Audio Ape vs Show Cues Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Ape
This music app allows you to create and edit playlists directly on your iOS device using your existing music library. Manage your music on the go, but note that adding new music or renaming tracks requires a computer with iTunes.
- Create and edit playlists on device
- Uses local music files
- Integrates with the 'Music' app
- Simple and easy to use interface
- Playlist management for iOS devices
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This Audio Ape app is a dead-simple, easy to use, show music app. This app only uses the music files and playlists stored on this device’s app titled “Music”. You can directly create and edit playlists right on your iOS device using the “Music” app. In order to add additional music, or rename tracks, you must use a computer with iTunes installed and sync those changes to this device.
Show Cues Lite
This application allows entertainers to seamlessly integrate music into their live performances. It functions as a dedicated music player, enabling control via touchscreen or remote, and syncs directly with playlists created in Apple Music.
- Music playback for live shows
- Touchscreen and remote control
- Syncs with Apple Music playlists
- Professional, user-friendly interface
- Designed for entertainers
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Show Cues Lite is the latest version of the popular Show Cues App. This App is used by entertainers worldwide to add music to their performances using the touch screen or Bluetooth remote control. Show Cues is not a music editor; it is a music player. Use the Apple Music app to create playlists, rearrange tracks, and delete or add tracks. Once you are done creating or editing in Apple Music, sync your playlist with your iPhone/iPad. Your created playlist will instantly be ready to load into Show Cues and play. "Perfect for magicians, jugglers, musicians—anybody who wants to run an entire show from an iPad or iPhone! By far THE BEST on the market." — Paul Romhany, Vanish International Magic Magazine Carl Andrews is not only a designer and programmer of iDevice apps, but he is also a professional magician. When his friend Shawn Popp suggested that he create an app to play music cues, he went at it with passion. The result is the most professional program I have ever seen called "Show Cues". There are so many features to this app I won't have enough time to go through them all. A wonderfully written manual and a professionally thought-out program make this a must for all performers. — Bruce Kalver, Tech Tricks column in MUM magazine "Designed as a simple, visual, user-friendly interface for the performer or the most experienced sound tech. It would be a challenge to make this program more convenient. Show Cues is music to my "i"s." — Francis Menotti, Magic Magazine "This app gives you or your sound technician quick, simple, and reliable control over the music and sound effects that support your show. It exceeded expectations, meaning it worked perfectly right out of the box. This is a professional tool designed by a professional, for professionals. But we part-time pros can like it, too." — Curtis Kam, MUM Magazine
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Audio Ape at Free against Show Cues Lite's $19.99. Audio Ape also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Show Cues Lite's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Audio Ape is free to download; Show Cues Lite costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Show Cues Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Ape has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Audio Ape's written reviews are positive against 100% of Show Cues Lite's.
Audio Ape ships an update every 6 weeks, Show Cues Lite every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Ape | Show Cues Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Charles Peachock | Carl Andrews18795964936 |
Customer experience
Audio Ape
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In-app purchases
Audio Ape
No in-app purchases
Show Cues Lite
No in-app purchases
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