Show|Ready vs SongReady
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Music playback
- Director's editing (iPad)
- iOS compatibility
- License integration
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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.
SongReady
This app helps musicians track their song readiness, log practice sessions, and build setlists. It visualizes progress and suggests songs to review, ensuring your repertoire is always performance-ready.
- Readiness dashboard (Solid, Rusty, Forgotten)
- One-tap practice logging
- Needs Review queue for song prioritization
- Setlist building with readiness indicators
- Progress visualization (streaks, trends)
- Per-instrument analytics
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SongReady is the musical memory system for musicians who have learned dozens of songs but keep forgetting the ones they don't play often. TRACK WHAT'S PERFORMANCE-READY A single Readiness dashboard shows exactly which songs are Solid, which are getting Rusty, and which you've Forgotten — based on your real practice history. ONE-TAP PRACTICE LOGGING Mark a song "played today" in a tap to reset its decay timer, or log a full session with a confidence rating, minutes, and notes. KNOW WHAT TO PLAY NEXT The Needs Review queue prioritizes songs by how long it's been and how shaky they feel, so you always practice the right thing. BUILD SETS WITH CONFIDENCE Group songs into setlists and see at a glance whether the whole set is gig-ready. YOUR PROGRESS, VISUALIZED Streaks, weekly consistency, readiness trends, and per-instrument analytics keep you motivated. SONGREADY PRO (optional subscription) Free covers your first 15 songs with the full readiness engine. Pro lifts the cap to unlimited songs and unlocks the deep retention analytics and forecasts. - $4.99/month or $39.99/year, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage in your Apple ID settings Privacy Policy: https://gw6qr66rl3.accountnotify.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://gw6qr66rl3.accountnotify.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SongReady at 100% against Show|Ready's 26%. SongReady also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Show|Ready's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (81 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. SongReady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Show|Ready asks for nothing beyond the download.
SongReady holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Show|Ready has 81 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Show|Ready's written reviews are positive against 100% of SongReady's.
| Parameter | Show|Ready | SongReady |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (81 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Right On Cue Services, LLC | Inspire Interactive LLC |
Customer experience
Show|Ready
SongReady
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
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- 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
SongReady
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Show|Ready
No in-app purchases
SongReady
- SongReady Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SongReady Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
