Sound Show vs SoundTools Soundboard

Sound Show is a soundboard and multimedia player for managing audio cues in live performances. Tracks can be layered or crossfaded, with separate volume and playback controls. It can project video, images, text and webcam feeds on a second display. Sequences can include delays, automatic starts, simultaneous playback or waits for input; playlists support autoplay, shuffle, looping, saving and loading. Supported sound formats listed include MP3, WAV, FLAC, MP2, WMA, OGG and AIFF. The free edition allows up to 10 tabs and 40 sounds per tab, with limited visual customization, some locked modules and up to two audio outputs. Pro costs €45, paid once and adds unlimited tabs and sounds, custom grids, skins and icons, integrations, and up to eight outputs. The Android remote can control the desktop software when both devices share a Wi-Fi network. Requirements include Windows 10 21H1 or newer, macOS 11 Big Sur or newer, Linux x86_64 and Android 6.0 or newer.

SoundTools Soundboard is a browser soundboard for recording, editing, organizing, and playing audio clips. Users can upload files, capture sound from a microphone, slice waveforms, and assign clips to tappable buttons. It accepts MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, and M4A, and can play multiple sounds at once. Boards save automatically in browser local storage, with an option to export a full board for backup or transfer. There is no fixed sound count, though performance depends on device memory. Audio processing takes place locally in the browser, and sounds are not uploaded to a server. Clips can be exported as WAV, processed with effects in SoundTools Voice Changer, then imported back into a board. The service runs in desktop Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox, as well as on iPhone and Android. Its free plan costs nothing, with no account, installation, watermarks, or limits. Playback comes through speakers or headphones rather than virtual microphone routing.