LivePlayback vs Cue Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LivePlayback
This audio player is designed for live events, specifically for theatrical productions requiring precise track control. It allows users to set cue points for seamless transitions and offers flexible playback and repeat modes.
- Optimized for live event audio playback
- Stop playback after each track
- Add CUE points to jump to specific positions
- Multiple play modes (Continue All, Continue Cue, Continue OFF)
- Multiple repeat modes (Repeat OFF, Repeat One, Repeat CUE)
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Optimized audio player for live events. Especially for playbacks in musicals, where playback has to be stopped after each track. You can add CUE points to jump to chosen positions in the tracks. play-modes: (Continue All / Continue Cue / Continue OFF). repeat-modes: (Repeat OFF, Repeat One, Repeat CUE).
Cue Master
This app allows performers to create and manage custom cue playlists for backing tracks. It offers flexible playback options like looping, stopping, or continuing to the next song, with per-song volume control. A full-screen mode provides easy stage access.
- Create cue playlists
- Import from Music Library, Dropbox, Google Drive
- Custom playback control (loop, stop, continue, skip)
- Per-song volume adjustment
- Full-screen mode for stage view
- Central cue button for track control
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Cue Master is a elegantly simple track player for iPad targeted towards theatrical productions, talent shows, choreographers, dancers or other performers using backing tracks by allowing you to create Cue Playlists from your music library, Dropbox™ or Google Drive folder. Unlike many cueing apps available, Cue Master is designed to be extremely easy to use and understand with the familiar layout of a standard music app. Unlike a music app, Cue Master allows for custom control over how songs are played back. Songs can be set to loop (repeat), stop at end, continue to the next song, or be skipped. Volume levels can also be easily set on a per song basis to fine tune your performance. Create multiple Cue Playlists from albums or playlists downloaded in your music library on your iPad, from Dropbox™ or Google Drive, add, delete and reorder your cues. For performers that need easy access from the stage, Cue Master provides a full screen mode to easily see the currently playing track and time, show run time as well as the next cued track. A central cue button also allows you to easily start your next track.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LivePlayback at $4.99 against Cue Master's $19.99. LivePlayback also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.4). Cue Master's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (91% vs 58%). On 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
LivePlayback costs $4.99 and Cue Master $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cue Master holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cue Master has 63 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of LivePlayback's written reviews are positive against 91% of Cue Master's.
LivePlayback ships an update every 16 months, Cue Master every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LivePlayback | Cue Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 14.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Lange | Kevin Arnold |
Customer experience
LivePlayback
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In-app purchases
LivePlayback
No in-app purchases
Cue Master
No in-app purchases
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