Church Presenter vs MediaShout
Church Presenter
churchpresenter.orgMediaShout
mediashout.comSide by side
| Figure | Church Presenter | MediaShout |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $12.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 14 |
| Spec score · Church Presentation Software | 8.5 (#3) | 8.4 (#6) |
| Purpose | Church Presenter is an open-source presentation platform designed primarily for churches, ministries, missionaries, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions. | MediaShout is church presentation software for displaying song lyrics, scripture, sermon points, and visual media during worship gatherings and events. |
| Support | The project directs feature requests and bug reports to GitHub Issues and is maintained by a small team with community contributions. | Standard support includes live chat and tickets, and the maker says standard support tickets may take 18–24 hours for a response. |
Plans
MediaShout
- MediaShout 7 Site$599, paid once
- MediaShout 7 Essentials$698 a month
- MediaShout 7 Complete$798 a month
- MediaShout LE$198 a year
- MediaShout for Mac Site$499, paid once
- MediaShout for Mac Essentials$598 a month
- MediaShout for Mac Complete$698 a month
- Shift Worship Media Plan$150 a year
- MediaShout Plus Membership$199 a year
- MediaShout LE$198 a year
In their own words
Church Presenter
Church Presenter is a free, open-source presentation platform for churches, ministries, missionaries, nonprofits, and educational institutions. Schedules can combine Bible verses, songs, videos, presentations, announcements, and web pages, with up to six Bible translations displayed at once. It opens PowerPoint, Keynote, and PDF files without Microsoft Office or Apple Keynote. Android and iOS apps can control the desktop version remotely or present independently to a TV, projector, or browser. Production connections include automatic OBS Studio scene changes, upstream key control for Blackmagic ATEM switchers, and mapping actions to Stream Deck buttons through Bitfocus Companion. Attendees can submit questions by QR code for administrators to moderate, approve, display, and optionally put to a vote. The software tracks displayed songs and Bible verses and exports CCLI usage data as CSV or Excel. Most project data and presentation content remain local. Desktop use needs no account; mobile apps use anonymous crash and usage reporting. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android under the GNU GPL v3.
MediaShout
MediaShout has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.