ShowPlay vs OSC Cue Light
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.
OSC Cue Light
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OSC Cue Light is a simple iOS alternative to physical Cue Lights using the open OSC standard enabling you to control cue lights from applications like QLab or Companion anywhere on your stage via WiFi. Note: This is a specialist app for use in environments familiar with OSC. It requires either a hardware OSC cue device or application like QLab to send OSC messages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OSC Cue Light at $3.99 against ShowPlay's $9.99. ShowPlay's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
ShowPlay costs $9.99 and OSC Cue Light $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShowPlay ships an update every 4 months, OSC Cue Light every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowPlay | OSC Cue Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Murfin | Ross Henderson |
In-app purchases
ShowPlay
No in-app purchases
OSC Cue Light
No in-app purchases
