MediaShout vs VerseVIEW
MediaShout
mediashout.comVerseVIEW
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| Figure | MediaShout | VerseVIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 1 |
| Spec score · Church Presentation Software | 8.4 (#6) | 7.6 (#27) |
| Presentation tools | Features include sermon building, PowerPoint import, slide templates, auto-paginated text, timed advance, and scheduled playback. | VerseVIEW 11 includes a slide designer, theme designer and an Events system for planning and running services. |
| Purpose | MediaShout is church presentation software for displaying song lyrics, scripture, sermon points, and visual media during worship gatherings and events. | VerseVIEW presents Bible verses and worship song lyrics for church services, ministries and personal devotion. |
| Support | Standard support includes live chat and tickets, and the maker says standard support tickets may take 18–24 hours for a response. | The site lists [email protected] as a contact address. |
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
MediaShout
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VerseVIEW
VerseVIEW is free software for presenting Bible verses and worship song lyrics in church services, ministries and personal devotion. Its desktop presentation tools display scripture and songs in multiple languages, with themes, video backgrounds, media playback and remote control. VerseVIEW 11 adds slide and theme designers and an Events system for planning services; presentation content can also be sent over a local network to OBS, vMix and similar tools for streaming or recording overlays. The Bible app supports up to three translations side by side, with cross-references, word search, notes and bookmarks. It includes Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English translations, with more available to download. Its Songbook provides lyrics in six languages, English transliteration for most lyrics, and chords and transpose tools for over 500 Malayalam songs. VerseVIEW is listed for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and web browsers, and is described as free with no accounts or ads.