iCue vs Fieldbox Backup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCue
Transforms your iPad and iPhone into a professional teleprompter. Customize text appearance, import various file types, and control playback with multiple remote options. Offers extensive file sharing capabilities for seamless workflow integration.
- Customizable text appearance (font, size, color)
- Import various file types (TXT, RTF, DOCX, HTML)
- Variable scroll speed and mirroring
- Multiple file sharing methods (iTunes, Email, Cloud)
- Extensive remote control options (iOS, Bluetooth, Web)
- Speech recognition for script control
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iCue from Prompter People turns your iPad and iPhone into a full featured teleprompter. Go to www.prompterpeople.com to see a full range of teleprompter systems for your iPad. Check out iCue Remote, the free remote for iCue. Easily configure the appearance of the text content to suit your presentation requirements including... • Font • Font Size • Text Color • Background Color • Head and Tail Indent • Line Spacing • Text Style Prompter features include: • Import File Types: iCue (.iCue), Text (.txt), Rich Text (.rtf), Word (.docx) and HTML • Export File Types: iCue (.iCue), Text (.txt), Rich Text (.rtf) and HTML • Five Marker Styles: Bar, Marker, Two Line, Inverted, Two Markers • Scroll Speed: Variable with two speed ranges. • Display mirroring for using a reflective teleprompter • Countdown: Two styles • Bidirectional Timer • External Monitor Support • Built-in user manual • Customizable title bar to give access to the features that are important to your workflow. • More... • File Sharing iCue offers a variety of file sharing methods to assist in moving files between devices as well as a computer. - iTunes File Sharing: Copy files to and from iCue using iTunes. - Email Files: Email files from iCue and open files from other apps such as Mail. - iOS File Sharing: Send files directly from one iCue to another. - Web Server: Host a web page that can be used from any computer to upload and download files. - Web Server Browser: Use built-in browser to load web page from another web server to download files or the entire database from another iCue. - AirDrop: Use Apple's AirDrop to send files. - iCloud: Upload and download files from iCloud Drive. - Dropbox: Upload and download files from your Dropbox account. - Google Drive: Upload and download files from your Google Drive account. - iOS Remote Sharing: Send files and databases between host and peers. • Remote Control iCue has a variety different remote options. - iOS Remote: Use another iOS device running iCue or iCue Remote to control iCue. Synchronize multiple devices. - Blue Tooth Keyboard: Assign keys of a blue tooth keyboard to control prompter features. - Touch Tone Remote: Use touch tone signals playing into the microphone line-in to control prompter features. - Audio Remote: Use the headphone in-line remote or other audio remote to control prompter features. - AirTurn Remote: Use wireless remotes from www.airturn.com to control prompter features. - Web Server Remote: Use a web page hosted on the network to control the prompter features. - Apple Watch: Use the Apple Watch to remotely control prompter functions. - Bluetooth MIDI: Use IK Multimedia's iRig Blueboard to control prompter functions. - Game Controller: Use MFi game controllers to control prompter functions. - Touch Recording: Record and playback your interactions with the prompter. - Speech Recognition: Use your speech to control the script using key words or the text content of the script. - Key Commands: Configure key combinations to control most prompter features. Key Commands are available at all times. • Recording - Use either camera. - Movable video preview overlaying the script. - Share your video in a variety of ways. • Monitor Out Use an external monitor connected to the dock connector or AppleTV to display the prompter content. - Choose output resolution from supported resolutions. - Configure output to match device, or device to match output. - Adjust transform and mirroring for external display independently of device. - Works great with AppleTV and AirPlay. Coupled with a Prompter People iPad prompter iCue is perfect for video production, public speaking, electronic news gathering, music, school, business presentations and more!
Fieldbox Backup
This app creates verified copies of your memory card archives on your iPhone or iPad. It compares file integrity and uploads copies to your cloud storage, tracking provider confirmation for a complete backup.
