Comparison

Beverage Metrics vs Control Play

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

Head to head
About

Beverage Metrics

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Beverage Metrics® is a cloud-based IoT system built to manage and control beverage inventory for companies operating in the hospitality industry. The system utilizes a mobile application to gather critical on-site inventory counts. Combined with our draft beer monitoring technology, operators can also track dispense data for comprehensive tracking of all alcohol beverage program activities. Data is collected through mobile devices and securely sent to cloud servers for reporting and centralized management. The system excels at decreasing costs and improving profitability by providing detailed inventory and dispense variance information and increased efficiency through labor reduction. *** This app requires a paid subscription to the Beverage Metrics system. Please visit our website to learn more about how you can reduce your beverage program costs, increase profitability and make certain that...Every Drink Counts! APP FEATURES • Barcode scanning increases speed and accuracy of inventory data and ensures the proper item is being counted through our proprietary 3D Visual Image Profiling functionality. • Easily scan the manufacturer barcode on items using the camera on your phone or tablet. • For even faster scan processing, connect a Bluetooth barcode scanner to your device. • After scanning the manufacturer barcode, an image of the item will be displayed. With your fingertip, move the slider to correspond with the liquid level in the bottle. You can also directly enter full and unopened item quantities. • Scan to record product received, transferred and returned. • Track dispense and subsequent ‘pour-to-POS' variances with our draft beer monitoring system. • Connect to a secure cloud-based Beverage Metrics account and quickly and easily view real-time perpetual inventory, place orders with your suppliers, manage inventories, view pour details and much more. • View a variety of actionable reports including inventory details, beverage costs, consumption and variance data. • Reduce costs by taking action on stock utilization information and by optimizing the amount of product you have on premise. RECOMMENDED DEVICES • iOS 9 or newer • iPhone or iPod Touch with auto-focus camera on the back - OR - • Above with an approved Bluetooth accessory scanner

About

Control Play

This app provides licensed music and music videos for businesses, with content curated and rated for appropriate business use. It also enables digital signage and audio messaging to engage customers, and offers a library of digital assets for enhanced guest experiences.

Highlights
  • Licensed music and music videos for businesses
  • Content rating for business demographics
  • Digital signage and audio messaging
  • Customizable playlists
  • Library of digital assets for guest experiences
  • Daily automatic content updates
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Control Play allows you to stream millions of songs from the Managed Media business-music library that features hits from the biggest artists of all time, and provides music that is specifically licensed for use in businesses. All songs are exhaustively reviewed by a team of music professionals and content-rated for business demographics to ensure that you never play inappropriate content that could jeopardize the relationship with your customer. - Available in music and/or music video formats - All music is censored, with explicit available as an option that can be scheduled to only play after a specific time of day - Human curated rating system applied to all Songs for audio and visual components, with simple ratings: Kids, All Ages, 13+, 18+, Explicit - Daily automatic content updates - Thousands of licensed HD Music Videos - Create your own custom music playlists with Playlist Builder ## Promote (Digital Signage & Audio Messaging) With the use of Screens and Speakers connected to your Control Play Player, you can promote, inform, and engage customers with your own messaging. We have professionally produced hundreds of stock pieces of content that can be used out of the box. You can also upload your own content, or get access to our professional production team to create custom promotions for special offers, products and services, upcoming events, social media, or for relaying specific messaging unique to your business. - Library of hundreds of business and industry-specific pieces of digital content which can be filtered to just the content that is relevant to your business - Multiple media formats from Video-only, to Audio-Video and Audio-only - Use Playlist Builder to create playlists, or mix with other content - Replace inappropriate content visuals with promotional messaging - Upload your own content - Custom production available ## Experience+ Control Play has been building high impact, engaging guest experiences for almost 20 years. Core to this is a Content Integration full of unique digital assets that seamlessly integrate into your other Content Integrations and take your guest experience to the next level. Experience+ content can be played on-demand, scheduled to play automatically, built into custom playlists, or automated with Seasonal Events. - Library of hundreds of business and industry-specific pieces of digital content which can be filtered to just the content that is relevant to your business - Seasonal Event Visualizers - Special Event Warm-ups - Sports-themed Pre-game & Post-game Exciters, including Fight Songs - Birthday Celebration content - Novelty Dances and Kids Novelty Montages - National Anthems - Closing Messages - Sound Effects & Background Video - Use Playlist Builder to create playlists or mix with other content - Replace inappropriate content visuals with Experience+ content - Custom production available ## Control Play: Remote App Features: - Interact with the Now Playing playlist in real-time - Search the Music, Promote and Experience+ Content Libraries - Browse Music, Promote and Experience+ Playlists - Build custom playlists with the powerful Playlist Builder, and take advantage of advanced programming features to create playlists that are fine-tuned to your business - Create and Update your Automations so that your Player runs itself - View your Player's live Schedule - Review Play History to keep tabs on what's playing - Create, update and play Video Texts - Update your Player's settings, including time-based Content Blocks - Control your Restricted Access settings to restrict staff from unauthorized use - Remote control Multiple Zone & Location Players ## PLEASE NOTE: The Control Play: Remote app requires a Control Play hardware Player and valid user account. If you don't have a Control Play Player, please visit www.controlplay.com for more information.

Screenshots

Beverage Metrics4 screens
Control Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Beverage Metrics at 15.0 against Control Play's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beverage Metrics ships an update every 6 weeks, Control Play every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Beverage Metrics versus Control Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeverage MetricsControl Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVianet LimitedManaged Media Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Beverage Metrics

No in-app purchases

None

Control Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beverage Metrics free?
Beverage Metrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Play free?
Control Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beverage Metrics or Control Play have ads?
Neither Beverage Metrics nor Control Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beverage Metrics or Control Play?
Beverage Metrics ships an update every 6 weeks, and Control Play every 2 months. Most recently, Beverage Metrics was updated on October 30, 2026 and Control Play on October 24, 2026.

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