Comparison

Go Button vs Musical!

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

Head to head
About

Go Button

This app provides professional audio playback for live events. Easily trigger music and sound effects simultaneously or in sequence. It offers advanced controls for volume, pan, speed, and pitch, with remote control options and robust file import capabilities.

Highlights
  • Play multiple sounds simultaneously
  • Sequence sounds with a GO button
  • Ad-libbed sound triggers
  • Auto-stop, fade, loop, duck
  • Independent cue controls
  • Import audio files
  • Remote control via Bluetooth/MIDI/OSC
Features
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Easy sound playback for your live show! From the makers of QLab™. SIMPLE AND CONSISTENT - Incredibly easy to run your show - just press GO. - Play your music and sound effects at the same time. - Take your show anywhere! Runs on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. - Free to build 1 show. Unlock unlimited shows with a one-time In-App Purchase. USE IT FOR - Theater - Dance Recitals - Weddings - Church Services - Puppetry - Magic Shows SUPPORT - Friendly help when you need it! - Contact Support from the in-app sidebar, or email support@figure53.com. - Complete documentation online at gobutton.app/docs. NEWS AND UPDATES - groups.google.com/g/gobutton - twitter.com/gobuttonapp FEATURES • Play multiple sounds at the same time. • Play a list of sounds in sequence by tapping the "GO" button. • Play ad-libbed sounds with always-ready "Hit" buttons. • Auto-stop, fade in, fade out, loop, duck, and more. • Adjust volume, pan, speed, and pitch independently for every cue. • Import your audio files and share shows via AirDrop or the iOS Files app. • Remote control with Bluetooth and MIDI. • OSC control API for remote triggering from QLab or other OSC sources. • Passcode lock your shows to prevent unauthorized edits. • Ultra-efficient & low latency playback built on core iOS technologies. • Supports DRM-free WAV, AIFF, M4A, AAC, MP3, MOV, 3GP, CAF, and FLAC. • Requires iOS 15 or later. Produced by Figure 53.

About

Musical!

Features
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Music is yours again. Musical is a music player and library for the music you own. The free Mac app is the heart of your collection. Choose where your music lives and your Mac becomes your personal music server. Your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV can connect to it and access your library without uploading your music to a central service. You can also use Musical on iPhone and iPad as a standalone music player for music stored locally on your device. Your music, wherever you are: At home, connect your iPhone to your Mac and stream your music directly over your local network. Away from home, Musical can connect back to your Mac and stream your collection remotely, giving you access to music stored at home without downloading your entire library. Want music available without a connection? Download albums and songs to your iPhone and Musical automatically uses the local copy when it's available. You choose what you want to keep locally and what you want to stream. Made for iPhone * Browse your complete music library * Stream music directly from your Mac * Stream your collection remotely when you're away from home * Download albums and songs for offline playback * Play music stored locally on your iPhone * Automatically prefer local copies when available * Choose different quality levels for Wi-Fi and mobile data * Continue listening as your connection changes * Search your collection * Browse albums, artists, genres and playlists * Favourites and recently played * Queue, shuffle and repeat * Gapless playback * Lyrics and album artwork * Full-screen player * Listening history and statistics * CarPlay At home: stream from your Mac over your local network. Away from home: connect remotely to your Mac and stream your collection. Offline: download music to your iPhone and listen without a connection. Musical automatically reconnects your devices and knows when a local copy is available, so you can move between streaming and local playback without having to think about it. Apple TV, AirPlay and more Musical works across: * Mac * iPhone * iPad * Apple TV * CarPlay * AirPlay Use AirPlay to play your music around your home, or use your iPhone as a remote for your Mac or Apple TV. Your music. Your data. Musical is designed around keeping your music and your data under your control. No account. No sign-in. No subscription. No analytics. There is no Musical account to create and no service collecting information about what you listen to. Your music files stay on your devices and where you've chosen to store them. Your library stays with you. Musical does not store your music collection on our servers. Your devices communicate directly with each other when you connect them. We don't need to know what you're listening to, and there is no central Musical library holding your music or personal data. Built around ownership There is: * No streaming catalogue * No monthly or annual subscription * No account or sign-in * No analytics * No uploading your music collection * No central storage of your music * No disappearing tracks because of licensing The Mac app is free and provides the heart of the Musical experience. The iPhone, iPad and Apple TV apps bring your collection to your other devices. And so much more Musical can also help you discover music, find albums you're missing, keep a Hunt List of records you're looking for, discover new releases and find gigs near you. Build playlists. Save favourites. Get recommendations. Or turn the extras off. Welcome back to owning music.

Screenshots

Go Button4 screens
Musical!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Go Button at Free against Musical!'s $4.99. Go Button also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Musical!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On 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

Go Button is free to download; Musical! costs $4.99 up front. Go Button sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Musical! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Go Button ships an update every 6 weeks, Musical! every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Go Button versus Musical!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGo ButtonMusical!
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (175 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings175 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFigure 53Kevin Falencik

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Go Button

One-time1
  • Pro License$99.99
1 purchases

Musical!

One-time1
  • Musical - Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Go Button free?
Go Button is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Musical! free?
Musical! costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Go Button or Musical! have ads?
Neither Go Button nor Musical! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Go Button or Musical!?
Go Button ships an update every 6 weeks, and Musical! every 3 days. Most recently, Go Button was updated on November 1, 2026 and Musical! on November 1, 2026.

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