Comparison

HintApp vs Qards

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

Head to head
About

HintApp

This app transforms your speech into easy-to-read cue cards, perfect for presentations. It features large, high-contrast text, a built-in stopwatch, and cross-device syncing via iCloud. Speak with confidence, knowing your key points are always visible.

Highlights
  • Speech to cue cards
  • Large, high-contrast text
  • Integrated stopwatch
  • Cross-device syncing (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch)
  • Customizable text and stopwatch size
  • Simple tap and swipe gestures
  • Export and import speeches
Features
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Never lose your place on stage. Hintapp turns your speech into simple cue cards, one clear idea at a time. Write your talk on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, then present from big, high-contrast cards with a stopwatch in the corner to keep you on schedule. Perfect for wedding toasts, business pitches, school presentations, conference talks and any moment when you want to speak with confidence. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a set of cards. Write your whole speech, or just the key phrases. 2. Present. Tap or swipe to move from card to card. 3. Keep an eye on the stopwatch to finish on time. MADE FOR THE STAGE • Large, high-contrast text on a dark background, easy to read from a distance • Choose the text size and the stopwatch size in Settings • The screen stays awake while you present • Stopwatch and card counter show where you are and how long you have been talking • Color your cards (red, blue, green or yellow) • Simple gestures: tap or swipe for the next or previous card, pinch to exit, long-press to hide the stopwatch and controls • Optional double-tap to advance, so a stray touch never skips a card • Landscape, portrait or automatic orientation YOUR CARDS, ON ALL YOUR DEVICES • Create and edit cards on iPhone, iPad or Mac • Apple Watch: read your cards from your wrist (cards from your iPhone appear automatically) • iCloud: save your sets of cards to iCloud and bring them to your other devices • Share a speech as a file: export and import cards with friends or colleagues SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • Clean, minimal design that keeps the focus on your words • Light and Dark Mode support • No account or sign-up needed. Your cards stay on your device or in your own iCloud. TIPS • Write the whole speech as a series of short cards and read it card by card, or jot down only short hints to stay on your key ideas. • Reorder cards by drag and drop, and swipe to edit or delete. • Want web links or text selection while presenting? Turn them on in Settings > Hintapp.

About

Qards

Organize your thoughts and prepare for presentations with digital note cards. Create, edit, and arrange cards within decks, then swipe through them in full-screen. Your notes sync automatically across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Create and edit decks of note cards
  • Arrange note cards within decks
  • Full-screen card swiping
  • Automatic cross-device syncing
  • Organize everyday thoughts
  • Prepare for speeches and presentations
Features
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Create Note Cards for your everyday thoughts, or write down keywords and cues for your next speech. Structure your Note Cards in decks and swipe through them in full-screen. Qards is the perfect tool when you want to make notes for your next speech or presentation! With Qards you can: - Create and edit decks of Note Cards. - Edit and order a deck's Note Cards as you please. - Swipe through a deck of Note Cards in full-screen. And all your Note Cards are of course automatically synced and made available across your devices!

Screenshots

HintApp4 screens
Qards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Qards at Free against HintApp's $2.99. Qards also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). HintApp's advantage is device support (5 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Qards is free to download; HintApp costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Qards holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of HintApp's written reviews are positive against 100% of Qards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HintApp ships an update every 3 months, Qards every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HintApp versus Qards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHintAppQards
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)4.6 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings618 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor GuryanovThomas Asheim Smedmann

Customer experience

HintApp

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%

Qards

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HintApp

No in-app purchases

None

Qards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HintApp free?
HintApp costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qards free?
Qards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HintApp or Qards?
Qards is rated higher. HintApp averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Qards averages 4.6 from 18 ratings.
Do HintApp or Qards have ads?
Neither HintApp nor Qards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HintApp or Qards?
HintApp ships an update every 3 months, and Qards every 4 months. Most recently, HintApp was updated on November 6, 2026 and Qards on November 3, 2026.

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