DSMPrompt vs Tick

Your Digital Prompt Book. Built by Stage Managers, for Stage Managers. DSMPrompt is a comprehensive iPad app designed specifically for Deputy Stage Managers and Stage Managers running live theatre productions. Say goodbye to paper prompt books, scattered timers, and frantic note-taking during tech week. Core Features: • Script Management - Import, annotate, and mark up your scripts with ease. Add line-by-line notes, character cues, and blocking details. • Cue Calling - Mark standbys, go cues, and alerts directly on your script. Visual indicators keep you on track during performances. • Precision Timing - Multi-timer system for tracking act lengths, intervals, and show duration. Pre-show call alerts ensure you never miss beginners call. • Line Marking - Highlight and annotate important lines, props, and blocking notes. Keep everything organized and accessible. • Export & Share - Generate professional PDF reports combining your annotated scripts and performance timing data. Why Stage Managers Love DSMPrompt: Offline First - No internet required. Your show data stays local and secure on your device. Privacy Focused - Zero data collection. No accounts, no tracking, no cloud sync. Your production notes remain completely private. SwiftUI Native - Built with Apple’s latest technologies for a smooth, responsive iPad experience. Open Source - Transparent development you can trust. View the code at github.com/DSMPrompt Perfect For: • Deputy Stage Managers calling cues • Stage Managers coordinating productions • Student theatre productions • Community theatre groups • Professional touring shows • Theatre education programmes Tech Week Ready: DSMPrompt is designed for the chaos of tech week and the precision of opening night. Test it thoroughly in rehearsals, then rely on it when the curtain goes up. Open Source & Community Driven: DSMPrompt is developed openly on GitHub. Feature requests, bug reports, and contributions from the theatre community help shape the app’s development. We believe great stage management tools should be accessible to everyone. No subscriptions. No ads. No data collection. Just the tools you need to run a great show. Download DSMPrompt and bring your prompt book into the digital age. DSMPrompt is developed by Urban Mechanics LTD and released as open-source software. Your production notes deserve privacy, and your shows deserve reliability.

Tick-tock timer is a small app that is designed to help people who are making/mending clocks get the balance of the ticks and tocks correct. It averages the time of the ticks and tocks over 60 seconds, and displays the running average. The user is able to adjust the volume threshold for the ticks and tocks in order to cut out background noise, and also to ignore any amplitude peaks within a certain time of the tick/tock in case there are stutters etc. The app has a button that will allow the display to be upside down so that you can point the microphone towards the clock and still see the controls the right way up.