ShowPlay vs Vor Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShowPlay
This app allows users to remotely control various media and communication elements for theatrical and event productions. It supports video, audio, images, colors, and simulated calls/messages via OSC. Media can be imported locally or synced from cloud storage.
- Remote media playback (video, audio, images)
- Color control via RGB values
- Simulate incoming calls and messages
- OSC integration for control
- Dropbox cloud synchronization
- Connection re-establishment on weak networks
- Access to message logs for troubleshooting
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Connect. Play. ShowPlay connects to entertainment networks to remotely trigger video, audio, images and colours, and simulate incoming calls and messages using OSC (Open Sound Control). It is the ideal solution for theatre, movie, TV and event production. Import media from the local device, or synchronise with Dropbox cloud storage. ShowPlay actively re-establishes connections on weaker networks, and provides easy to access logs of incoming messages for troubleshooting. Video Play video files, and control audio levels and looping behaviour. Audio Play audio files, and control audio levels, speakers and looping behaviour. Images Display images, and control stretching behaviour. Colours Display colours by providing RGB values. Call Simulate incoming calls, and control ring/vibrate behaviour and caller identification text. Message Simulate incoming messages, and control ring/vibrate behaviour and messenger identification text.
Vor Mobile
Overlay your show information directly onto videos and photos. This app automatically discovers network devices and supports timecode information for seamless cue management. Empower your team by sharing videos directly from your photo library.
- Overlay show info on videos/photos
- No proprietary formats
- Direct sharing from Photos app
- Automatic network device discovery
- Timecode overlay support
- Cue management
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Vor is designed for you to spend the least amount of time in the app, and more time cueing. Overlay your show information onto videos and photos! No proprietary formats, and no one else on your team needs a license. Empower your collaborators and share videos directly from the photos app. Know exactly which cue you're in at all times; no more deciphering notes about actors standing out of their light. Take a photo, and update the focuses the next morning. Not a tech wiz? No worries, Vor automatically discovers ETC Eos™ Family consoles and QLab™ sessions on your network so you don't have to fumble around with IP Addresses and OSC port numbers. Using timecode? Overlay timecode information from ETC Response Gateways. Terms of Use (EULA): https://getvor.app/mobile-eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vor Mobile at Free against ShowPlay's $9.99. Vor Mobile also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). ShowPlay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads 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
Vor Mobile is free to download; ShowPlay costs $9.99 up front. Vor Mobile sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ShowPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShowPlay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vor Mobile has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of ShowPlay's written reviews are positive against 83% of Vor Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ShowPlay ships an update every 4 months, Vor Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowPlay | Vor Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Murfin | Borealis Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
ShowPlay
Vor Mobile
In-app purchases
ShowPlay
No in-app purchases
Vor Mobile
- Personal - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Production - Weekly$6.997 Days
- Production - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Personal - Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Production - Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
