Comparison

CUES Events vs Read AI

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

Head to head
About

CUES Events

Access event details, manage your schedule, and connect with other attendees. Discover speakers, sponsors, and industry partners. Share insights and take notes.

Highlights
  • View upcoming events
  • Manage personal schedule
  • Speaker and session details
  • Sponsor and partner information
  • Attendee networking
  • Note-taking and material access
Read full description

The CUES event app allows you to instantly access information about the event you’re attending and participate in related event activities. After you download the app, you can access the mobile experience for the event to: - See what’s coming up next at the event and manage your schedule - Find detailed information about the event’s expert speakers and their sessions - Learn more about the event’s sponsors and other industry partners - Grow your network by interacting with fellow attendees - Share insights, take notes, and access additional materials

About

Read AI

This app acts as an AI notetaker, transcribing and summarizing in-person conversations and meetings in real-time. It identifies speakers, generates reports, and integrates with popular communication platforms for easy sharing and organization.

Highlights
  • Real-time transcription and summaries
  • Speaker identification
  • Built for in-person meetings
  • Easy sharing to multiple platforms
  • Syncs notes across devices
  • Meeting reminders
Read full description

Record any in-person conversation and get a transcript, summary, and action items when you're done. Read AI turns your iPhone into an AI notetaker for client meetings, interviews, lectures, and brainstorms. Open Read AI, tap record, and stay in the conversation. Read transcribes and summarizes in real time, then builds a full report you can keep private or share with others. Your in-person notes appear next to your Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meeting reports, so everything you discussed lives in one place. Key Features: Live Transcription and Summaries Follow along with a real-time transcript and get a concise summary at the end, so you never have to ask what was decided. Speaker Detection Read AI tells speakers apart, so you can see who said what. Built for In-Person Meetings Record face-to-face meetings, classes, and brainstorming sessions without opening a laptop. Easy Sharing Send your notes to Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams, and your CRM to share and review them. Sync Across Devices Access your notes and summaries on any device, alongside your Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings. Meeting Reminders Get notified before upcoming meetings, when a new report is ready, and with a recap before recurring meetings, so you never forget to record.

Screenshots

CUES Events3 screens
Read AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Read AI at none against CUES Events's shown. Read AI also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). CUES Events's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 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 — 5.0 for CUES Events against 4.9 for Read AI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read AI has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CUES Events ships an update every 4 months, Read AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CUES Events versus Read AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCUES EventsRead AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews—69.1% of reviews
Number of ratings11.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCredit Union Executives SocietyRead AI

Bugs and requests

CUES Events

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Read AI

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Uploading issues causing lost recordings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Chromecast and AirPlay support
  • Full-screen video playback
  • Cloud sync for transcripts and summaries
  • Better mobile support and file format compatibility

In-app purchases

None

CUES Events

No in-app purchases

None

Read AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CUES Events free?
CUES Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read AI free?
Read AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CUES Events or Read AI?
CUES Events is rated higher. CUES Events averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Read AI averages 4.9 from 1.1K ratings.
Do CUES Events or Read AI have ads?
CUES Events shows ads; Read AI does not.
Which is updated more often, CUES Events or Read AI?
CUES Events ships an update every 4 months, and Read AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, CUES Events was updated on November 3, 2026 and Read AI on November 12, 2026.

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