# HOLD Please — A stage manager's soundboard.

> A stage manager's soundboard. (iPhone/iPad app by David Mickey.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hold-please/id1506501215 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [David Mickey](https://appshunter.io/developer/1506246434)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-11-28
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hold-please/id1506501215/reviews.md

## What is HOLD Please?

HOLD Please

A stage manager's soundboard for the modern theatre.

HOLD Please is a one-tap voice cue board built for stage managers, ASMs, tech directors, and rehearsal callers. Instead of shouting across a noisy house or hunting for a microphone, just tap a button — a clear, pre-recorded voice cue plays through the room. Each button toggles play/stop, lights up red while it's broadcasting, and falls back to green when it's done.

Cues are grouped into six sections so you can find what you need fast:

• Stage Cues — Hold Please, Continue, Places, Freeze, Take it back, Thank you
• Timing — 5/10/15/30 minute calls and breaks, "to places," "to curtain"
• Production — Action, Cut, Rollem, Stand clear, That's a wrap, In 3, 2, 1
• Movement & Lighting — stage left/right/up/down, find your light, hold for lighting, tech difficulties, the show will resume
• Quiet & Wrap — quiet backstage, quiet in the house, return for notes, done for tonight
• Calling the Show — Go, Standby, LX, SFX, Stage Left/Right, Be Quiet (forceful)


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 3.0.1 — 2026-08-31

Rebuilt for iOS 26 and SwiftUI. The whole app was rewritten from the ground up on Apple's latest framework. Faster launch, smoother scrolling, and the modern look you expect from a 2026 app.

iPhone support. HOLD Please now runs natively on iPhone in addition to iPad. The cue grid automatically reflows to fit any screen — from compact iPhone portrait to full-width iPad landscape — so you can call the show from your pocket or your prompt desk.

Master volume slider. A single slider at the top of the screen controls the level of every cue, with a live percentage readout. Adjust the volume on the fly without diving into Control Center, and even active playing cues respond instantly.

Live VU meter. A 24-segment audio meter with classic green-yellow-red zones shows you exactly what's going out to the house, with a peak-hold indicator so you can spot transients at a glance. When two cues are playing at once, the meter sums them — so you always know how hot the mix is.

Sticky section headers. Scroll through dozens of cues without losing your place — the section title stays pinned at the top of the screen as you go.

### 3.0 — 2026-05-18

Rebuilt for iOS 26 and SwiftUI. The whole app was rewritten from the ground up on Apple's latest framework. Faster launch, smoother scrolling, and the modern look you expect from a 2026 app.

iPhone support. HOLD Please now runs natively on iPhone in addition to iPad. The cue grid automatically reflows to fit any screen — from compact iPhone portrait to full-width iPad landscape — so you can call the show from your pocket or your prompt desk.

Master volume slider. A single slider at the top of the screen controls the level of every cue, with a live percentage readout. Adjust the volume on the fly without diving into Control Center, and even active playing cues respond instantly.

Live VU meter. A 24-segment audio meter with classic green-yellow-red zones shows you exactly what's going out to the house, with a peak-hold indicator so you can spot transients at a glance. When two cues are playing at once, the meter sums them — so you always know how hot the mix is.

Sticky section headers. Scroll through dozens of cues without losing your place — the section title stays pinned at the top of the screen as you go.

### 2.1 — 2026-01-29

1. Added more calls: Go, Standby, LX, SFX, Stage Left, Stage Right, and a new Be Quiet.
2. Updated for iOS 26

### 2.0 — 2020-11-28

No release notes.

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