Comparison

ETC Library vs Stage Write

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

Head to head
About

ETC Library

Access technical documentation for a wide range of products. Browse and share datasheets, application sheets, and brochures organized by product family. This virtual binder provides quick access to essential product information.

Highlights
  • Access to hundreds of technical documents
  • Organized by product family and category
  • View datasheets, application sheets, and brochures
  • Easy document sharing
  • Offline access to downloaded documents
Features
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ETC Library gives you quick and easy access to ETC’s technical documentation. This virtual binder lets you view, share datasheets, application sheets, brochures and more for all of ETC’s products – anytime, anywhere. Key features • Access to hundreds of documents, including all ETC datasheets • Material organized by product family and category for easy browsing • Share documents easily (Please note: This application intended to deliver basic technical information about ETC’s products and product families. If you are searching for more information than what is provided in this app, please visit www.etcconnect.com.)

About

Stage Write

This app helps capture and organize theatrical staging, blocking, and cues. It allows users to import ground plans and scripts, track performer and scenery movement, and create a calling script. Collaboration and cross-device syncing are also supported.

Highlights
  • Import scenic ground plans
  • Import script PDFs
  • Add light, sound, and blocking cues
  • Track performer and scenery movement
  • Collaborate and sync across devices
  • Create calling scripts
  • Document choreography with Staging Score
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Stage Write is the best method to capture choreography, staging blocking for theatrical productions of all sizes. Upload the ground plans and scenery and track the positions, movement of performers and scenery throughout the production. Create your calling script by uploading your script and easily entering cues and notes. Stage Write allows you to add collaborators to your production and share/sync data seamlessly between you and your team and sync across devices. Features: - Import scenic ground plan (or draw your own) - Import script PDF to your production. - Easily add light cues, sound cues, blocking notes into the script. - Track the movement of performers, scenery, and props. - Use your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to freehand draw traffic patterns and movement of performers, scenery. - Link spacing charts to portions of the script. - Add collaborators to easily edit and sync across devices. - Create a Calling Script showing the blocking and cues at-a-glance. - Work on or off-line and sync data across devices. - Sync data automatically to other collaborators - Create custom number line - Detail choreography and staging with The Staging Score. - Create PDF of combined charts and script or score to easily print. - Document choreography aligned with the counts in the music.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stage Write at 62% against ETC Library's 0%. Stage Write also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). ETC Library's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ETC Library holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of ETC Library's written reviews are positive against 62% of Stage Write's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ETC Library ships an update every 3 months, Stage Write every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ETC Library versus Stage Write: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterETC LibraryStage Write
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better3.5 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElectronic Theatre Controls, Inc.Open Jar Productions LLC

Customer experience

ETC Library

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Stage Write

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

ETC Library

No in-app purchases

None

Stage Write

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ETC Library free?
ETC Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stage Write free?
Stage Write is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ETC Library or Stage Write?
ETC Library is rated higher. ETC Library averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Stage Write averages 3.5 from 14 ratings.
Do ETC Library or Stage Write have ads?
Neither ETC Library nor Stage Write shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ETC Library or Stage Write?
ETC Library ships an update every 3 months, and Stage Write every 3 weeks. Most recently, ETC Library was updated on August 15, 2026 and Stage Write on August 9, 2026.

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