Comparison

Control Play vs WKCC Perks

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

Head to head
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.

About

WKCC Perks

This app provides exclusive local offers and a business directory for members of a specific chamber of commerce. Members can access deals, view redemption instructions, and present a digital member card. Business members can also submit promotions for review.

Highlights
  • Exclusive local offers
  • Digital member card
  • Business directory
  • Deal redemption instructions
  • Submit promotions
Features
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WKCC Perks is the member companion app for The Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce. Sign in with your chamber membership email to unlock exclusive local offers from participating member businesses. Browse current perks, open deal details with clear redemption instructions, and show your digital member card when you visit a partner. Explore the chamber business directory, discover who’s offering member benefits, and keep track of what’s available near you in Wilmette and Kenilworth. Business members can submit promotions for chamber review, and chamber admins can manage the live perks catalog from within the app. WKCC Perks is for current chamber members. If you’re not a member yet, visit [wilmettekenilworth.com](http://wilmettekenilworth.com) to learn more about joining.

Screenshots

Control Play4 screens
WKCC Perks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WKCC Perks at fortnightly against Control Play's every 2 months. Control Play's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Control Play against 5.0 for WKCC Perks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Play ships an update every 2 months, WKCC Perks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Control Play versus WKCC Perks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl PlayWKCC Perks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManaged Media Inc.WILLIAM BODE HUBBARD

Customer experience

Control Play

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WKCC Perks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Control Play

No in-app purchases

None

WKCC Perks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control Play free?
Control Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WKCC Perks free?
WKCC Perks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Control Play or WKCC Perks?
Control Play and WKCC Perks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Control Play or WKCC Perks have ads?
Neither Control Play nor WKCC Perks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control Play or WKCC Perks?
Control Play ships an update every 2 months, and WKCC Perks fortnightly. Most recently, Control Play was updated on October 2, 2026 and WKCC Perks on October 14, 2026.

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