ShowPlay vs AudioSpaces
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.
AudioSpaces
Capture ambient sounds and spoken stories, then precisely mark their locations on a map. Discover and share these unique audio experiences with friends, creating a spatial map of sounds.
- Record sounds and stories
- Pin recordings to a map
- Create personalized AudioSpaces
- Explore friends' AudioSpaces
- Share audio experiences
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Welcome to AudioSpaces Record sounds as you experience them, pin them to your map, and explore recordings in space. RECORD Record sounds, stories or anything that resonates from a moment. PIN Pin recordings to your map to create an AudioSpace. EXPLORE Explore friends’ AudioSpaces to share in their experiences End User License Agreement: https://audiospaces.cargo.site/eula Privacy Policy: https://audiospaces.cargo.site/privacy
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Verdict
ShowPlay and AudioSpaces both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of AudioSpaces's written reviews are positive against 50% of ShowPlay's. AudioSpaces also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). ShowPlay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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
AudioSpaces is free to download; ShowPlay costs $9.99 up front. AudioSpaces sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. ShowPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShowPlay against 5.0 for AudioSpaces. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of ShowPlay's written reviews are positive against 100% of AudioSpaces's.
ShowPlay ships an update every 4 months, AudioSpaces monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowPlay | AudioSpaces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Daniel Murfin | KAIETEUR LIMITED |
Customer experience
ShowPlay
AudioSpaces
In-app purchases
ShowPlay
No in-app purchases
AudioSpaces
- AudioSpaces Premium$0.991 Month
