SongShow Mobile Control vs MAV Base
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote Control
- Program Control
- Stage Monitor
- SongShow Plus Integration
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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.
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.
- 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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | SongShow Mobile Control | MAV Base |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | R-Technics, Inc. | Ethereal Home Theatre, LLC |
Customer experience
SongShow Mobile Control
MAV Base
In-app purchases
SongShow Mobile Control
No in-app purchases
MAV Base
No in-app purchases
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