Comparison

TXRH Event vs Control Play

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

Head to head
About

TXRH Event

This app serves as a mobile guide for corporate meetings and events hosted by Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers. It provides attendees with essential information such as event schedules, speaker details, venue information, and attendee lists to enhance their event experience.

Highlights
  • Attendee List
  • Event Agenda & Schedule
  • Speaker Bios
  • Venue Information
  • Maps
Features
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Mobile app for Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers corporate meetings and events. To get the most out of your upcoming events, please use the app to check out the following features: * Attendee List * Event Agenda & Schedule * Speaker Bios * Venue Info * Maps * More!

About

Control Play

This app provides licensed music and music videos for businesses, with content curated and rated for appropriate business use. It also enables digital signage and audio messaging to engage customers, and offers a library of digital assets for enhanced guest experiences.

Highlights
  • Licensed music and music videos for businesses
  • Content rating for business demographics
  • Digital signage and audio messaging
  • Customizable playlists
  • Library of digital assets for guest experiences
  • Daily automatic content updates
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Control Play allows you to stream millions of songs from the Managed Media business-music library that features hits from the biggest artists of all time, and provides music that is specifically licensed for use in businesses. All songs are exhaustively reviewed by a team of music professionals and content-rated for business demographics to ensure that you never play inappropriate content that could jeopardize the relationship with your customer. - Available in music and/or music video formats - All music is censored, with explicit available as an option that can be scheduled to only play after a specific time of day - Human curated rating system applied to all Songs for audio and visual components, with simple ratings: Kids, All Ages, 13+, 18+, Explicit - Daily automatic content updates - Thousands of licensed HD Music Videos - Create your own custom music playlists with Playlist Builder ## Promote (Digital Signage & Audio Messaging) With the use of Screens and Speakers connected to your Control Play Player, you can promote, inform, and engage customers with your own messaging. We have professionally produced hundreds of stock pieces of content that can be used out of the box. You can also upload your own content, or get access to our professional production team to create custom promotions for special offers, products and services, upcoming events, social media, or for relaying specific messaging unique to your business. - Library of hundreds of business and industry-specific pieces of digital content which can be filtered to just the content that is relevant to your business - Multiple media formats from Video-only, to Audio-Video and Audio-only - Use Playlist Builder to create playlists, or mix with other content - Replace inappropriate content visuals with promotional messaging - Upload your own content - Custom production available ## Experience+ Control Play has been building high impact, engaging guest experiences for almost 20 years. Core to this is a Content Integration full of unique digital assets that seamlessly integrate into your other Content Integrations and take your guest experience to the next level. Experience+ content can be played on-demand, scheduled to play automatically, built into custom playlists, or automated with Seasonal Events. - Library of hundreds of business and industry-specific pieces of digital content which can be filtered to just the content that is relevant to your business - Seasonal Event Visualizers - Special Event Warm-ups - Sports-themed Pre-game & Post-game Exciters, including Fight Songs - Birthday Celebration content - Novelty Dances and Kids Novelty Montages - National Anthems - Closing Messages - Sound Effects & Background Video - Use Playlist Builder to create playlists or mix with other content - Replace inappropriate content visuals with Experience+ content - Custom production available ## Control Play: Remote App Features: - Interact with the Now Playing playlist in real-time - Search the Music, Promote and Experience+ Content Libraries - Browse Music, Promote and Experience+ Playlists - Build custom playlists with the powerful Playlist Builder, and take advantage of advanced programming features to create playlists that are fine-tuned to your business - Create and Update your Automations so that your Player runs itself - View your Player's live Schedule - Review Play History to keep tabs on what's playing - Create, update and play Video Texts - Update your Player's settings, including time-based Content Blocks - Control your Restricted Access settings to restrict staff from unauthorized use - Remote control Multiple Zone & Location Players ## PLEASE NOTE: The Control Play: Remote app requires a Control Play hardware Player and valid user account. If you don't have a Control Play Player, please visit www.controlplay.com for more information.

Screenshots

TXRH Event3 screens
Control Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Control Play at every 2 months against TXRH Event's every 8 months. TXRH Event's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TXRH Event against 5.0 for Control Play. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TXRH Event ships an update every 8 months, Control Play every 2 months. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TXRH Event versus Control Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTXRH EventControl Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTEXAS ROADHOUSE HOLDINGS, LLCManaged Media Inc.

Customer experience

TXRH Event

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

Control Play

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

In-app purchases

None

TXRH Event

No in-app purchases

None

Control Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TXRH Event free?
TXRH Event is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Play free?
Control Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TXRH Event or Control Play?
TXRH Event and Control Play are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TXRH Event or Control Play have ads?
Neither TXRH Event nor Control Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TXRH Event or Control Play?
TXRH Event ships an update every 8 months, and Control Play every 2 months. Most recently, TXRH Event was updated on June 1, 2026 and Control Play on June 1, 2026.

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