Comparison

Kit Manager vs ProRider Stage Plot Designer

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

Head to head
About

Kit Manager

Streamline Roland SPD-SX management with this app. Edit kits, waves, and chains, and adjust system settings directly from your device. Backup and restore your entire setup with ease.

Highlights
  • Create and edit kits
  • Manage wave library
  • Build kit chains
  • Adjust system settings
  • Backup and restore SPD-SX
  • Demo mode for exploration
Features
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Kit Manager gives you full control of your Roland SPD-SX from your Mac or iPhone. Build kits, edit waves, wire up pads, put together setlists, and back up the whole device. Connect the pad via USB and everything on it is right in front of you: kits, waves, chains, system settings. No menu-diving required. Kits and pads Create new kits or edit existing ones. Rename them, set tempo and output level, reorder slots, copy and paste to build variations. For each of the 25 pads you get the full parameter set: wave assignment, level, pan, play mode, MIDI output, pad linking. Everything the device supports, laid out so you can actually find it. Wave library Browse every wave on your SPD-SX, rename them to something you'll actually remember, and delete the ones taking up space. Export waves directly off the device when you need them elsewhere. Kit chains Build all 8 kit chains with up to 20 steps each. You see kit names instead of slot numbers, so building a setlist actually makes sense. Drag to reorder, add and remove steps, enable and activate chains on the fly. Backup and restore Back up your entire SPD-SX to a folder on your Mac or iPhone. Restore from any backup when you need to roll back or move your setup to another device. You can also open and edit a backup directly, so you can configure kits, chains, and system settings without the device in front of you, then restore when you are ready. System settings The SPD-SX has a lot of global settings buried across its menu system. Kit Manager puts them all on one screen: display, MIDI, audio output, foot switches, pad sensitivity, V-Link, metronome, master FX. Change what you need and move on. Demo mode Not near your SPD-SX? The app ships with sample data so you can explore everything before you plug in.

About

ProRider Stage Plot Designer

Design detailed stage plots and tech riders for your performances. Collaborate with bandmates and sound engineers, specifying equipment needs for seamless setup. Export your finalized riders as customizable PDFs for easy sharing and printing.

Highlights
  • Create detailed stage plots
  • Library of instruments and equipment icons
  • Rotate and resize icons
  • Specify equipment provision (band vs. venue)
  • Collaborative project editing
  • Automatic project syncing
  • Exportable PDF riders
Features
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ProRider is the ultimate app for designing stage plots and tech riders. Align your performance vision between band mates, sound engineers, and stage crew. ProRider allows you to build beautiful stage plots with a colorful library of instruments, microphones, monitors, and more. Every icon can be rotated and resized, so your plot can be crafted to your heart's content. Specify whether equipment is provided by the band or by the venue to keep a running list of everything the venue needs to provide to have your best possible performance. Share projects with your band and effortlessly collaborate on stage layout, accessory requirements, channel layouts, and more. All projects are automatically synced between devices and between collaborators. Finished your rider? Export it as a beautiful, customizable PDF that can be printed and shared! ProRider enables you to: -Collaborate in realtime on stage plots and tech riders -Sync projects across devices -Customize and export beautiful PDFs -Upload custom icons -Scale, rotate, flip, hide, lock, and label icons from our extensive icon library Terms of Use: https://prorider.app/terms

Screenshots

Kit Manager4 screens
ProRider Stage Plot Designer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ProRider Stage Plot Designer at Free against Kit Manager's $4.99. Kit Manager's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

ProRider Stage Plot Designer is free to download; Kit Manager costs $4.99 up front. ProRider Stage Plot Designer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Kit Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kit Manager against 5.0 for ProRider Stage Plot Designer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kit Manager ships an update fortnightly, ProRider Stage Plot Designer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kit Manager versus ProRider Stage Plot Designer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKit ManagerProRider Stage Plot Designer
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric SilvermanAlexander Yanez

Customer experience

Kit Manager

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ProRider Stage Plot Designer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kit Manager

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ProRider Stage Plot Designer

Subscriptions2
  • ProRider Monthly$9.991 Month
  • ProRider Yearly$70.001 Year
One-time1
  • ProRider Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Kit Manager free?
Kit Manager costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ProRider Stage Plot Designer free?
ProRider Stage Plot Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kit Manager or ProRider Stage Plot Designer?
Kit Manager and ProRider Stage Plot Designer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Kit Manager or ProRider Stage Plot Designer have ads?
Neither Kit Manager nor ProRider Stage Plot Designer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kit Manager or ProRider Stage Plot Designer?
Kit Manager ships an update fortnightly, and ProRider Stage Plot Designer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kit Manager was updated on October 9, 2026 and ProRider Stage Plot Designer on October 19, 2026.

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