Comparison

SongShow Mobile Control vs MAV Base

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

Head to head
About

SongShow Mobile Control

Control SongShow Plus presentations remotely from your mobile device. Features include remote control, program management, and a stage monitor view. Requires SongShow Plus 8.4 and a current subscription license on a networked computer.

Highlights
  • Remote Control
  • Program Control
  • Stage Monitor
  • SongShow Plus Integration
Features
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This application provides three mobile control functions for SongShow Plus: Remote Control, Program Control, and Stage Monitor. This application is designed to work with SongShow Plus 8.4. You will need to have SongShow Plus 8.4 installed on a machine within a local area network of your mobile device and your SongShow Plus machine will need to have a current subscription license installed.

About

MAV Base

This platform allows AV, networking, and surveillance integrators to remotely manage and configure devices for their clients. It enables automatic reboots, power monitoring, and real-time diagnostics to proactively fix system issues and reduce support calls.

Highlights
  • Remote device access and control
  • Client system monitoring and management
  • Real-time diagnostics and issue prevention
  • Automatic and manual device reboots
  • Power usage and temperature monitoring
  • Push notifications for system changes
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MAVBase™ is a monitoring and remote management platform designed by MetraAV® for Automation, AV, networking and surveillance integrators. This app makes it easy to give customers the best service possible by managing and configuring all device settings and fixing problems before they affect their systems. The MAVBase app is compatible with Big Dog Power power distribution systems and will expand to encompass more products in the future. Integrators can reboot devices automatically or manually, set schedules, monitor power usage and temperatures and maintain clients’ systems right from their smartphone with the intuitive MAVBase app. For integration professionals, this means reduction of time-intensive support calls and truck rolls. The flexible app is designed to work how integrators work, with easy programming that can be set up by outlet or device to mimic the workflow of their choice. Combined with the award-winning Big Dog Power Smart Power Distribution Unit (PDU), this app allows AV professionals to deliver surge protection, remote control, smart home integration, rack temperature management, and more. The app-connected PDU features up to twelve individually controllable outlets that have power metering, self-healing, and automatic reboot capabilities for smarter and easier remote management of connected devices. It also includes revolutionary replaceable surge modules that protect connected devices by sacrificing a single module. Visit BigDogPower.com for more information. FEATURES ● Remotely access and control Big Dog Power devices ● Monitor and manage all of your clients and their systems ● User-friendly design makes remote management easy ● Stay on top of system changes with push notifications ● Self healing configuration ● View diagnostics remotely in real time to track and prevent system issues ● Virtually eliminates downtime from surge-related events

Screenshots

SongShow Mobile Control3 screens
MAV Base4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MAV Base at 100% against SongShow Mobile Control's 33%. MAV Base also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.6). SongShow Mobile Control's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MAV Base holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of SongShow Mobile Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of MAV Base's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SongShow Mobile Control versus MAV Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongShow Mobile ControlMAV Base
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (8 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequency—Every 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperR-Technics, Inc.Ethereal Home Theatre, LLC

Customer experience

SongShow Mobile Control

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

MAV Base

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SongShow Mobile Control

No in-app purchases

None

MAV Base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SongShow Mobile Control free?
SongShow Mobile Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MAV Base free?
MAV Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SongShow Mobile Control or MAV Base?
MAV Base is rated higher. SongShow Mobile Control averages 2.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while MAV Base averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do SongShow Mobile Control or MAV Base have ads?
Neither SongShow Mobile Control nor MAV Base shows ads.

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