long public wall of named testimonials; we're early and don't have one yet.
Details for Lime DJ come from what they publish publicly and can change — check their site for the current terms before you decide.
Questions
Why is NextSongUp free when Lime DJ charges a subscription?
Fans pay a small platform fee on each tip or request instead — 8%, capped at $3, plus card processing. That covers the platform's costs, so artists never pay a monthly fee and never lose a cut of the tip itself.
Try it on a real gig
Free to set up, free to run — ten minutes to a QR code and your catalog.