Comparison

Visual Cue Audio Timeline vs Set Manager

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Visual Cue Audio Timeline

This advanced audio player offers visual waveform seeking, unlimited cue points, and efficient file management. It's ideal for organizing music libraries, creating playlists, and managing production elements for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Highlights
  • Waveform view for visual seeking
  • Unlimited cue points per file
  • Drag & drop file import
  • Playlist and collection management
  • Offline playback
  • Supports multiple audio formats
Features
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Visual Cue Pro is an advanced, easy-to-use audio player for iOS and iPadOS. Main Features: • Waveform view for visual seeking and setting up cue points • Zoom functionality for more precise seeking on longer waveforms • Caches waveforms for fast display • Supports unlimited cue points per file • Quickly switch between cue points across multiple audio files • Does not alter your precious source files in any way • Drag & drop files directly from Files and other apps • Designed for speed and efficiency • GPU-based waveform renderer • Supports Dark Mode Collections: • Import files from Files using drag & drop • Manage your music library • Create cue points within each item Playlists: • Import files from Collections using drag & drop (cue points included) • Import files from Files using drag & drop (without cue points) • Create cue points within each item (shared across playlists if the item is from a Collection) • Reorder items using drag & drop in your desired order For Music Producers: • Manage your library of reference tracks to compare with your own • Quickly jump between cue points in your reference tracks • Manage and listen to your own tracks • Organize production elements and recorded source material For DJs: • Manage your library of tracks • Set up cue points in your tracks • Compile DJ sets by quickly jumping between cue points in different tracks • Manage and listen to your own mixes • Bookmark tracks in other DJs’ sets and discover new music faster Visual Cue Pro is an offline music player, music library manager, and music organizer with lossless playback, widely used in sound studios, by music directors, A&R, and for audio transcribing. It's also perfect for venues, theaters, churches, DJs, and more! It features full-screen support, native Apple Silicon support, Dark Mode, and cloud drive compatibility. The best reliable alternative to iTunes, plays audio files and formats supported by macOS, including WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, M4A, and more. Free to download and try. Purchase modules via in-app purchase (subscriptions or lifetime permanent license). If you have a Mac, check out the macOS version too, which offers even more functionality! Privacy Policy: http://visualcueplayer.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Set Manager

Features
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Designed and produced by a gigging musician, this app contains tools to create a song library and sets of songs for your gigs. It has been designed to have just the functions you need for the job, and none you don't. When adding a title to the library, the song is empty. Simply tap the title to enter lyric view, then tap the mode change button, at the top of the screen, next to the 'more' menu (...), to enter edit mode. A song can be entered by manually typing lyrics and chords into the edit screen or by copying and pasting from some other source. Once entered, lyric and chord lines can be converted to a 'Chordpro' format to allow easy key change. Tap the mode change button to return to performance mode. If you created a Chordpro format file then returning to performance mode displays the song in conventional chord and lyric lines. In edit mode you will see the first three characters of a converted file are {!}. Set Manager adds these characters to easily check for Chordpro formats. If you type a new song in Chordpro format you must type these three characters at a the beginning. Once you have a few songs in the song library you can start creating sets. On the front screen, select Set Lists then '+ Add Set'. Give the set a name. Tap the name to move to set list view, which, at the moment, will be empty. Tap '+ Add Songs'. A popup list of your library songs appears. Tap the titles to add them to the set. Songs already in the set are shown in a lighter colour. Don't worry about the list order. The set can be re-ordered by long-pressing the title and dragging it to its new position. There are at least two ways of using Set Manager during performance. Firstly, if you have a bluetooth footswitch then Set Manager can page up and down in response to the switch. Alternatively, there is an auto-scroll 'play' button on the performance screen toolbar. If you prefer to use this then the display waits until about half the screen has been performed, then starts to smooth scroll. The wait time and scroll speed is determined by the tempo setting and the font size so some experimentation is needed. Swiping left or right on the song lyric display moves to the next or previous song in the set so you don't have to go back to the set list to see what's next. This only works if you are working through a set. A song lyric in the Song Library doesn't respond to swipes. Have you ever got into a new song and you find it's not really in the right key? The song toolbar has a key change button which is active if the file has been converted to Chordie. The key can be changed be selecting the number of semitones by which to increment the chords. Simple. Songs can be shared by Airdrop, email, iMessage or whatever messaging apps you use. The share function is in the more menu, '...'. Set lists and individual songs can be shared this way. They can also be printed for any band member who prefers hard copy. The app uses your iCloud to maintain a backup of your library and set lists. If you have an iPhone and iPad the library and sets are synchronised via iCloud. Change something on the iPhone, for example, and the change is reflected on the iPad on the next data sync. Context help is available on all screens. The help button, '?', can be turned off in settings. There is a feature in Set Manager which, if you have access to a web server, can be used to store and access songs. In the settings screen you can enter a web address and the name of the song listing script. The '+ Add' button in the song library now has an active option to download songs already prepared and uploaded to the server. This is great in that one person can create and upload to the web server, giving access to the rest of the band. Below the web server details in Settings is a link to a support page with more details of setting up the web server. For the avoidance of doubt, the app is a content-free system. Any songs shown here are for illustrative and educational purposes only.

Screenshots

Visual Cue Audio Timeline4 screens
Set Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Set Manager at none against Visual Cue Audio Timeline's 13. Set Manager also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Visual Cue Audio Timeline's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Visual Cue Audio Timeline sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Set Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Cue Audio Timeline ships an update every 6 days, Set Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Visual Cue Audio Timeline versus Set Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Cue Audio TimelineSet Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndie Foundry LLCNigel Peet

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Visual Cue Audio Timeline

Subscriptions8
  • Podcasts7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Audio Player – Business7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Podcasts7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Show 5 more
  • Playlists$14.991 Year
  • Audio Player – Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Audio Player – Business7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 1 DMX universe: 512 channels7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 2 DMX universes: 1024 channels7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time5
  • Podcasts (lifetime)$19.99
  • Collections (lifetime)$29.99
  • Playlists (lifetime)$29.99
Show 2 more
  • Audio Player – Pro$79.99
  • Audio Player – Business$179.00
None

Set Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Cue Audio Timeline free?
Visual Cue Audio Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Set Manager free?
Set Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Cue Audio Timeline or Set Manager have ads?
Neither Visual Cue Audio Timeline nor Set Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Cue Audio Timeline or Set Manager?
Visual Cue Audio Timeline ships an update every 6 days, and Set Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, Visual Cue Audio Timeline was updated on August 1, 2026 and Set Manager on September 28, 2026.

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