Comparison

Stage Messenger vs Multi

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

Head to head
About

Stage Messenger

This app enables presenters and performers to send instant, customizable message alerts to technical teams during live or virtual events. It transforms a mobile device into a quick communication tool, bridging the gap between stage and off-stage crew.

Highlights
  • Create custom message buttons
  • Send full-screen flashing alerts
  • Join sessions on any mobile device
  • Real-time communication tool
  • Ideal for live and virtual events
Features
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Stage Messenger creates a unique session ID that allows multiple users to join on any mobile device. By starting and joining a session, one user can send customizable prebuilt text message alerts at the touch of a button to multiple devices joined to the session. Anyone who speaks publicly or has ever had to give a presentation or performance on stage knows how difficult it is to get a message to an A/V team while in the middle of a presentation. Larger event productions and venues would use some sort of communications intercom to solve this on the technical side, but even then, the speaker doesn’t have a line of communication from the stage when issues arise. This is where Stage Messenger comes in! Now you can turn your mobile device into a quick and easy push-button communication tool. This is a game changer for public speakers, performers, and anyone who’s presenting on stage live or in a virtual event, where communication becomes difficult to impossible during the actual presentation or performance. Stage Messenger message buttons (which are essentially the various messages you create) are completely customizable. Messages are received in the form of flashing, full-screen alerts on a mobile device! No more wondering if the A/V guy actually saw the text message you sent – that is, if you actually could text a standard text message to someone while you’re walking to the stage. Anyone who joins a session can see the alerts. Simply set up a mobile device on the receiving end of your session and you’ve got your own private, full-screen message alert system that connects the person on stage to the technical teams off stage. This tool is an absolute necessity for anyone who performs or presents both live and virtually. That’s right virtually as well! A simple internet connection makes your Stage Messenger session accessible even in the context of virtual meetings! Typically, the messages presenters need to convey from the stage are fairly common, but it’s difficult to share those messages when you are in the middle of a performance or presentation. Now with the Stage Messenger app, you can! Stage Messenger bridges the gap between presenters and a/v teams. Here is an example of how you might use Stage Messenger, you could create a button for the message “I can’t hear my stage monitors”. Add another button for the message “Please go back one slide”. Add as many message buttons as you’d like for the session. Now at the touch of a button, your message alert is sent to the tech team, event coordinator, etc. Your message alert is received full-screen on a receiving mobile device or multiple devices if needed. The messages are entirely customizable, and will be at your fingertips when you need them most, like when you are in the middle of your presentation or virtual event and there’s no discrete or quick way to tell the tech team your confidence monitor just died…We’re just saying. Download the Stage Messenger app today, you’ll never feel disconnected on stage again!

About

Multi

Easily measure multiple durations simultaneously for activities like relay races or club events. This app helps overcome challenges with distance, multiple participants, and limited hands for accurate timekeeping.

Highlights
  • Measure multiple times simultaneously
  • Ideal for relay races
  • Useful for club activity managers
  • Overcomes distance limitations
  • Supports starter's voice activation
  • Designed for multiple participants
Features
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This is the best application for club activity managers and others who need to measure multiple times at the same time! Do you have any of the following problems when measuring times? - The start and finish points are too far apart to measure accurate times. - You want to start using the starter's voice. - I want to measure the time of each section in a relay race. - I want to measure the time of multiple people, but I don't have enough hands. This application was developed in response to such requests and can be used in various situations. In many short distance events, it is difficult to measure accurate times with a conventional stopwatch. We have also devised a system that can be used not only by managers of club activities, but also in everyday life. We hope you will use this application for a variety of purposes. We are developing this application based on your opinions. We would be happy to hear your opinions without hesitation.

Screenshots

Stage Messenger3 screens
Multi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stage Messenger at none against Multi's 1. Stage Messenger also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. Multi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stage Messenger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stage Messenger against 5.0 for Multi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Stage Messenger versus Multi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStage MessengerMulti
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJogasoftKoki Osada

Customer experience

Stage Messenger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Multi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stage Messenger

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Multi

One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is Stage Messenger free?
Stage Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multi free?
Multi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stage Messenger or Multi?
Stage Messenger and Multi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Stage Messenger or Multi have ads?
Multi shows ads; Stage Messenger does not.

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