MediaShout Remote vs Gloo Messaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MediaShout Remote
Control and preview presentations from your mobile device over Wi-Fi. Scroll through slides, view notes, and play cues directly to the screen. Offers different views for presenters and audience display.
- Wi-Fi presentation control
- Audience/Stage display preview
- Scroll through presentations
- View presenter notes
- Play Quick Cues
- Portrait and Landscape modes
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MediaShout Remote is compatible with MediaShout 6! - MediaShout Remote requires the latest versions of MediaShout presentation software (MediaShout 4.5 or newer for Windows, or MediaShout 6 for Mac). MediaShout Remote provides control and preview of MediaShout presentations over your Wi-Fi network from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. VIEWER View the Main (audience) Display or Stage Display as it is played from a MediaShout computer. (NOTE: Does not support Key Text or Key Clock playback.) PRESENTER - Portrait view allows you to scroll through the current presentation, view notes and tap thumbnails to play them to the screen. Bottom toolbar controls allow you to go forward or back in the current presentation and play Quick Cues. - Landscape view provides a Preview or Presentation mode depending on whether you prefer to swipe and play Cues directly to the screen, or browse thumbnails before double-tapping to play. If you have questions about using MediaShout Remote in your organization, please contact us at 888.829.7168 or www.mediashout.com
Gloo Messaging
Facilitate authentic communication for church and ministry leaders. Manage contacts, send broadcasts, and respond to prayer requests on the go. Assign conversations and engage with members seamlessly.
- Real-time conversations
- Respond to prayer requests
- One-to-many Broadcasts
- Contact management
- Assign conversations
- Add to Groups/Workflows
- Engage with Explorers
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The Gloo Messaging app is designed for church and ministry leaders to communicate on the go. Now you can stay connected with your people through meaningful, real-time conversations, respond to prayer requests, send one-to-many Broadcasts, simplify contact management, assign conversations to team members, add people to Groups or Workflows, and engage with Explorers without missing a message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gloo Messaging at 2.2 against MediaShout Remote's 1.6. Gloo Messaging also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). MediaShout Remote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gloo Messaging holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 64 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of MediaShout Remote's written reviews are positive against 10% of Gloo Messaging's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MediaShout Remote ships an update every 5 months, Gloo Messaging every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | MediaShout Remote | Gloo Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (30 ratings) | 2.2 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 9.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MediaShout | Gloo LLC |
Customer experience
MediaShout Remote
Gloo Messaging
Bugs and requests
MediaShout Remote
Reported bugs
36 issues- App closes immediately on launch
- Crashes when selecting control
- Cannot load the app
- Doesn't load any computers
- Cannot connect to MediaShout 5 after switch
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- Doesn't find my computer
- Bugs still exist
- Cannot see half of presentation on iPad/iPhone
- Doesn't load the entire script
- Asks for password when none is set up
- Glitches often and locks up
- Wifi connection errors, instability, freezing
- Updated app won't connect
- Terribly buggy, does not work half the time
- Does not see the computer remotely after Windows 10 upgrade
- Connects to computer but cannot view scripts
- Loses connection easily
- Connection lost message, doesn't refresh properly
- Cannot find a computer after the first day
- Lost connection, please fix
- Crashes and disconnects too often
- App doesn't find any of the computers
- App does not work with iPad mini
- Lost connection hang ups and freezes
- Cannot put in password due to iOS7 update
- Does not give proper sign in box with iOS7
- Cannot connect it with Mac
- App cannot see wired PC running MS
- Laggy, insecure password transmission
- Does not mirror video playing
- Bugs in stage display, network connection
- Imported PowerPoint slide shows cause freeze
- One crash during service
- Problem reconnecting after iPhone goes to sleep
- Videos won't play on iPhone in display mode
- Laptop won't show up in available computers list
Requested features
15 requests- Update for V.7
- More features
- Allow selection of bible verses/songs not in script
- Ability to select videos from a list
- Double tap to change slides
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- Add bible verse panel
- Edit text in a slide
- More control for video and audio cues
- Sister app for viewers only
- Show presentation when PowerPoint/video is played
- Include audio volume control
- Support for video playback on iPad
- Add notes and Bible passages on the fly
- Split screen capability for presentation notes
- Allow users to edit text in a slide
Gloo Messaging
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MediaShout Remote
No in-app purchases
Gloo Messaging
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MediaShout Remote free?
Is Gloo Messaging free?
Which has better reviews, MediaShout Remote or Gloo Messaging?
Do MediaShout Remote or Gloo Messaging have ads?
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