Control Play vs Midstate Produce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Midstate Produce
Streamline your online ordering with a personalized guide and extensive product catalog featuring item photos and nutritional details. Access your order history, reorder favorites, and connect with your sales rep via in-app chat. Collaborate with your team to enhance the ordering process.
- Personalized order guide
- Extensive product catalog with photos
- Nutritional information
- Order history and reordering
- In-app chat with sales rep
- Team collaboration
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Our new Midstate Produce revolutionizing your online ordering experience. Enjoy a host of benefits that set us apart from the rest: Simplify your ordering process with a personalized order guide. Explore our extensive product catalog with item photos and detailed attributes like nutritional info. Effortlessly access your order history and reorder past favorites. Stay connected with your sales rep and the Midstate Produce team through in-app chat. Collaborate with team members to streamline and enhance your ordering experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Midstate Produce at 15.0 against Control Play's 17.6. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Control Play against 5.0 for Midstate Produce. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Control Play | Midstate Produce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Managed Media Inc. | CUT AND DRY INC |
Customer experience
Control Play
Midstate Produce
In-app purchases
Control Play
No in-app purchases
Midstate Produce
No in-app purchases
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