Comparison

Show|Ready vs PianoTrax

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

Head to head
About

Show|Ready

This app provides essential music rehearsal tools for musical theater productions. It offers playback features on iOS devices and director's editing on iPads. A license from a theatrical publisher is required to use the app.

Highlights
  • Music playback
  • Director's editing (iPad)
  • iOS compatibility
  • License integration
Features
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Show|Ready Mobile is the ultimate music rehearsal solution for musical theater. Show|Ready Mobile gives you all the playback features of the desktop Show|Ready on your iOS device. Additionally The director's editing features are available only on the iPad. A valid license of Show|Ready must be purchased first from Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Samuel French, Steele Spring or Plays for Young Audiences before you can use Show|Ready Mobile. Show|Ready Mobile only needs to be purchased once and then can be used with multiple Show|Ready licenses.

About

PianoTrax

Access a vast library of piano tracks for singers, students, and educators. Customize key and tempo, create playlists, and download MP3s. Ideal for rehearsals, auditions, and performances.

Highlights
  • Purchase and download individual tracks
  • Change key and tempo
  • Browse by category or search
  • Create multiple playlists
  • Melody and piano versions available
  • Custom recordings available
Features
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*Students who subscribe can access the entire library for auditions and rehearsals. *Professional vocalists can see if audition cuts for the most recent National Tours and Broadway Shows have been recorded. *Singing teachers who subscribe can stream the entire song before they decide if it's a good fit for their students and download it as an Mp3 on their computer hard drive. *Schools and theaters can find entire shows for rehearsals and/or performances. Features: •Purchase and download individual tracks. •Change key and tempo. •Browse by category or search individual titles or shows. •Create multiple playlists. •Add pins to mark the spots you rehearse most, see each pin's time at a glance, and jump between them with a location slider. •Hear a 30-second preview of any song before you sign in or subscribe, and the full song once you do. •We offer free exchanges if you want a new version of the song you've purchased. •There are melody versions to help you learn your song and piano versions when you don't need the guide melody any longer. •When you connect the app to a Bluetooth speaker in "airplane mode" it works well for auditions and self taping submissions. •Larger text sizes are supported throughout the app. •All purchases made from PianoTrax.com will automatically be available in the app. All purchases from the app will instantly be available in your account on the website. •If you can't find the song you need already on the app we can record it for you. Subscription features: - Stream the entire library. - Redeem free Mp3s on your computer. - Monthly subscriptions include 3 Free Mp3s per month. - Annual subscriptions allow the user to redeem 36 Mp3s anytime. - If you need additional Mp3s, you will receive an automatic discount on checkout. - Any Mp3s purchased while subscribed remain in your account even if you discontinue your subscription. USD $9.99 per month or USD $99.99 per year (a $20 savings). 7 Day free trial on all subscriptions. *Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. *Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. *Your account will be charged for the renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. *Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. *If within the 7 day free trial period you cancel for any reason you will not be charged. If you continue, your paid subscription begins at the end of your free trial. To view Privacy Policy go to: https://www.pianotrax.com/privacy-policy To see Terms and Conditions go to: https://www.pianotrax.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Show|Ready3 screens
PianoTrax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PianoTrax at 98% against Show|Ready's 26%. PianoTrax also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7). Show|Ready's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. PianoTrax sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Show|Ready asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PianoTrax holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 178 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Show|Ready's written reviews are positive against 98% of PianoTrax's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Show|Ready ships an update every 4 months, PianoTrax every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Show|Ready versus PianoTrax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShow|ReadyPianoTrax
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (84 ratings)4.7 (178 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.4% of reviews97.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84178 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRight On Cue Services, LLCPianoTrax

Customer experience

Show|Ready

All ratings81 ratings
Positive37.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative51.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive26.4%
Neutral15.3%
Negative58.3%

PianoTrax

All ratings178 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.6%

User reviews

Show|Ready

From 84 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Handy tool for learning parts
  • 👍 Useful for theater kids
  • 👍 Good for practicing songs
  • 👍 Helpful for learning harmonies
  • 👍 Can layer voices in/out

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constantly crashing
  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • 🐛 App freezes often
  • 🐛 Hard to play transition tracks
  • 🐛 Sound stops instead of restarting

PianoTrax

From 178 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app for auditions
  • 👍 Helpful for rehearsals and practice
  • 🎶 Vast library of songs
  • 🔧 Ability to change key and tempo
  • 💻 Convenient and easy to use app

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Outdated interface design
  • 🔢 Limited preview length
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs

Bugs and requests

Show|Ready

Reported bugs

31 issues
  • App crashes constantly
  • App freezes frequently
  • App glitches
  • App randomly kicks user out
  • Buttons not visible on iPhone screen
Show 26 more
  • Passcode entry crashes app
  • Settings do not save
  • App disappears from phone
  • App needs to be reloaded
  • Crashes when trying to repeat songs
  • Music stops playing, only click track
  • Tempo changes disappear after freeze
  • Glitches on vamps/repeats/cesuras
  • Needs complete reboot
  • UI issues on iPhone/iPad
  • No vocal tracks
  • App crashes on login
  • Tracks not loading
  • App closes immediately upon opening
  • Audio freezes
  • Tempo issues or song stops briefly
  • Song comes in/out at specific measures
  • Adjustments do not save
  • Parts not playing sometimes
  • Cannot play parts after repeat/fermata
  • Constantly crashing when opening app
  • Doesn't show music
  • Randomly mutes everything
  • New update hides song title
  • Instruments sound bad
  • Laggy performance

Requested features

10 requests
  • More musical sounds than synth
  • Minute/seconds counter for song length
  • Ability to move tab bar to bottom
  • Mobile view score
  • Ability to make notes on the score
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  • Option to mute metronome in mixer tab
  • Score in the app
  • Ability to loop sections
  • Dark mode option
  • Better quality instruments

PianoTrax

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Search function crashes the app
  • Incompatibility issues with some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Download tracks with adjusted tempo and key
  • Integrate with other music apps
  • Add more song genres beyond musical theatre

In-app purchases

None

Show|Ready

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PianoTrax

Subscriptions2
  • PianoTrax One Month Unlimited7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • PianoTrax one Year Unlimited7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pianotrax Partial Track$3.99
  • PianoTrax Full Track$5.99

Questions

Is Show|Ready free?
Show|Ready is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PianoTrax free?
PianoTrax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Show|Ready or PianoTrax?
PianoTrax is rated higher. Show|Ready averages 2.7 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while PianoTrax averages 4.7 from 178 ratings.
Do Show|Ready or PianoTrax have ads?
Neither Show|Ready nor PianoTrax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Show|Ready or PianoTrax?
Show|Ready ships an update every 4 months, and PianoTrax every 3 months. Most recently, Show|Ready was updated on October 23, 2026 and PianoTrax on October 24, 2026.

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