WorshipTools Presenter vs ZionWorx
WorshipTools Presenter
Free church presentation app with cloud sync and paid tiers for multi-screen features.
- Freemium
- Subscription
ZionWorx
Subscription-based Windows worship presentation software with NDI outputs and a remote app.
- Subscription
- Free Trial
Summary
- WorshipTools Presenter is paid (Freemium / Subscription), while ZionWorx is paid (From £9.50/month).
- Both run on Windows.
- Both support: Songs & lyrics: Song library · Songs & lyrics: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics · Bible: Free translations included · Slides & presentations: PowerPoint · Media: Video playback · Media: Images · Inputs & other sources: Live camera / capture card · Multilingual: Bibles in other languages · Broadcast video: NDI.
Only in WorshipTools Presenter
- Runs on macOS
- Songs & lyrics: Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) (partial in ZionWorx)
- Songs & lyrics: CCLI usage reporting (partial in ZionWorx)
Only in ZionWorx
- Bible: Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) (paid add-on in WorshipTools Presenter)
- Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens (paid add-on in WorshipTools Presenter)
- Connectivity & collaboration: Remote control from phone or tablet (paid add-on in WorshipTools Presenter)
Based on confirmed data only. Unknown values are not counted.
Side by side
- Supported Supported
- Partial Partial
- Paid add-on or tier Paid add-on / tier
- Not supported Not supported
- Unknown Unknown
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| Product |
WorshipTools Presenter
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ZionWorx
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| Overview | ||
| Price | Freemium / Subscription | From £9.50/monthFree trial |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | Desktop app, Cloud / hosted | Desktop app |
| Status | active | active |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Supported | Supported |
| macOS | Supported | Not supported |
| Linux | Not supported | Not supported |
| Web browser | Not supported | Not supported |
| iOS / iPadOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Android | Not supported | Not supported |
| ChromeOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Content | ||
| Songs & lyrics | Supported | Supported |
| Song library | Supported | Supported |
| Import from other presentation software | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from EasyWorship 7, OpenLP, ProPresenter 6/7, MediaShout (Windows) and others. | Unknown |
| Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Unknown | Unknown |
| Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Supported: Lyrics, chords and lyric videos can be imported from CCLI SongSelect and Loop Community on all tiers. | Partial: One-click SongSelect lyrics import is new in v5, which is in beta until its release from December 2026. |
| Chord charts for musicians | Supported: ChordPro chords from SongSelect or Loop Community appear on the stage display and can be transposed; requires SongSelect Premium. | Unknown |
| Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | Supported: Free and Pro include one motion graphic per month; Pro Plus has unlimited access to 500+ motion loops. | Supported: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics are supported. |
| CCLI usage reporting | Supported | Partial: CCLI song reporting is new in v5, which is in beta until its release from December 2026. |
| Bible | Supported | Supported |
| Free translations included | Supported: 45+ free translations in many languages are included on all tiers; custom XML Bibles can also be imported. | Supported: 230+ Bibles in over 70 languages are accessed through a BibleGateway.com connection. |
| Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) | Paid add-on or tier: Translations such as NIV, ESV, NKJV and NLT can be purchased from the WorshipTools account page. | Supported: Translations available on BibleGateway.com can be used through the integration. |
| Slides & presentations | Supported | Supported |
| PowerPoint | Supported | Supported: Native PowerPoint integration; v5 reworks it for reliability. No Keynote or Google Slides support is mentioned. |
| Keynote | Supported: Keynote import is macOS only and requires Keynote to be installed. | Unknown |
| Google Slides | Supported: Google Slides presentations can be imported and re-synced after changes. | Unknown |
| Canva | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Unknown | |
| Plays slide animations & transitions | Partial: PowerPoint is converted to static images; the "Launch with PowerPoint" option (Windows only) keeps animations and transitions. | Unknown |
| Media | Supported | Supported |
| Video playback | Supported | Supported |
| Audio playback | Supported | Unknown |
| Images | Supported | Supported |
