Host App vs Cue Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Host App
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This is a one-stop information shop for caretakers and site staff. It has the policies, procedures and guidance on how to carry out your daily tasks along with an up to date bulletin service for any "hot off the press" information. A quarterly bulletin will keep you abreast of any developments in regards to Health & Safety, Building Services and legislation .
Cue Cards
This app transforms your notes into a speaker-friendly format. It displays talking points in large, easy-to-read cards, perfect for presentations, speeches, or podcasts. Features include customizable timers and an editor that simplifies script management.
- Card-based note display
- Large, glanceable text
- Customizable timers
- Silent timer alerts
- Easy script splitting and reordering
- Adjustable text size
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Notes apps weren't built for speaking. Cue Cards is. Free to write. Build as many decks as you like, use every editor tool, and let the on-device AI turn your notes into cards. Unlock Play once, and you can run any deck at full length forever. Write your talk as a deck of cards - one beat per card - then hit Play. Your talking points appear huge and glanceable on a black screen built for stages, podiums, and studios. Tap or swipe to move between cards. No scrolling, no losing your place, no squinting at a Google Doc. MADE FOR SPEAKING - Podcast episodes and interviews - Wedding toasts and best-man speeches - Conference talks, sermons, lectures, pitches - Anywhere you'd rather glance at beats than read a script TIMERS THAT KEEP YOU ON PACE - One continuous deck timer - count up, or count down from your time slot - Per-card timers ("this story gets 90 seconds") - Auto-time cards from your script length - The screen flashes when a card's time is up - silent, unmissable - Timer colors shift green to yellow to red as time runs down AN EDITOR THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY - Write like a notes app; bold, italics, colors, and bullets - Paste a speech from any app and split it into cards in one tap - Reorder cards with a touch and hold - Set text size from S to XL - or pinch, mid-speech WRITE IT WITH AI, ON YOUR DEVICE - Talk it through out loud and it writes your cards for you - Paste a brief, run of show, or notes and have them formatted into cards - Or just describe the talk and get a starting deck with the timings set - Runs on your iPhone using Apple Intelligence. Nothing is sent to a server. BUILT FOR THE MOMENT - Screen stays awake while you speak - Works in portrait and landscape, iPhone and iPad - Your decks stay yours - synced through your own iCloud, never our servers. No account, no tracking, nothing to sign up for One payment unlocks Play for good. No subscription, no account, nothing to sign up for. From the team behind Cuer, the rundown software broadcast teams run their live shows on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cue Cards at every 10 days against Host App's every 4 months. Host App's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Host App ships an update every 4 months, Cue Cards every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Host App | Cue Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appt Online Solutions Ltd | Cuer |
In-app purchases
Host App
No in-app purchases
Cue Cards
No in-app purchases









