Comparison

ShowTool SM vs 10Scene

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multi-show support
  • Show import/export
  • Detailed timer sessions
  • Customizable marks database
  • Production checklists
  • Prop management with images
  • Show info dashboard
Features
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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.

About

10Scene

Features
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The 10Scene app allows remote control of ChamSys 10Scene lighting zones. SnakeSys 10Scene Wall Plates and SnakeSys 10Scene Gateways enable up to 50 different zones of 10Scene operation and trigger inputs. 10Scenes can operate in a simple mode with minimal configuration, or in an extended mode with manual configuration per Zone. 10Scene Wall Plates are connected to MagicQ via one or more 10Scene Gateways. Please ensure you grant Local Network access in device Settings to allow the app to communicate with MagicQ. If 10Scene does not appear in device Settings then select 'Connected with QR code' and allow Camera access.

Screenshots

ShowTool SM4 screens
10Scene3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 10Scene at Free against ShowTool SM's $4.99. 10Scene also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

10Scene is free to download; ShowTool SM costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShowTool SM ships an update every 7 months, 10Scene every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ShowTool SM versus 10Scene: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowTool SM10Scene
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel MurfinChamSys Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ShowTool SM

No in-app purchases

None

10Scene

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShowTool SM free?
ShowTool SM costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 10Scene free?
10Scene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShowTool SM or 10Scene have ads?
Neither ShowTool SM nor 10Scene shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowTool SM or 10Scene?
ShowTool SM ships an update every 7 months, and 10Scene every 9 months. Most recently, ShowTool SM was updated on October 26, 2026 and 10Scene on October 15, 2026.

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