- Verified file copies with SHA-256 comparison
- Uploads to multiple cloud providers
- Offline backup capability
- RAW and HEIC photo preview
- Organize by session and camera
- Export signed Integrity Records
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Fieldbox Backup copies your memory card to an archive on your iPhone or iPad, compares source and copied SHA-256 values, then uploads copies to your own cloud accounts. It records which files matched their source at transfer time and which providers confirmed a complete upload. Before a transfer starts, every scanned file has an explicit outcome: selected, already verified in the session, or deliberately excluded. You can adjust the current transfer directly by file type. Every copied file is checked with SHA-256. Fieldbox records a verified local file only when its source and copied values match. Cloud status separately shows when a provider has accepted an upload and confirmed its stored size. S3-compatible storage and Google Drive also require a matching provider-reported SHA-256 hash; Dropbox, OneDrive, and WebDAV report upload/size confirmation where a provider checksum is unavailable. Backup Status shows the current 3-2-1 inventory: three copies, two kinds of storage, and one offsite. Normally that is your original card, a verified copy on your device, and a complete confirmed cloud copy. If you mark a source card formatted, two independently confirmed cloud providers can supply the non-device copies. Connect the cloud you already use: Backblaze B2 and other S3-compatible storage, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or WebDAV/NAS. You can see which provider holds a complete copy, with clear status for every transfer. With Fieldbox Pro, files missing from your device can be repaired from the original card or a confirmed cloud copy. Fieldbox downloads to staging and returns a file to the archive only after its SHA-256 matches the recorded source hash. The session activity history records source-card status, cloud-provider changes, confirmed copies, deletions, repairs, and USB Transfers. If a transfer is interrupted, Fieldbox keeps the verified-file checkpoints and resumes only after the reconnected source matches the recorded card identity, selected folder, inventory, and checkpoint evidence. A read-only source recheck can refresh the recorded card coverage later without starting another transfer. Create and export a signed Integrity Record for a point-in-time summary of the session and its recorded evidence. The self-issued device signature provides tamper evidence and signing-key continuity. It is not external certification, trusted time, or proof that a copy still exists. Built for the field: • Works offline. Back up now, sync to the cloud when you have a connection. • Browse and preview your photos, including RAW and HEIC. • Recognizes common camera RAW formats, still images, video, audio, and XMP, XML, or JSON sidecars. This includes 3FR, CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, DNG, BRAW, R3D, and other listed formats. • Organize by session and camera, with EXIF and copyright details. • The one-time unlock supports up to three user-selected active sessions that may keep receiving files. Every preserved session remains readable and verifiable, and you can change the active selection later. • Fieldbox Pro adds unlimited local sessions, planning, share and Photos export of working copies, selective local-file removal, verified repair, detailed events, Camera Profiles and Memory Cards management, additional themes, multiple cloud destinations with concurrent uploads, and USB Transfer to external drives. Every non-revoked Pro purchase also includes permanent ownership of the standard Unlock. • Share one cloud account across devices. Fieldbox gives each device a separate top-level area and limits cloud deletion to the current device's area. Review Backup Status and your normal workflow before deciding to reuse a card. Fieldbox never formats, erases, or changes the original source media. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Fieldbox Terms of Service: https://fieldbox.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://fieldbox.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fieldbox Backup at 100% against iCue's 44%. Fieldbox Backup also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.3). iCue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume and ads 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
Fieldbox Backup is free to download; iCue costs $7.99 up front. Fieldbox Backup sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. iCue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fieldbox Backup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of iCue's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fieldbox Backup's.
iCue ships an update every 2 months, Fieldbox Backup every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | iCue | Fieldbox Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sunshine Valley Systems | Alessandro Casagli |
Customer experience
iCue
Fieldbox Backup
In-app purchases
iCue
No in-app purchases
Fieldbox Backup
- FieldBox Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- FieldBox Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year
- Unlock FieldBox Backup$4.99
- FieldBox Pro Lifetime$99.00
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