ShowTouch 6 vs Set Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShowTouch 6
This app allows you to remotely control and monitor Alcorn McBride Ethernet-enabled show controllers. It automatically downloads custom user interfaces, enabling you to start sequences, display statuses, and adjust variables from your iPhone or iPad.
- Remote control of show controllers
- Monitor output statuses
- Start sequences
- Set variables
- Toggle outputs
- Automatic UI download
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Control and monitor your Alcorn McBride Ethernet-enabled show controllers with ShowTouch using WinScript Live 5 and 6. ShowTouch connects to your show controller and automatically downloads the custom user interface - now, you can control your show from your iPhone or iPad. User interfaces can be designed using our WinScript Live 5 software. https://alcorn.com/support/software.html • Start sequences • Display output statuses • Set variables • Toggle Outputs • Much More... Note: use of this app requires an Alcorn McBride Show Controller.
Set Light
Configure ETC products wirelessly using NFC or a Bluetooth bridge. Address and set RDM labels, personalities, and DMX addresses for your fixtures. Plan configurations in advance and push them when ready.
- NFC configuration of ETC products
- Wireless addressing and configuration
- Bluetooth bridge connectivity
- RDM label, personality, and DMX address setting
- Save and push configurations
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Set Light provides NFC configuration of your ETC products. Hold your mobile device to the NFC tag of a compatible product to wirelessly address and configure it. You can transfer information via NFC even if power is off. You can also connect to your ETC and High End Systems fixtures via a bluetooth bridge such as City Theatrical’s DMXcat® or Multiverse® Transmitter. Once connected, identify and set the RDM label, personality, and DMX address of your fixtures. Save time by planning your configurations in advance and pushing them to your fixtures when ready.
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Verdict
ShowTouch 6 and Set Light both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ShowTouch 6's written reviews are positive against 0% of Set Light's. ShowTouch 6 also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Set Light's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Set Light holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of ShowTouch 6's written reviews are positive against 0% of Set Light's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowTouch 6 | Set Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alcorn McBride Inc. | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. |
Customer experience
ShowTouch 6
Set Light
In-app purchases
ShowTouch 6
No in-app purchases
Set Light
No in-app purchases
