MediaShout 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview
Pricing and Plans
Features
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User Reviews

Overview

MediaShout

4.3

(313)

Pricing

Starting at $21.00 per month

About MediaShout

MediaShout is a fully customizable church presentation tool that provides a library of worship songs, in-built Bible versions and functionality to edit in real time.

MediaShout’s interface provides ribbon bars, script bars, cue pages, quick cues, editing windows and viewers tabs. It allows users to create and manage various types of church content such as auto-create lyric slides, dual Bibles, liturgy, announcement loops, Twitter feeds, PowerPoint files and web cues. The platform's designing tools provide facilities such as an inline editor tool, content organization, a template tool, multiple objects per slide and display masking. It further allows church authorities to export reports, which help them track songs used in services performed during a specific date.

MediaShout integrates with SongSelect, Planning Center Online and Dropbox. It is Windows and Mac compatible.

MediaShout Screenshots

MediaShout Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $21.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Plus Membership

$21.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Media Team Access
Regulars Upgrades and Backgrounds
Schedule Training Calls
Training Material for Team
Unlimited Tech Support

MediaShout 7 Site

$499.00

flat rate, one time

Plan includes:

App for Windows
Unlimited Computers

MediaShout 7 Single

$399.00

flat rate, one time

Plan includes:

1 User
App for Windows

MediaShout 7 Upgrade

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

App for Windows

MediaShout 6 Site for Mac

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

App for Mac
Can Be Used With Unlimited Macs

MediaShout 6 Single for Mac

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

App for Mac
Can Be Used With 1 Mac Only

MediaShout Features

Popular features found in Church Presentation
Drag & Drop
For Religious Organizations
Media Library
Multi-Screen Support
Presentation Streaming
Scripture Database
Text Editing
More features of MediaShout
Animation
Audio File Management
Collaboration Tools
Content Library
Customizable Templates
Data Import/Export
Event Management
Layout & Design
Multimedia Support
Offline Editing
Offline Presenting
Presenter View
Search/Filter
Template Management
Third-Party Integrations
Timer
Video Support
Worship Planning

MediaShout Integrations

OneDrive

Dropbox Business

Google Drive

Twitter/X

MediaShout User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

53%

31%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.0

Value for money

4.2

Customer support

4.4

Functionality

4.2

Keith G.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Great presentation formate

Are use it in two separate ministries elementary and junior high and off-campus events like camps and retreats

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is very easy to use I do elementary kids ministry and my kids are able to maneuver around mediashout and use it during our celebration services

Cons:

There are several updates a year called builds That must be manually updated. I did have a glitch in my program that stumped the media shout team and was in unable to be fixed at this time

Reasons for choosing MediaShout

Ease-of-use and price point

Reasons for switching to MediaShout

Mediashout offered much more varieties of media presentation

VL Chip M.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2021

Satisficed

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

MS7 seems to run much more efficiently on our machines, additionally once the service is prepared by staff and saved to the media storage device, the presentation has all the backgrounds and items it needs to run, thus is the network crashes the presentation will still execute (unless we lose all power like we did last Sunday).

Cons:

MediaShout7 does not import MS Presentations as easily as MediaShout4.5 (the version we upgraded from). With 4.5 the import was straight forward with very limited need to reset fonts, sizes, etc. Not so when an MS Presentation is imported to MediaShout 7. Pastor has always liked using MS Presentation as he was very familiar, however he is now learning MediaShout7 Sermon Builder. Additionally, we experimented with different font colors against the song backgrounds. Upon making our choice and changing, I found there is not was to easily make that change globally to all pages of the song cue, except via template.

Reasons for choosing MediaShout

Decided conversion from MS4.5 to MS7 would be easier than conversion from MediaShout to ProPresenter.

David M.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Simplicity and Excellence

Using primarily volunteers we needed something simple to use and easy to train on. That was MediaShout for us.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We have used this software at our church for 8 years. In all that time not one problem. We use volunteers to assist with media and MediaShout is so easy to get people started. It is simple yet an excellent presentation software

Cons:

Nothing at all! Not a single complaint. Works every time.

Jon C.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2019

Good but some issues

We have been long-standing MediaShout users, right back from version 3. We have loved it for its flexibility and for how easy it was to use. It was quick and simple to train people up on it. That was until we moved to version 6 when the programme became overly complex. Key features became hard to find and unnecessarily difficult to do. Version 7 is exactly the same. As a consequence we went back to version 5 until the old laptop packed up and we could no longer use our licence keys for it. We are very close to giving up on Mediashout and moving to an alternative because you've made it so hard to work. We would really appreciate some basic functionality to be restored to make the whole experience simpler and therefore more enjoyable, instead of tearing out our hair every time we use it.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Huge range of features making it very flexible for every context

Cons:

Some key features were far easier to use on previous versions Some tabs are not well laid out and key functions are sometimes hard to find Some changes from previous versions are illogical and make the whole experience somewhat frustrating

Reasons for choosing MediaShout

Loyalty, plain and simple...for the moment but we will change if we find something that suits our needs better

Travis W.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for free trial

Review source

Reviewed March 2021

A Great Value and Excellent Features

MediaShout has allowed our house of worship to increase our production value and provide a more immersive, intentional, and effective ministry to those who attend our services.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

My favorite features of MediaShout was the amount of customization options the software allows for. I stopped needing to do so much editing work on graphics before importing them, and simply create the exact look I need for a service right within the application.

Cons:

The only drawback I've had is the learning curve that comes with all of the customization features. For someone who works in graphic design, the workflow is pretty standard; however, it would be helpful to have access to additional training resources that can assist volunteers who use MediaShout on a weekly basis for smaller congregations.

