Comparison

shift vs ShowPlay

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

shift

Easily view and edit patch information on your EOS family devices directly from your iOS device. Features include auto console discovery, channel/address viewing, and quick patching capabilities. Monitor streaming channel levels live with filtering options.

Highlights
  • Auto console discovery
  • View patch information by channel or address
  • Quickly jump to desired channel/address
  • DimCheck for address flashing and patching
  • Flash out channels and repatch
  • View streaming channel levels live
Features
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View and edit the patch information on your eos family devices quickly and easily from your iOS device - Auto console discovery - View patch information by channel or by address - quickly jump to a desired channel or address - Use "DimCheck" to quickly flash through addresses, jumping to the next empty address if required. Once an address is identified quickly patch it to the required address straight from your device - Flash out channels, repatch and move as required, all directly from your device - View streaming channel levels live, filter by group, keyword or active channels

About

ShowPlay

This app allows users to remotely control various media and communication elements for theatrical and event productions. It supports video, audio, images, colors, and simulated calls/messages via OSC. Media can be imported locally or synced from cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Remote media playback (video, audio, images)
  • Color control via RGB values
  • Simulate incoming calls and messages
  • OSC integration for control
  • Dropbox cloud synchronization
  • Connection re-establishment on weak networks
  • Access to message logs for troubleshooting
Features
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Connect. Play. ShowPlay connects to entertainment networks to remotely trigger video, audio, images and colours, and simulate incoming calls and messages using OSC (Open Sound Control). It is the ideal solution for theatre, movie, TV and event production. Import media from the local device, or synchronise with Dropbox cloud storage. ShowPlay actively re-establishes connections on weaker networks, and provides easy to access logs of incoming messages for troubleshooting. Video Play video files, and control audio levels and looping behaviour. Audio Play audio files, and control audio levels, speakers and looping behaviour. Images Display images, and control stretching behaviour. Colours Display colours by providing RGB values. Call Simulate incoming calls, and control ring/vibrate behaviour and caller identification text. Message Simulate incoming messages, and control ring/vibrate behaviour and messenger identification text.

Screenshots

shift4 screens
ShowPlay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: shift at 100% against ShowPlay's 50%. shift also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). ShowPlay's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

shift is free to download; ShowPlay costs $9.99 up front. shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShowPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShowPlay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of shift's written reviews are positive against 50% of ShowPlay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

shift ships an update every 11 months, ShowPlay every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
shift versus ShowPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametershiftShowPlay
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard WilliamsonDaniel Murfin

Customer experience

shift

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShowPlay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

shift

One-time1
  • Full Access$10.99
None

ShowPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is shift free?
shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShowPlay free?
ShowPlay costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, shift or ShowPlay?
ShowPlay is rated higher. shift averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ShowPlay averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do shift or ShowPlay have ads?
Neither shift nor ShowPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, shift or ShowPlay?
shift ships an update every 11 months, and ShowPlay every 4 months. Most recently, shift was updated on September 17, 2026 and ShowPlay on September 14, 2026.

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