WorshipTools spreads the work across separate apps for planning, chord charts and the screen. Unison puts the band, the rota and the screen in one app — and the screen runs in Chrome or Edge, with nothing to install.
Checked against WorshipTools’ own website on 2 October 2026.
| Unison | WorshipTools | |
|---|---|---|
| How many apps your team uses | One. Chord charts, set lists, the rota and the screen are all in the same app, with one sign-in | Five connected apps that sync: Planning, Charts and Presenter, plus Community (a church database) and Rehearse (practice tracks). Unison has neither of the last two |
| Putting the words on the screen | Nothing to install. Present runs in Chrome or Edge on a Mac, a Windows laptop or a Chromebook | Presenter is a program you download and install on a Mac or Windows computer |
| Stage display for the person leading | Included in Present Essentials, our projection add-on from $150 a year per site — and included with Unison Pro at no extra cost | Not on the free plan. It needs a paid plan |
| Changing slides from your phone | Included on every Present plan (our paid projection add-on). The phone shows the words on the screen and the words coming next | The mobile remote is on paid plans only |
| What each musician sees | Their own chart, in their own key, with the capo worked out. Guitar tab, the song’s arrangement, and a stage view built for reading at the mic. Vocal parts on Plus | A separate Charts app, on phone, tablet or web browser, with transposing, capo and notes |
| When someone can’t make it | They ask for cover or a swap inside the app and the team gets an alert. On Plus | Volunteers accept or decline in a tap. Automatic reminders need a paid plan |
| How many people | Up to 20 people from $15 a month, up to 50 on Plus, no limit on Pro. One price for the church | Free for up to 10 people. Above that, paid plans for up to 30 people or unlimited |
10% of our revenue goes to charity.
Present is Unison’s projection add-on: from $15 a month or $150 a year per site, alongside a Unison plan. Present Plus is included in the free trial. WorshipTools details are taken from worshiptools.com on 2 October 2026 — please check there for what they offer today. WorshipTools is a trademark of its owner and is named here only for honest comparison. Unison has no connection with WorshipTools.
If your team is ten people or fewer and you only need the basics, WorshipTools is free and that is hard to argue with. It also brings songs in from CCLI® SongSelect® and reports your song use to CCLI for you — Unison does neither, and keeps a list of what you played for you to use as your licence requires. And WorshipTools includes 45 or more Bible translations, where Present includes one, the World English Bible.
Thirty days with every Unison feature, no card up front. Present, the screen add-on, is bought separately. If it isn’t for you, walk away and keep your songs.
For the first 100 churches to subscribe — applied automatically at checkout.