H4essential Control vs Share and Singalong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
H4essential Control
Control your ZOOM H4essential Handy Recorder wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Manage recording, playback, parameters, and monitor vital information like waveforms and battery life.
- Wireless remote control
- Start/stop recording and playback
- Add marks
- Set parameters
- Monitor waveforms
- Check battery and recording time
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H4essential Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM H4essential Handy Recorder. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an H4essential. In addition to the fundamental operations of starting/stopping recording/playback and searching forward/backward, this app can be used to add marks and to set various parameters. The app can also be used to check the waveforms of input signals and the remaining battery charge as well as to monitor the remaining recording time. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an H4essential with H4essential Control.
Share and Singalong
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Sing together like never before. Singalong makes sharing song sheets effortless — whether around a campfire, at church, during choir practice, or at family gatherings. How it works: Import PDFs, tap Share, everyone scans the QR code. That's it. Key Features: Instant QR sharing, live session sync, built-in PDF viewer, folder organization, works offline. No accounts, no cloud, no setup. You control what's shared and when. Singalong creates a local server on your device that streams your song sheets directly to anyone on the same network (wifi or hotspot) Singalong, everyone has the lyrics right on their own device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: H4essential Control at Free against Share and Singalong's $1.99. H4essential Control also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Share and Singalong's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 14 months). 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
H4essential Control is free to download; Share and Singalong costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
H4essential Control ships an update every 14 months, Share and Singalong every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | H4essential Control | Share and Singalong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZOOM CORPORATION | Johannes Heuschkel |
In-app purchases
H4essential Control
No in-app purchases
Share and Singalong
No in-app purchases
Questions
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