Stage Plot Maker Reviews

Completely unusable unless you are a solo artist. The stage size is too small, the items are tool large with no way to scale, once you start adding things to the stage the edit screen makes it almost impossible to see what you are moving, and to top it all off you have no way of editing your input list.... This is a waste of time and money.

This is pretty much useless for me, and I have one of the simplest band setups ever. Under the instruments option, there are no guitars whatsoever. There are a few different drums and pianos, that's it. For mics, there is no choice of stands. I didn't find anything "professional" about it. Wish I could get a refund.

This is the 2nd Stage Making app that completely wasted my time and money. WHERE ARE THE INSTRUMENTS? There is more in a band than pianos drums and violins. Where are the guitars? Basses? Keyboards? The owner says he replies to e-mails? Where is his e-mail because I want my $4.00 back.

The illustrations are bad. You can’t resize them. The inputs are very limited. This should not cost money. Please read reviews before purchasing.

Useless mess.

You can’t edit the icons, nor the list.
It’s missing other items and should have list separate from icons. If I want to edit list I should be able too. Not all icons are wanted on my connection list. I want a refund!!!

Disappointing. A great idea that might work well for small bands with basic setups. Our group has Hammond organ with Leslie speaker and horn players, etc. StagePlotMaker has no options for those instruments. You can't zoom in or add an input list which makes this stage plot an amateur. Very hard to edit precisely.

Partly my fault for not checking the other reviews, but seriously, this is just crap. You can't resize anything, no mic stands, no horns, everything just gets listed on the side in the order you add it to the plot with no way to edit. Mixes inputs and monitors together on the list. You can add labels to the items, but that label doesn't show up next to the item. What's the point? The examples look much better than anything you can actually come up with in StagePlotMaker . Save your money.

Missing some very common sense items, difficult to edit or ad real world items that are needed. No mic stand symbols, amateur looking powers symbols, can’t edit input list, no drumkit symbol have to add individually.

Takes way too much time to do this! I’m a pro touring guy and would never want to present the results from this to experienced sound guys or stage managers!

Not easy to figure out, StagePlotMaker gets in the way instead of clearing the way- not sure what i expected for $3.99 But Stage -g*r* app is much more user friendly and quick, for $2 bucks more…sorry guys-work on this one. Even for FREE it doesnt do it.

I agree with the person who says they would have rather set $4.00 on fire. I hate when you buy an app and can’t get your money back. As a musician, sometimes I don’t even break even with gigs. StagePlotMaker was a waste of money! It is limited and VERY hard to use. I didn’t even want to give it the one star.

The fact that I even have to give this defecation one star is a joke.
Does not allow you to copy plot.
Will not email.
So, basically, you get to draw up a stage plot that only you can see... and it is so small you need glasses to see what you made.
What use is this to anyone except for the people who got my $3.99?
Believe me, I will tell everyone I know to avoid this like the dogturd it is...
Oh! And get this... there are no guitars in instruments list.
I want my money back. What a waste of an hour of my time I can never get back.
Do Not Buy This Useless App.

StagePlotMaker is rather underwhelming in its ability to offer instruments and images.

Bought StagePlotMaker to make simple stage plots for my bands, and it does just that. With some minor additions, it could be much better.

Suggestions:
Free-form label creations
Symbols for smaller instruments
Adjustable stage size
Power box indicators
Graphic for band members
Drum kit graphic (instead of Indv drums)

Wouldn't recommend paying for it until these simple additions are made.

This definitely helps to present an idea but I would love to see more cymbals for smaller midi keyboards, string instruments, wind instruments, and the ability to change sizes of each cymbal for stage proportions.

So far I'm liking StagePlotMaker , I've only done one plot so far and it's very easy to use. I'd like to be able to zoom in on the plot. When using my iPhone it can be hard to read inputs and notes. It would also be nice to be able to resize the items and stage itself.

While I agree with many other reviews that I wish I could visually represent instruments like guitars and basses and such, I don’t see that as a reason to knock more than a star off StagePlotMaker. It does what it needs to do well and intuitively. Many reviews just didn’t bother to actually learn how to use StagePlotMaker . The only other thing I’ve encountered so far is wishing for more options for the display of inputs and outputs. Like being able to resize those elements or have them overflow to a second column if necessary, and such. For example my outputs list had 5 outputs and then a bunch of space to the right so I couldn’t seem to move it over as much as I wanted.

Still well worth $4 and gets the job done. I’m a long time avid Band Helper user but don’t want to pay double what I pay now when the only extra module I need is the Stage Plot so I decided to take a chance with this stand alone instead. Hopefully it keeps getting developed and improved but even as is, I’m quite happy with it.

Overall Great App!
Used this for a last minute stage plot request. Anyways, StagePlotMaker does sometimes close out on itself. And the grey boxes always stay turned on even when you aren't selecting the item, which becomes a problem when trying to align instrument parts. I rate this a 5 despicable those few problems. I suggest you add a short tutorial if you can and maybe add guitar bass and acoustic. Please add that to the instrument section.

I also use set list maker by Arlo Leach. Both are EXCELLENT apps. Intuitive layout and very useful for pre-planning gigs. A real time saver for gig setup.

StagePlotMaker has been very useful as a communication tool for creating quick and easy stage setup diagrams to show the desired position for each band member, which band members need a power outlets, as well as each person's monitor preferences. It's been great to be able to provide those stage plots to venue owners and show producers. They have all been both impressed and thankful for the information, and they are usually happy to oblige!

As for all of the negative reviews, I'm completely stumped! If you want help, you've gotta ask for it or you're never gonna get it. And this is the wrong place to be asking for that help! Anyone who knows anything about the iOS App Store knows that developers have NO WAY to respond to reviews. You need to contact the developer directly for assistance. I have been a long-time user of Arlo's other apps, BandHelper and Set List Maker, and anyone who has ever reached out to Arlo for assistance with a problem knows that he is SUPER helpful and quick to respond to issues with his apps. (And while I'm at it, the developers are not able to provide refunds. You need to contact Apple for that! I've had very good luck getting app refunds when it was justified.)