Jingle Box vs Show Cues Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jingle Box
This app allows users to create and trigger custom sound effects and clips for live broadcasts, theater, or DJ sets. It supports importing audio, organizing sounds with color-coding and cue points, and offers various playback options. Audio can be streamed to other devices.
- Import audio files
- Organize sounds into sets
- Color-code sounds
- Set In/Out cues and fade durations
- Loop, Solo, No-Pause, Play While Pressed playback options
- Stream audio via AirPlay
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Jingle Box is a soundboard app for audio professionals, DJs, podcasters. It can be used to quickly replay sound effects or clips during live broadcasts, in theaters etc. with a touch of your finger. Import audio files from your iOS Music Library, AirDrop them or use iTunes file sharing on your computer to easily transfer them to the app. Organize your sounds into sets, color-code them, set In and Out cues, Fade In and Out durations, volume level. There are four additional playback options that can be used: Loop, Solo, No-Pause and Play While Pressed. Stream audio to other devices with AirPlay. iPads are highly recommended because of their bigger screens.
Show Cues Lite
This application allows entertainers to seamlessly integrate music into their live performances. It functions as a dedicated music player, enabling control via touchscreen or remote, and syncs directly with playlists created in Apple Music.
- Music playback for live shows
- Touchscreen and remote control
- Syncs with Apple Music playlists
- Professional, user-friendly interface
- Designed for entertainers
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Show Cues Lite is the latest version of the popular Show Cues App. This App is used by entertainers worldwide to add music to their performances using the touch screen or Bluetooth remote control. Show Cues is not a music editor; it is a music player. Use the Apple Music app to create playlists, rearrange tracks, and delete or add tracks. Once you are done creating or editing in Apple Music, sync your playlist with your iPhone/iPad. Your created playlist will instantly be ready to load into Show Cues and play. "Perfect for magicians, jugglers, musicians—anybody who wants to run an entire show from an iPad or iPhone! By far THE BEST on the market." — Paul Romhany, Vanish International Magic Magazine Carl Andrews is not only a designer and programmer of iDevice apps, but he is also a professional magician. When his friend Shawn Popp suggested that he create an app to play music cues, he went at it with passion. The result is the most professional program I have ever seen called "Show Cues". There are so many features to this app I won't have enough time to go through them all. A wonderfully written manual and a professionally thought-out program make this a must for all performers. — Bruce Kalver, Tech Tricks column in MUM magazine "Designed as a simple, visual, user-friendly interface for the performer or the most experienced sound tech. It would be a challenge to make this program more convenient. Show Cues is music to my "i"s." — Francis Menotti, Magic Magazine "This app gives you or your sound technician quick, simple, and reliable control over the music and sound effects that support your show. It exceeded expectations, meaning it worked perfectly right out of the box. This is a professional tool designed by a professional, for professionals. But we part-time pros can like it, too." — Curtis Kam, MUM Magazine
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Show Cues Lite at 100% against Jingle Box's 40%. Show Cues Lite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Jingle Box's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $19.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Jingle Box costs $9.99 and Show Cues Lite $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Show Cues Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Jingle Box's written reviews are positive against 100% of Show Cues Lite's.
Jingle Box ships an update every 2 months, Show Cues Lite every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jingle Box | Show Cues Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pavel Aristov | Carl Andrews18795964936 |
Customer experience
Jingle Box
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In-app purchases
Jingle Box
No in-app purchases
Show Cues Lite
No in-app purchases
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