ShowTool LD vs TechTools App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShowTool LD
This app provides essential tools for lighting design and electrical calculations in theatre and film. It helps with beam angles, gel cutting, DMX addressing, power consumption, and network subnetting. Data syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Beam angle and throw calculations
- Gel cut and wastage estimation
- DMX universe/address translation
- Power consumption calculations
- Network subnetting tools
- iCloud data synchronization
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ShowTool LD is a comprehensive suite of Lighting Design and Electrics utilities for theatre and film. Beam Quickly calculate and visualise beam angles, throw and beam diameter. Gel Calculate the number of cuts and wastage from all major gel manufacturers and stock sizes. Choose from a selection of standard frame sizes, or define your own custom frame size. DMX Translate between universe/address and absolute address, discover how many fixtures will fit within a universe and calculate dip switch configuration. Power Simple power calculations in single and three phase configurations. Discover the total power consumption for your rig. Network What is a subnet? Easy tools to discover valid addresses for devices on your lighting network. Lists are kept in sync across all your devices using iCloud.
TechTools App
This app provides essential tools for lighting technicians, desk operators, and network administrators. It includes calculators for DMX addressing, IP addresses, and beam calculations, along with various useful converters for technical data.
- DMX addressing wizard
- IP address and class calculator
- Color code reference
- Beam calculator
- Electrical cable color codes
- Ingress Protection Code guide
- Technical data converters
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This application aims to be in the pocket of any technician, light desk operator, or stage network administrator. You will find the most useful tools for a lighting technician or manager, a desk operator or a network administrator. - DMX addressing wizard and dipswitch - IP addresses and classes - Color code - Beam Calculator - Electrical cable colors - Ingress Protection Code As well as several converters : - percentage / decimal on 24 bits, i.e. 3 bytes (for the usual coarse/fine/ultra values on the lighting desks and in the fixtures). - CIDR notation / dotted decimal notation for network masks - hexadecimal / decimal for ART-net universes notations, for example
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TechTools App at 100% against ShowTool LD's 70%. ShowTool LD's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
ShowTool LD costs $4.99 and TechTools App $4.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShowTool LD ships an update every 5 months, TechTools App every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowTool LD | TechTools App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.00 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Murfin | Noe Loridan |
Customer experience
ShowTool LD
TechTools App
In-app purchases
ShowTool LD
No in-app purchases
TechTools App
No in-app purchases
