Comparison

Floating Clock vs Cue

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

Head to head
About

Floating Clock

This app provides a versatile floating window for displaying a digital clock with millisecond precision and customizable text. It's ideal for video recording, offering teleprompter functionality and dynamic island integration.

Highlights
  • Floating digital clock
  • Millisecond display
  • Dynamic island time display
  • Lock screen timer
  • Teleprompter functionality
  • Customizable text windows
Features
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Floating Clock, a small window floating on the desktop, displays a digital clock, displays any text information, and helps you record short videos. - Display time in seconds on dynamic island and lock screen. - Desktop digital clock, providing millisecond display. - Support 12 hours, 24 hours switch. - Floating teleprompter, small text and script windows for easy video recording. Contact us: cuiling_shi@163.com

About

Cue

This app provides a floating teleprompter that overlays any application, allowing for hands-free reading of scripts. It offers smart script preparation with NLP chunking and remote control options via Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Floating window over any app
  • Dynamic Island cue cards
  • Apple Watch remote control
  • NLP-powered smart chunking
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Script library with tags
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Your script. Always in sight. Never in the way. Cue is a teleprompter that floats over your camera or any app on your phone. No split-screen hacks, no second devices. Just your words, right where you need them. FLOATING MODE A window that stays on top of everything. Open a Camera App, or social media app such as Instagram, and TikTok. Cue floats above it all. Sentence-based auto-scrolling keeps your reading natural and completely hands-free. DYNAMIC ISLAND Cue cards displayed right next to your front camera lens. Tap to navigate: Previous, Stop, Next. No other teleprompter does this. SMART SCRIPT PREPARATION Paste or write your script, and Cue's NLP engine breaks it into natural reading chunks. Color-coded highlights show exactly how your words will flow before you hit record. APPLE WATCH CONTROL Navigate your script from your wrist. Start, pause, go back. Completely hands-free while you record. FEATURES - Floating window over any app - Dynamic Island cue cards - Apple Watch remote control - NLP-powered smart chunking - Adjustable speed: 20 to 300 WPM - Script library with tags and sorting - Neon themes - Font size and style customization - Countdown timer before recording - Zero tracking. Zero ads. Your scripts stay on your device. FREE & PRO Use Cue free with core features. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited scripts, all themes, and full customization. Perfect for content creators, YouTubers, podcasters, presenters, actors, and anyone who reads on camera. Privacy Policy: https://sohofoundry.com/cue/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Floating Clock4 screens
Cue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cue at 5.0 against Floating Clock's 4.2. Cue also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Floating Clock's advantage is ratings volume (94 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Floating Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Floating Clock has 94 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Floating Clock ships an update every 3 months, Cue every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Floating Clock versus Cue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloating ClockCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (94 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings94 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾Aarnav Ram

Customer experience

Floating Clock

All ratings91 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive41.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative48.8%

Cue

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Floating Clock

One-time1
  • Professional Version$0.99
2 purchases

Cue

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro - Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Floating Clock free?
Floating Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cue free?
Cue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Floating Clock or Cue?
Cue is rated higher. Floating Clock averages 4.2 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while Cue averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Floating Clock or Cue have ads?
Floating Clock shows ads; Cue does not.
Which is updated more often, Floating Clock or Cue?
Floating Clock ships an update every 3 months, and Cue every 3 weeks. Most recently, Floating Clock was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cue on October 6, 2026.

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