FreeShow vs Holyrics
FreeShow
freeshow.appHolyrics
holyrics.com.brSide by side
| Figure | FreeShow | Holyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Church Presentation Software | 8.3 (#7) | 9.3 (#1) |
| Cloud sync | FreeShow offers cloud sync for multiple people to work on presentations from different computers; its features page says sync covers songs and settings, with media using a repository linked to the local file system. | Cloud synchronization can synchronize program data and media files between computers, except local settings. |
| Purpose | FreeShow is an open-source presenter for creating and showing lyrics, slides, scripture, and media. | Holyrics is presentation software designed to help churches present lyrics and Bible verses in worship and events. |
| Support | The maker lists [email protected] and links to GitHub for bug reports and feature requests. | Holyrics provides video tutorials, tips and an FAQ covering the software and app. |
Plans
Holyrics
- Basic$2 a month
- Advanced$3 a month
- Advanced + Worshipwide$7 a month
- HolyricsFree
- HolyricsFree
- Holyrics iOS app$0.99, paid once
- Holyrics iOS app$0.99, paid once
In their own words
FreeShow
FreeShow is free, open-source presentation software for lyrics, slides, scripture, and media, with a focus on worship presentations. Its editor changes text font, size, and color, adds outlines and shadows, and allows edits during a presentation. Slides can autoplay on timers; countdowns and MIDI commands can control slide changes or external actions. FreeShow supports simultaneous output views, web output for mobile devices, NDI output, and mobile remote control. Images and videos can serve as slide backgrounds, and built-in YouTube and Vimeo players are listed. Users can look up scripture passages and create song slides from song-title searches; the features page describes access to over 200 Bibles through API.Bible. The software imports from PowerPoint, ProPresenter, EasyWorship, and OpenSong and exports content in multiple formats. Cloud sync supports collaborative work across computers, covering songs and settings; media uses a repository linked to the local file system. FreeShow runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The project began in late 2021, and its first release was in February 2022.
Holyrics
Holyrics is presentation software for churches that display lyrics and Bible verses at worship services and events. It can present song lyrics, scripture, text, images, audio, video, countdowns, alerts and stage-view content. The audio and video player supports VLC Media Player, while the mobile app can access program data and control presentations. Cloud synchronization shares program data and media files between computers but leaves local settings out. Telegram features include questions, polls, draws, chat synchronization and file transfer through a chatbot; direct chat file transfers are limited to 20MB, with Google Drive links suggested for larger files. The Advanced plan includes an online API for HTTP requests from other applications. Holyrics does not stream directly, though it is compatible with streaming programs. Desktop versions are available for Windows, Linux and Mac and require Java 8; Java 9 does not work. The software plan is free; Basic is $5 a month, Advanced is $10 a month, and Advanced + Worshipwide is $25 a month. The iOS app is $0.99, paid once.