Comparison

Cue Cards vs Speaker Notes

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

Head to head
About

Cue Cards

This app helps you prepare and deliver speeches or presentations by organizing your notes into digital cards. Easily navigate between cards, edit content, and utilize features like a timer and a non-dimming screen for smooth delivery.

Highlights
  • Digital cue cards for speeches
  • Easy navigation with swipes
  • Card flipping with two-finger swipe
  • Edit cards on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Add titles, colors, and timers to cards
  • Screen stays active during use
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Carry your next great speech in your pocket! Cue Cards is the perfect app to help you give your next presentation or speech • Easily read cards from a distance (podium, desktop, etc.) • Transition from one card to the next and back with an up or down swipe of a finger • Flip a card over with a right or left two finger swipe • Edit individual cards directly on your iPhone or iPad, or macOS • Add titles to cards • Add colors to cards • Add a timer to each card • Screen will not dim or lock while viewing cards Purchase includes Cue Cards for iOS, iPadOS and macOS.

About

Speaker Notes

Transform your speeches into structured cue cards for confident delivery. Practice, time, and present your talks with ease, from wedding toasts to investor keynotes. Available on iPhone.

Highlights
  • Speech cue card creation
  • Presentation practice tool
  • Speech timing functionality
  • Structured delivery aid
  • iPhone compatible
Features
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Speak with confidence. Every time. Whether it's a wedding toast, an investor keynote, a class presentation, or a big meeting — the difference between a shaky speech and a great one is preparation. Speaker Notes turns your speech into structured cue cards you can practice, time, and deliver from — right on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Cue Cards4 screens
Speaker Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speaker Notes at 100% against Cue Cards's 33%. Speaker Notes also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Cue Cards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Speaker Notes is free to download; Cue Cards costs $1.99 up front. Speaker Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cue Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speaker Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Cue Cards's written reviews are positive against 100% of Speaker Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cue Cards ships an update every 3 months, Speaker Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cue Cards versus Speaker Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCue CardsSpeaker Notes
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve BrostRonald Guillen

Customer experience

Cue Cards

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Speaker Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cue Cards

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Speaker Notes

One-time3
  • Round of applause$0.99
  • Standing Ovation$2.99
  • Encore! Encore!$9.99

Questions

Is Cue Cards free?
Cue Cards costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speaker Notes free?
Speaker Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cue Cards or Speaker Notes?
Speaker Notes is rated higher. Cue Cards averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Speaker Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cue Cards or Speaker Notes have ads?
Neither Cue Cards nor Speaker Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cue Cards or Speaker Notes?
Cue Cards ships an update every 3 months, and Speaker Notes monthly. Most recently, Cue Cards was updated on October 11, 2026 and Speaker Notes on November 1, 2026.

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