Comparison

Maestro Show Control vs Verbatum

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

Head to head
About

Maestro Show Control

Features
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O Maestro ajuda você a organizar e executar shows com praticidade, precisão e controle. Crie cenas, organize tempos, acompanhe a execução e use recursos profissionais em uma experiência simples e direta. O Maestro Pro é uma compra única que libera acesso vitalício aos recursos completos do app.

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Verbatum

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A sermon is two tasks in one: structuring your argument and speaking it at the pulpit. Most tools do one or the other. Verbatum does both — a mind-map editor for shaping the sermon, and a Speech view that strips every distraction once you walk to the pulpit. THOUGHTS MODE Outline your sermon as a mind map. Every heading is a branch; every sentence is a leaf. Reorder by drag, fold sections away, see the whole argument at a glance. Reading-time estimates show next to every branch, with a running total against your target so you know how long the sermon will be before you walk up. SPEECH MODE Plain prose, large type, generous line height. A quiet timer, an unobtrusive ruler, and a progress runner that lets you see — without reading the clock — how much sermon is left. No menu bars, no editing controls, no notifications. Nothing between you and the words. YOUR FILES, YOUR FUTURE Sermons are saved as plain Markdown files on disk. No accounts, no lock-in, no proprietary format. Open them in any editor; carry them on a USB stick; sync through iCloud Drive if you want to. Your archive outlives any app. PRIVACY Verbatum has no backend, no telemetry, no analytics. Your sermons never leave your device unless you put them somewhere yourself. REQUIREMENTS macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later. iPadOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Maestro Show Control4 screens
Verbatum3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Verbatum at none against Maestro Show Control's 1. Verbatum also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Maestro Show Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Verbatum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maestro Show Control ships an update every 8 days, Verbatum every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Maestro Show Control versus Verbatum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaestro Show ControlVerbatum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEVERTON MACHADO REZENDEIvan Frolov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Maestro Show Control

One-time1
  • Maestro Pro$19.99
None

Verbatum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maestro Show Control free?
Maestro Show Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Verbatum free?
Verbatum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maestro Show Control or Verbatum have ads?
Neither Maestro Show Control nor Verbatum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maestro Show Control or Verbatum?
Maestro Show Control ships an update every 8 days, and Verbatum every 2 days. Most recently, Maestro Show Control was updated on September 30, 2026 and Verbatum on October 31, 2026.

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