CUE Live vs BLONK CINCINNATI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CUE Live
This app synchronizes attendee mobile devices at CUE-enabled events. Users can activate their phones to become an interactive part of the live show experience.
- Synchronizes attendee devices
- Interactive show participation
- Enhances live event experience
- Device activation for events
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CUE Live synchronizes the crowd at CUE-enabled events, allowing users in attendance to activate their mobile device and become part of the show.
BLONK CINCINNATI
Discover art installations and events for a city-wide festival with an interactive map. Browse official and unofficial attractions, check schedules, and get directions. The app works offline, allowing you to mark visited spots and filter your view.
- Interactive event map
- Event and music schedules
- Offline capability
- Browse official and unofficial attractions
- Mark attractions as seen
- Filter map by attraction type
- Walking directions
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BLONK is your unofficial ROGUE guide to BLINK Cincinnati Oct 8th-11th 2026, the free light, art, and projection-mapping festival that transforms downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky into an open-air gallery every two years. Pro tips: * Turn on Auto Updates. We will be releasing new exhibits, features, and bug fixes ahead of the festival. * Turn on location access (while using the app) so the map and attractions sort by what's closest to you. * Favorite anything you don't want to miss, and mark it seen once you've checked it out. * Favorite an event or live music set to get a reminder 20 minutes before it starts. * BLONK is word of mouth — share it with friends, so they can BLONK around and find out, too. FIND YOUR WAY An interactive map shows every installation, mural, and "rogue" attraction across the festival footprint, organized by zone — The Banks, Over-the-Rhine, Findlay Market, Covington, Newport, and more. Tap a pin to see what it is, get walking directions, and see when it's active. NEVER MISS A MOMENT Browse the full events schedule by day, filter for live music, and see exactly when and where each performance happens. MEET THE ARTISTS Explore the artists and collectives behind the installations — their bios, social links, and everywhere their work appears across the festival. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES Bookmark installations and events you don't want to miss, and mark the ones you've already seen as you make your way through the festival. WORKS OFFLINE Blonk's core content is built into the app, so your map and schedule work even without a signal — ideal for large crowds in the middle of downtown. SPOT SOMETHING WRONG? Every listing has a quick way to report a correction — a moved installation, a changed schedule, a broken link — straight to the festival team. Whether you're planning your whole night or just found yourself standing in front of something incredible and want to know what it is, Blonk keeps BLINK Cincinnati at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BLONK CINCINNATI at every 3 days against CUE Live's every 5 weeks. CUE Live's advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 40) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for CUE Live against 4.7 for BLONK CINCINNATI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CUE Live has 5.2K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of CUE Live's written reviews are positive against 73% of BLONK CINCINNATI's.
CUE Live ships an update every 5 weeks, BLONK CINCINNATI every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CUE Live | BLONK CINCINNATI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better | 4.7 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CUE Audio, LLC | Nerdy Surfer |
Customer experience
CUE Live
BLONK CINCINNATI
Bugs and requests
CUE Live
Reported bugs
2 issues- Did not work!
- At the Charger vs Broncos game. Big build up I'd put it at 2/3rds of people trying to participate didn't sync. I have 2 phones and only one worked. Cool idea that just failed to execute. Got to do better.
Requested features
1 request- Dark mode option
BLONK CINCINNATI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CUE Live
No in-app purchases
BLONK CINCINNATI
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CUE Live free?
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Do CUE Live or BLONK CINCINNATI have ads?
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