Reasons for choosing MediaShout

The costs and customer service of MediaShout give them an edge over their competitors.

Vendor Response

Thanks so much for taking the time to review! If you haven't already looked into it, be sure to check out our Starter Pack which comes with a physical drive loaded with training videos as well as background resources. If you're on an older version, you can get this with the new MediaShout 7 (which happens to be easier to learn than any of our older ones). You can also do a lower cost option of a downloadable training video that basically walks a user through how to build an entire service, from the basic through the advanced! It can take a weight off of team leaders and assist with training new volunteers, etc. If you do need to look into an upgrade to MediaShout 7, give our team a call. Or even if you already have it and need to purchase the training videos, mention your capterra review and we'll get you a discount on them! Thanks again for being part of the MediaShout family!

Replied March 2021

Austin N.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2021

NOT USER FRIENDLY, Overpriced, underdelivered, combersome,

Horrible.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

There are no pros. It is super quirky if you dont keep everything just right crashs or isnt presentable.

Cons:

Everything. Too expensive. Lock you out on saturday nights and prompt you to pay more to get weekend access to fix the problem they created.

Reasons for choosing MediaShout

Because that was what they were using when we got there.

Carlyn Y.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2020

Have used for over ten years

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy and intuitive once you are up and running. Many times I've been w/o a tech and had to grab a random person from the congregation to advance the screens while I was directing. Literally tell them "Just hit the space bar ". Have recruited several tech subs that went on to being proficient once they tried it!

Cons:

The down time needed to learn each new full version (not the updates).

Reasons for choosing MediaShout

I've been to seminars where they pushed PP. Had to keep pointing out MS does the same things, in my opinion easier. Especially if u rely on non-techs to fill in

Reasons for switching to MediaShout

Much faster, adding moving backgrounds are a snap

Renordna D.

Verified reviewer

Media Production

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

Great Software

So far, MediaShout is a great program. We use it st my church and we're still getting used to it but working with it hasn’t been that bad. We’ve had a few hiccups but it wasn’t anything that the support team couldn’t solve.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love the user friendly software. It was easy to install and the setup is easy to navigate.

Cons:

No cons at this point. We are still getting adjusted to the software. The small issues that we’ve had have been easily taken care of by customer support.

Reasons for choosing MediaShout

MediaShout in my opinion offered more features and again user friendly software than the competitor. Also, a friend of mine recommended MediaShout to us. He also uses the software at his church.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to provide your feedback. We're here for you, so continue to take advantage of support if you need us!

Replied September 2019

Rita C.

Verified reviewer

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2018

Customer service/support is amazing! First time user or an experienced user, they've got your back!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

First and foremost, their customer service / support is the best. Any issue (my own or theirs) I've ever had the MediaShout team has effectively and efficiently solved to my utmost satisfaction. The team is very knowledgeable about their software, know it inside out, and are on top of their game with it. [No non-english speaking people reading from a script with these guys!] They are tirelessly patient and extremely concerned with making sure my experience with MediaShout is the best they can make it. That alone makes the money spent on the software well worth it! Secondly I love that I can edit the presentation on the fly and live. My Pastor has a tendency to ask for something to be done right BEFORE service starts. Can you show this? Can you add this scripture? You can do all that easily during service with just a few clicks! We couldn't do that before. It's a win/win for us. Pastor's happy and we're happy! And thirdly, I love that I can now spend more of my time focusing on the pictures / graphics that I want to use instead of spending the majority of my time on formatting and setting up road maps for our worship songs. MediaShout allows you to format the entire cue or script easily! Setting up road maps [that my worship leader changes each time we sing it] is a breeze. Just drag and drop everything in the order you want it and wallah! And the best part, with the words showing up on the stage with the next line feature, MY team thinks I'm a rockstar!

Cons:

I don't like that the main stage and the stage are tied so closely together when creating lyrics. I'm very anal about word placement in regards to the picture / graphic I am using. One slight change on the main effects the words on the stage as well as the next line feature. I know I can use the alignment buttons the software provides, but like I said, I'm anal about word placement. I would also like the ability to change the position of the words that show on the stage without it affecting the words or the next line feature as well. Although the MediaShout customer service is top notch and the support they offer is the best service around, I do wish their user forum was a bit more active. You can learn a lot about how to use a program more effectively by communicating with other end users. I have yet to find a forum within [or without] MediaShout that actively offers this valuable resource.

Julia A.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2019

BUYER BEWARE. LICENSE VANISHES.

Overall, in 10 years, we were left fixing and resetting codec issues multiple times a year. It worked 85% of the time and most recently not at all.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We have been customers for upwards of 10 years. The program worked with dual monitors.

Cons:

We have purchased several upgrades - one because they forced us to. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. A few months ago we showed up for service as usual and our program said we were using a trial version. It started the 30 day countdown. Eventually we dig out the registration codes for the product we had purchased and it would not accept the code. We tried multiple times but it would never go through. We contacted tech support and eventually they just told us the company that managed the licenses for them no longer was. We asked what we could do to fix the problem. The answer? Pay $400 to get a new version. WHAT?!? We purchase a product with the express understanding they are going to deliver on that product. Instead, because they made an unfortunate decision to do business with the wrong company, it was going to cost US -the customer- $400. No product discount, no alternate license or work around. Just a response that would mean they succeeded at doing this to us TWICE. I’m not happy nor would I recommend this product. It does the job. There were things we liked and didn’t like but because of the investment we had, we stayed. No longer. We still haven’t replaced our program. We will be very diligent in reading reviews so we can get a company that is: 1) available with tech support without charging an additional fee and 2) stands behind the service they offer

Reasons for choosing MediaShout

It was a flip of the coin.

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