Comparison

Cue It vs QR Scanner #

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

Head to head
About

Cue It

Create custom lists of timed intervals for various routines, from fitness to productivity. The app automatically transitions between timers, offering audio and text-to-speech cues. Schedule reminders to start your timed sessions.

Highlights
  • Create custom timer lists (Cues)
  • Automatic timer transitions
  • Sound effects and narration
  • Background operation with notifications
  • Scheduled reminders
  • Supports fitness, productivity, and meditation
Features
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Stay on track with Cue It! Create lists of timers, called “Cues”, to stay on track for each step in a routine of yours. When one timer on your list ends, the next timer starts. For when you need to track time on something split into smaller parts, Cue It makes sure you don't miss a beat. - Stay in shape: Create Cues for your fitness routines, with timers for each exercise and break - Get productive: Create a Cue with a Pomodoro Timer loop (25 minutes of work, followed by a 5 minute break) - Find relaxation: Create a Cue for meditation breathing techniques to relax or help with sleep, such as 4-7-8 Breathing When you start a Cue, two countdown timers will be displayed - one for your current individual timer, and another for how much time is left in total. If you aren't able to keep constant focus on your device, you can also enable features such as Sound Effects, Vibrations, or Text-to-Speech Narration whenever a new timer starts. Cues can be created for all kinds of purposes, including: - Fitness/Workout Routines (Interval Timers) - Productivity (Pomodoro Timers) - Meditation/Breathing Techniques - Basic Food Preparation - Presentation Practice Need to multitask with Cue In the background? While a Cue is active, you can also toggle the Notification Bell to enable/disable notifications for when a new timer starts, if you are away from Cue It. If you want to stick to a schedule, you can also set timed reminders to perform a Cue at a later time - either for a specific time and date, or repeating reminders on specific weekdays at a particular time.

About

QR Scanner #

Easily create and scan QR codes for various purposes, including WiFi, contact information, social media, and URLs. Generate codes for events, plain text, and more, with the ability to clone scanned codes.

Highlights
  • Create QR codes
  • Scan QR codes
  • Manage QR codes
  • Clone scanned QR codes
  • Generate WiFi QR codes
  • Generate contact (vCard/MeCard) QR codes
  • Generate social media QR codes
  • Generate URL QR codes
Features
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Main features: ◉ Create QR code ◉ Manage QR code ◉ Scan QR code ◉ Especially allow you to clone a QR code from scanning then saving to your phone for other purposes Support to generate many QR Code types: ◉ Wifi: for your friends and family easily to connect to your home network, or for guests to access your business WiFi with a simple scan of this QR Code ◉ VCard ◉MeCard: for you to share your email address, phone number, website URL and your company details instantly with a simple scan of a vCard Code ◉ Social Networks: easier for you to connect with your customers online. Use one QR Code to display Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn, and many more social channels. ◉ Location: easier for your sharing and checking location by QR code ◉ SMS: compose a text message to speed up the process of receiving text messages from your audience with a predefined text message sent to a target phone number ◉ Email: support you add a subject line, predefined email text, and a target email address for you to receive the email ◉ Phone: make a call immediately ◉ URL: instantly open any page on the web ◉ Plain Text: display up to 300 characters and the chance to offer your customers any message in any language, regardless of internet access ◉ Event QR: easily to make and share event marketing and planning

Screenshots

Cue It4 screens
QR Scanner #4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QR Scanner # at Free against Cue It's $2.99. QR Scanner # also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Cue It's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

QR Scanner # is free to download; Cue It costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Cue It against 4.7 for QR Scanner #. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 30 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cue It ships an update monthly, QR Scanner # every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cue It versus QR Scanner #: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCue ItQR Scanner #
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (17 ratings)4.7 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1730 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin HopkinsKhang Le

Customer experience

Cue It

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

QR Scanner #

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative3.3%

In-app purchases

None

Cue It

No in-app purchases

None

QR Scanner #

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cue It free?
Cue It costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QR Scanner # free?
QR Scanner # is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cue It or QR Scanner #?
QR Scanner # is rated higher. Cue It averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while QR Scanner # averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do Cue It or QR Scanner # have ads?
QR Scanner # shows ads; Cue It does not.
Which is updated more often, Cue It or QR Scanner #?
Cue It ships an update monthly, and QR Scanner # every 5 weeks. Most recently, Cue It was updated on September 22, 2026 and QR Scanner # on September 28, 2026.

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