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MediaShout vs FreeShow: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 19th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Church Presentation
16
41
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Library
29
Best performer
41
  • Automatic Formatting
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Branding
User satisfaction
4.3
User reviews318
Ease of use
4.0
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.4
4.7
User reviews88
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.5
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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One-time payment
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Small to medium size churches and ministries.

This is for everyone who wants to display text, images, videos, and more on a projected screen.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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Video reviews
Kaen D
Administrative Assistant
5.0

Karen: My name is Karen. I am an administrative assistant. I give MediaShout a five rating. For more information, click below. When I came to work at this church, there was no media program at all. But I had seen the program MediaShout being used in another small church, and I thought, "Well, maybe this would be something that would make the church run more smoothly on a Sunday morning." So we started looking at programs, MediaShout and others as well. When we started looking for programs, I had heard of MediaShout and I had heard of ProPresenter. So I went online and I started to do some research. One of the things I love best about MediaShout, and one of the reasons we made that decision to go that direction, is because it gave us a 30-day free trial. And during that 30-day free trial period, I was able to learn how to use the program. And also, I had live phone support and lots and lots of tutorials and things to teach me about it. When I went and looked at the other program, it didn't have any kind of a free trial. And I wasn't sure about what the support would look like, because it really didn't tell you much about it on the website, so we went with MediaShout. MediaShout, at first, was incredibly intimidating to me. Now I'm pretty tech savvy, but I had never used any kind of a program like MediaShout before. But it was not hard at all. I got the basic tutorial and I printed it out and I used it as a guide, and within a week, I felt fairly comfortable. Within the end of the first month, I was very comfortable using the program. Now, I'm a lover of MediaShout, you can tell. I use the program every week. And at first it took me a couple of hours to put together the Sunday service. But now, I put everything together, including the announcements before church and everything in an hour, it's maybe even less. It's a real simple program once you get used to it. So here's what I suggest, go to the MediaShout website, download that free 30-day trial and see what it can do for you. I think you'll be amazed, even if you've never done anything like this before. We trained an 88-year-old man to be the guy who runs it in the church, and he and I work together all the time with it.

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MediaShout

16/41
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • API
  • Automatic Formatting
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Digital Signage
  • Dual Monitor
  • Full Text Search
  • HTML5 Technology
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Multi-Screen Support
  • Offline Access
  • Recording
  • Timer
  • Training Management
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Management
  • Video Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Library
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Drag & Drop
  • For Religious Organizations
  • Layout & Design
  • Media Library
  • Multimedia Support
  • Presentation Streaming
  • Scripture Database
  • Search/Filter
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Video Support
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FreeShow

Top Features
29/41
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MediaShout

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FreeShow

  • Best Value Church Presentation
    Software (2024)
MediaShout
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
FreeShow
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
MediaShout
  • By Wordsmith
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1999
FreeShow
  • By FreeShow
  • Located in Norway
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