Sound Show vs Stadium Sound
Sound Show
soundshow.app
Stadium Sound
stadiumsound.chrissabato.comSide by side
| Figure | Sound Show | Stadium Sound |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Soundboard Software | 8.1 (#8) | 7.4 (#19) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says Sound Show does not store payment card details and does not sell or rent personal data. | Optional anonymous usage telemetry includes app version, operating system, CPU, and RAM, but not show content or file paths, and can be disabled in Settings. |
| Purpose | Sound Show is a soundboard and multimedia player for managing audio cues in live performances. | Stadium Sound is a free soundboard app for stadium and arena PA operators to organize walk-on music and sound effects into banks and trigger them during events. |
Plans
In their own words
Sound Show
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.
Stadium Sound
Stadium Sound is a soundboard for stadium and arena PA operators managing walk-on music and sound effects. Tracks can be grouped into named banks and queued across banks in an ordered playlist. Audio is decoded when loaded, so clicking a track starts playback without buffer spin-up. Monitor Mode routes a preview to private headphones before venue playback. The track editor offers a waveform, draggable in and out points, intro trimming, and player-name fields for walk-on cues. Operators can assign keyboard shortcuts, scan loudness in LUFS, flag tracks outside a target, and normalize the library in one click. The app tracks play counts and can export CSV reports for audio logs. It imports Sports Sounds Pro .set files, including banks, track names, and file paths. Playback control is available through Bitfocus Companion, a phone or tablet web remote, or OSC. It is free, with desktop and browser versions listed for macOS, Windows, and web. The maker notes that OSC is unauthenticated and that the web remote pairing URL contains a persistent token.