ShowTool SM vs AV Tech Case
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.
AV Tech Case
A comprehensive offline toolkit for audio-visual professionals. It offers specialized calculators and tools for sound, video, and lighting setups, ensuring efficient and accurate configurations for live events and installations without needing an internet connection.
- Offline audio tools (delay, line array)
- Video projection blend calculator
- DMX address and switch calculators
- Cable load and power references
- Timer and notes functionality
- AV Bingo for crew downtime
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AV Tech Case — offline, no-nonsense toolkit for AV professionals in live events, touring, installations, and production. All tools work 100% offline — perfect for venues, festivals, fly dates, and spots with no signal. No accounts, no ads, just fast inputs and reliable outputs for sound engineers, lighting techs, video operators, and crew.Core Sections: • Audio Tools — Delay Calculator (distance-based), Line Array Planner (angles & coverage), Audience Coverage Angle, Enclosure Drive Capacity, Do I Need Delays? checker • Video Tools — Projector Blend Calculator (overlap & setup), vMix Custom Ratio PIP, Camera FOV Calculator • Light Tools — Next DMX Address, DMX Switch Calculator • General Tools — Cable Load Calculator, Power references, Timer, Notes, Charts Plus fun extras: AV Bingo for crew downtime, quick references. Designed by techs for techs: clean dark-mode interface, rapid access, accurate math for safe & efficient setups. Ideal for concert sound, theater lighting, corporate projection, festival video walls.Download AV Tech Case — your essential offline AV calculator companion for the road.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AV Tech Case at 100% against ShowTool SM's 47%. AV Tech Case also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). ShowTool SM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
AV Tech Case is free to download; ShowTool SM costs $4.99 up front. AV Tech Case sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShowTool SM asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShowTool SM ships an update every 7 months, AV Tech Case every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowTool SM | AV Tech Case |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Murfin | Trotta Consulting ltd |
Customer experience
ShowTool SM
AV Tech Case
In-app purchases
ShowTool SM
No in-app purchases
AV Tech Case
- Ads Off$4.99









