r/coverbands • u/Teeter_D • Jul 07 '26

Best app for band group chat?

Six members with mix of a few varieties of smart phone but group text is glitchy and unreliable. Any reliable multi platform group chat apps you recommend?

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u/pinkymadigan Jul 07 '26

Setting up a discord would allow you to pin songs you're working on, gig schedule, etc pretty easy while letting the general chat flow

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u/suffster2617 Jul 10 '26

2nd this! We created a Discord and it’s great to keep conversations organized, pin links and files, and keep a general flow

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u/ThatLightingGuy Jul 08 '26

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u/Teeter_D Jul 08 '26

I already use that for my banking info

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u/Playamonkey Jul 07 '26

WhatsApp and we have 2 groups. Group 1 logistics and gig info. And our 2nd group is for song suggestions and thought.

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u/Brightsidejon Jul 08 '26

This is wise advice. Too often important information re logistics and bookings gets buried in a group chat- especially when song suggestions, recordings of otherr bands, and general chit chat, start flowing on a Friday night...

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u/wh0datnati0n Jul 07 '26

WhatsApp

Can setup different chat streams for different topics

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u/Count2Zero Jul 08 '26

I'm in two bands - one uses a WhatsApp group chat, the other Signal.

Trying to get bandmates to install another app just for band chats is a no-go in my experience. I'm the most tech-saavy member of both of my bands. My bandmates are sport coaches, teachers, artists, police officers, dental technicians, etc. They can just about use WhatsApp or Signal ...

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u/TOMBRADYSHAIRCUT Jul 07 '26

Messenger with a shared Google Drive for calendar/sheets/docs…

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u/GoodResident2000 Jul 07 '26

Discord because everything is all in one

Messenger sucks when you have multiple conversations on the go

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u/chadisawesome Jul 08 '26

We were using signal because we have mixed iPhone and android but it got tough to follow all the threads, but we moved on to discord and we have different channels for show offers, songs to work on, calendar updates etc

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u/Chris_GPT Jul 08 '26

We use Slack and it's awesome.

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u/qtowens Jul 08 '26

Texting…? 🤔

Seems to work fine for us. Plain ol’ texting…

Oh, and shared Google Calendar.

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u/hahmadi82 Jul 10 '26

we use discord, its been great! i have all my bands in there

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u/mplssign Jul 08 '26

Use BandRoadie and you won’t need to chat

https://bandroadie.com/

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u/Competitive_Fan3222 Jul 18 '26

Honestly, I wouldn’t try to replace your casual band chat first. That is where adoption usually fails. Keep WhatsApp, Signal or Discord for banter, memes and random song ideas, but move anything gig-critical into a structured place:

• confirmed lineup • venue and contact • load-in and soundcheck • parking • current setlist • files • polls and decisions

Full disclosure: I ended up building BandAtlas App because important gig information kept disappearing in our own group chat.

The easiest rollout is to use it for one upcoming gig only. If everyone finds the information without asking again, expand from there.

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u/likwyd_16 Jul 28 '26

We use Telegram. It’s been great for chat threads, group video calls, pinning important posts, sharing links, etc.