Mobile HandyShare vs TakeStage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile HandyShare
Capture high-quality stereo audio and video with your iOS device. This app is optimized for specific microphones, offering real-time monitoring and waveform display. Easily share your recordings directly to cloud services.
- Stereo high-quality audio capturing
- Real-time waveform display
- Direct cloud service uploading
- Direct monitoring function
- Input signal channel reversal
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The Mobile HandyShare app allows you to record video + high-quality audio with your iOS device. Use it with a ZOOM iQ series mic, which are designed to capture audio of the best quality with iOS devices. Moreover, you can directly upload/share your recordings from Mobile HandyShare to the Cloud file-sharing site, allowing you to bring your creations to the world over the Internet. Features ■ Stereo high quality audio capturing using with ZOOM iQ series mic. ■ Detailed and accurate audio level meter and real time waveform display. ■ Uploading / sharing to Cloud Services ■Optimized for the iQ series - Use the DIRECT MONITOR function to monitor the input signal through the headphones jack on the iQ series without latency - The left and right channels of the iQ series input signal can be reversed. For more information, please visit our website. https://zoomcorp.com/
TakeStage
This app provides high-quality video and audio recordings during calls, specifically designed for musicians. It offers individual participant recording, remote device control, and intelligent audio features for professional results. Recordings are automatically uploaded to a cloud library for easy access and sharing.
- Individual participant recording
- Durable local recording
- Remote device control
- Simple roles and invites
- Intelligent audio switching
- Automatic cloud library
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TakeStage records each take on the performer's iPhone/iPad in HD with the teacher guiding and annotating over the call. The teacher can start the recording on a countdown, change the framing, and leave notes at the exact moment in the take. A frozen call never ends up in the video, and each take is one high quality, unedited recording - the way schools and festival panels prefer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TakeStage at 100% against Mobile HandyShare's 25%. TakeStage also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). Mobile HandyShare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. TakeStage sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Mobile HandyShare asks for nothing beyond the download.
TakeStage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Mobile HandyShare's written reviews are positive against 100% of TakeStage's.
Mobile HandyShare ships an update every 11 months, TakeStage fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile HandyShare | TakeStage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ZOOM CORPORATION | PopovMedia LLC |
Customer experience
Mobile HandyShare
TakeStage
In-app purchases
Mobile HandyShare
No in-app purchases
TakeStage
- Enthusiast Package Monthly$7.991 Month
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