| YouTube / online video | Supported: YouTube and Vimeo videos can be played as Web Video items (needs internet). | Unknown |
| Inputs & other sources | Supported | Supported |
| Live camera / capture card | Supported: A camera or capture feed can be used as the background of any item to overlay lyrics or scripture (documented for the legacy version). | Supported: Camera input is supported (a Windows camera app is offered); improved in v5. |
| Screen sharing | Unknown | Unknown |
| Web pages | Supported: Web Page service items show most external websites. | Unknown |
| Countdown timers & clocks | Supported | Unknown |
| On-screen messages & alerts | Supported: Alerts can be sent to the audience screen and the stage display. | Unknown |
| Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Languages | ||
| Multilingual | Supported | Supported |
| Interface in multiple languages | Supported: Interface available in English, German, Spanish, Ukrainian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese and French. | Unknown |
| Songs in other languages | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bibles in other languages | Supported | Supported |
| Bilingual lyrics on screen | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bible translations side by side | Unknown | Unknown |
| Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts | Supported | Unknown |
| Integrations | ||
| Software integrations | Supported | Unknown |
| Planning Center | Supported: Planning Center Services plans can be imported and re-synced (documented for the legacy version). | Unknown |
| ChurchSuite | Unknown | Unknown |
| WorshipTools Planning | Supported: Services from WorshipTools Planning and charts from WorshipTools Charts sync with Presenter. | Unknown |
| Hardware control | Supported | Unknown |
| MIDI | Supported: MIDI mapping to control service items, over USB/5-pin or a network session; MIDI Out is also listed. | Unknown |
| DMX lighting | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stream Deck / Companion | Unknown | Unknown |
| Automation & extensibility | Unknown | Unknown |
| Network API (HTTP / WebSocket) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Plugins / extensions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Built-in scripting / macros | Unknown | Unknown |
| Webhooks / triggers to other systems | Unknown | Unknown |
| MCP server for AI assistants | Unknown | Unknown |
| AI features (e.g. verse detection, lyric formatting) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Presenting & control | ||
| Screens & outputs | Supported | Supported |
| Multiple audience screens | Paid add-on or tier: Requires a Pro plan; unlimited outputs, each with its own layout (audience, stage, livestream lyrics). | Supported: Multiple outputs with dynamic text pagination; v5 adds synchronised outputs run by one operator. |
| Stage display / confidence monitor | Paid add-on or tier: Requires a Pro plan; companion stage display app for iPhone, iPad and Android. | Partial: A stage display is new in v5, which is in beta until its release from December 2026. |
| Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming | Supported: Lower-third lyrics templates are offered for livestream outputs. | Unknown |
| Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Broadcast video | Supported | Supported |
| NDI | Supported: Outputs can be sent over the network as NDI. | Supported: Multiple independent live NDI outputs. |
| SDI | Unknown | Unknown |
| Built-in streaming & recording | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stream to any RTMP destination | Unknown | Unknown |
| YouTube Live | Unknown | Unknown |
| Facebook Live | Unknown | Unknown |
| Record the output to a file | Unknown | Unknown |
| TV output | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apple TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Android / Google TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fire TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Roku app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Chromecast / AirPlay | Unknown | Unknown |
| Connectivity & collaboration | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud sync of library | Supported | Unknown |
| Works fully offline | Supported: Offline mode runs existing and new services; YouTube and SongSelect import need a connection. | Unknown |
| Remote control from phone or tablet | Paid add-on or tier: Requires a Pro plan; remote app for iPhone, iPad and Android. | Supported: ZionWorx Remote app for Android and iOS; v5 adds a web remote reached via QR code. |
| Multiple operators at once | Supported: Multiple users can work on presentations from one account; simultaneous Presenter sessions require Pro Plus. | Unknown |
| Web native (runs in a browser) | Not supported | Not supported |
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