ShowTool LD vs Vor Mobile
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.
Vor Mobile
Overlay your show information directly onto videos and photos. This app automatically discovers network devices and supports timecode information for seamless cue management. Empower your team by sharing videos directly from your photo library.
- Overlay show info on videos/photos
- No proprietary formats
- Direct sharing from Photos app
- Automatic network device discovery
- Timecode overlay support
- Cue management
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Vor is designed for you to spend the least amount of time in the app, and more time cueing. Overlay your show information onto videos and photos! No proprietary formats, and no one else on your team needs a license. Empower your collaborators and share videos directly from the photos app. Know exactly which cue you're in at all times; no more deciphering notes about actors standing out of their light. Take a photo, and update the focuses the next morning. Not a tech wiz? No worries, Vor automatically discovers ETC Eos™ Family consoles and QLab™ sessions on your network so you don't have to fumble around with IP Addresses and OSC port numbers. Using timecode? Overlay timecode information from ETC Response Gateways. Terms of Use (EULA): https://getvor.app/mobile-eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vor Mobile at Free against ShowTool LD's $4.99. Vor Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 70%). ShowTool LD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating 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
Vor Mobile is free to download; ShowTool LD costs $4.99 up front. Vor Mobile sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ShowTool LD asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ShowTool LD against 4.6 for Vor Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of ShowTool LD's written reviews are positive against 83% of Vor Mobile's.
ShowTool LD ships an update every 5 months, Vor Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowTool LD | Vor Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 4.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — 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, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Murfin | Borealis Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
ShowTool LD
Vor Mobile
In-app purchases
ShowTool LD
No in-app purchases
Vor Mobile
- Personal - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Production - Weekly$6.997 Days
- Production - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Personal - Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Production - Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
