Comparison

HOLD Please vs IGNITE Firing Systems Lite

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

Head to head
About

HOLD Please

Features
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HOLD Please A stage manager's soundboard for the modern theatre. HOLD Please is a one-tap voice cue board built for stage managers, ASMs, tech directors, and rehearsal callers. Instead of shouting across a noisy house or hunting for a microphone, just tap a button — a clear, pre-recorded voice cue plays through the room. Each button toggles play/stop, lights up red while it's broadcasting, and falls back to green when it's done. Cues are grouped into six sections so you can find what you need fast: • Stage Cues — Hold Please, Continue, Places, Freeze, Take it back, Thank you • Timing — 5/10/15/30 minute calls and breaks, "to places," "to curtain" • Production — Action, Cut, Rollem, Stand clear, That's a wrap, In 3, 2, 1 • Movement & Lighting — stage left/right/up/down, find your light, hold for lighting, tech difficulties, the show will resume • Quiet & Wrap — quiet backstage, quiet in the house, return for notes, done for tonight • Calling the Show — Go, Standby, LX, SFX, Stage Left/Right, Be Quiet (forceful)

About

IGNITE Firing Systems Lite

Control fireworks displays from your smartphone. Connect a firing module to your devices and manually trigger fireworks, launch pre-programmed shows with codes, or create custom sequences.

Highlights
  • Connect up to six fireworks
  • Manual firing control
  • Automated show codes
  • Custom show design
  • Compatible with IGNITE Lite module
Features
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IGNITE Lite allows you to shoot fireworks from your phone. Connect up to six fireworks to the single firing module using igniters that clip onto the fuse of the fireworks. You can press buttons to manually fire, enter a 4-digit show code to fire an automated show, or design your own using the online IGNITE Show Designer. Please note that the IGNITE Lite module does not work with the primary IGNITE app, but only with the IGNITE Lite app.

Screenshots

HOLD Please3 screens
IGNITE Firing Systems Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IGNITE Firing Systems Lite at every 2 months against HOLD Please's every 4 months. IGNITE Firing Systems Lite also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HOLD Please ships an update every 4 months, IGNITE Firing Systems Lite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
HOLD Please versus IGNITE Firing Systems Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOLD PleaseIGNITE Firing Systems Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MickeyIGNITE Firing Systems LLC

In-app purchases

None

HOLD Please

No in-app purchases

None

IGNITE Firing Systems Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HOLD Please free?
HOLD Please is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IGNITE Firing Systems Lite free?
IGNITE Firing Systems Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HOLD Please or IGNITE Firing Systems Lite have ads?
Neither HOLD Please nor IGNITE Firing Systems Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HOLD Please or IGNITE Firing Systems Lite?
HOLD Please ships an update every 4 months, and IGNITE Firing Systems Lite every 2 months. Most recently, HOLD Please was updated on September 8, 2026 and IGNITE Firing Systems Lite on July 23, 2026.

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