Comparison

HOLD Please vs Cube Laser Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€” 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: โ€ข Stage Cues โ€” Hold Please, Continue, Places, Freeze, Take it back, Thank you โ€ข Timing โ€” 5/10/15/30 minute calls and breaks, "to places," "to curtain" โ€ข Production โ€” Action, Cut, Rollem, Stand clear, That's a wrap, In 3, 2, 1 โ€ข Movement & Lighting โ€” stage left/right/up/down, find your light, hold for lighting, tech difficulties, the show will resume โ€ข Quiet & Wrap โ€” quiet backstage, quiet in the house, return for notes, done for tonight โ€ข Calling the Show โ€” Go, Standby, LX, SFX, Stage Left/Right, Be Quiet (forceful)

About

Cube Laser Control

Features
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This app controls the laser systems of the Laserworld CUBE Series. It uses Bluetooth transmission of a mobile phone, tablet or similar control system This app controls the laser systems of the Laserworld CUBE Series. It uses Bluetooth transmission of a mobile phone, tablet or similar control system for signal transmission. There is a big library of existing content included, but it is also possible to create custom laser content elements with the app, select different colors and animate it. The app can convert images to laser compatible graphics, so even pictures taken with the mobile phone camera can be converted. In addition to that, an easy to use text generator can display custom text and save it. The content can be stored into the connected laser system, so it can be used with DMX control or in the automatic playback mode. Playlists of different content cues can be created. Laser specific safety settings can be managed in the app and stored back into the laser mainboard.Playlists of different content cues can be created. Laser specific safety settings can be managed in teh app and stored back into the laser mainboard.

Screenshots

HOLD Please3 screens
Cube Laser Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cube Laser Control at weekly against HOLD Please's every 4 months. Cube Laser Control also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท 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, Cube Laser Control weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
HOLD Please versus Cube Laser Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOLD PleaseCube Laser Control
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MickeyLaserworld AG

In-app purchases

None

HOLD Please

No in-app purchases

None

Cube Laser Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HOLD Please free?
HOLD Please is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cube Laser Control free?
Cube Laser Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HOLD Please or Cube Laser Control have ads?
Neither HOLD Please nor Cube Laser Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HOLD Please or Cube Laser Control?
HOLD Please ships an update every 4 months, and Cube Laser Control weekly. Most recently, HOLD Please was updated on October 4, 2026 and Cube Laser Control on September 30, 2026.

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