ShowTool SM vs SecurePyro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShowTool SM
This app provides a comprehensive suite of stage management tools for theatrical productions. It helps organize show documentation, manage timings, track props, and create checklists to ensure nothing is forgotten. Shows sync across devices via iCloud.
- Multi-show support
- Show import/export
- Detailed timer sessions
- Customizable marks database
- Production checklists
- Prop management with images
- Show info dashboard
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ShowTool SM is a comprehensive suite of Stage Management utilities that give you the edge, helping you focus on what really matters. Multi Show ShowTool SM supports multiple shows, helping you maintain documentation and work more productively in repertory environments. Show import and export helps you share information with other users. Timers Timing your show couldn’t be simpler. Timer sessions keep track of each run of your show or rehearsal, and timer presets allow automatic labelling of show sections as you go along. Show stops can be timed, and ad-hoc timers allow you to time scene changes or other one-off events during the show. Marks Database of all your marks simply and quickly. Select from an unlimited range of colours, attach your own images, and save additional information for each entry. Checklist Create a checklist for your production so you never forget a thing. Props Manage your props with ease, including images of your props so you can set them just right. Show Info See the checked status of all of your checks and props at a glance, manage show sections, and create email presets for generating and sending show reports. Shows are kept in sync across all your devices using iCloud.
SecurePyro
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SecurePyro App is a complete and intuitive interface that allows you to ignite fireworks with our devices. You can remotely ignite fireworks using your smartphone as a remote control. With this application you can: - Activate the single outputs or activate them all together; - Configure your devices; - View the status and battery of your devices; - Control multiple devices from a single Smartphone; --Quick Instruction for Use-- 1. Turn on the device in Master mode; 2. Connect to the WIFI network of the device, and then open the App; 3. Connect the igniters; 4. Turn the key to Arm the device and move away; 5. "Slide to unlock" to activate the buttons on the App; 6. Press the ARM key and at the same time select the output you want to activate; For info, orders and support, contact us at: info@securepyro.it. Thank you for purchasing SecurePyro device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SecurePyro at Free against ShowTool SM's $4.99. SecurePyro also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). ShowTool SM's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence 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
SecurePyro is free to download; ShowTool SM costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShowTool SM ships an update every 7 months, SecurePyro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowTool SM | SecurePyro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Murfin | SecurePyro S.R.L. |
In-app purchases
ShowTool SM
No in-app purchases
SecurePyro
No in-app purchases









