Comparison

Speeches App vs Cue Cards

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

Head to head
About

Speeches App

Prepare and deliver speeches with ease using this app. It acts as a portable teleprompter, helping you organize notes, time your delivery, and practice for any occasion. Import text files, sync across devices, and get feedback before you present.

Highlights
  • Portable teleprompter for speeches
  • Organize speaker's notes
  • On-screen timing meter
  • Import text files
  • Sync speeches via iCloud
  • Swipeable cue cards for delivery
Features
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Speeches is an App for preparing and delivering speeches and pitches. Prepare speaker's notes and deliver a great speech — perfectly timed — no matter what the occasion. Be it a wedding speech, sermon, business presentation, or evening at the debating club, navigating your notes is that much easier with Speeches as your portable teleprompter. Prepare your notes directly in Speeches on your iPhone or iPad, or import a text file from Mail or another App (e.g. Dropbox, Files). You can also email your speech to solicit feedback from friends and colleagues, and your speeches sync between devices with iCloud. Speeches helps with your preparation. Organize notes, set a speech duration, and practice to make sure you can finish on time. Having difficulty with a particular section? Jump to any note and continue from there. Once your speech is prepared, it's time to deliver. Speeches presents your notes as easy to navigate cue cards. No more juggling of paper notes, or fiddly scrolling in an App not designed for the pressure of public speaking. Just swipe back and forth. Simple gestures keep you focussed on speaking, and not on negotiating your notes. Speeches goes well beyond paper notes when it comes to keeping track of your time. The onscreen timing meter shows at a glance exactly how far along you are. A second bar shows your progress through the notes. By comparing the two, you can see if you are going too fast or too slow. In short, Speeches is the App you need to write, practice and deliver your next speech with precision and confidence. F E A T U R E S – Universal app optimized for both iPhone and iPad – Keep speeches in sync between your devices with iCloud – Prepare speaker's notes on your iOS devices – Swipe through cue cards to practice your speech – Unique timing meter shows time and progress through notes – Set speech duration down to the second – Import text files from Mail, Files and Dropbox – Split any note in two while editing – Mail your speeches to others – Customize font and font size of notes – Set speech category

About

Cue Cards

This app helps you prepare and deliver speeches or presentations by organizing your notes into digital cards. Easily navigate between cards, edit content, and utilize features like a timer and a non-dimming screen for smooth delivery.

Highlights
  • Digital cue cards for speeches
  • Easy navigation with swipes
  • Card flipping with two-finger swipe
  • Edit cards on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Add titles, colors, and timers to cards
  • Screen stays active during use
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Carry your next great speech in your pocket! Cue Cards is the perfect app to help you give your next presentation or speech • Easily read cards from a distance (podium, desktop, etc.) • Transition from one card to the next and back with an up or down swipe of a finger • Flip a card over with a right or left two finger swipe • Edit individual cards directly on your iPhone or iPad, or macOS • Add titles to cards • Add colors to cards • Add a timer to each card • Screen will not dim or lock while viewing cards Purchase includes Cue Cards for iOS, iPadOS and macOS.

Screenshots

Speeches App4 screens
Cue Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Speeches App at 4.4 against Cue Cards's 1.0. Speeches App also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). Cue Cards's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Speeches App costs $4.99 and Cue Cards $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speeches App holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speeches App has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Speeches App's written reviews are positive against 33% of Cue Cards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speeches App ships an update every 2 months, Cue Cards every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Speeches App versus Cue Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeeches AppCue Cards
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.4 (26 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Mental FacultySteve Brost

Customer experience

Speeches App

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral14.7%
Negative55.9%

Cue Cards

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Speeches App

No in-app purchases

None

Cue Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speeches App free?
Speeches App costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cue Cards free?
Cue Cards costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speeches App or Cue Cards?
Speeches App is rated higher. Speeches App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Cue Cards averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Speeches App or Cue Cards have ads?
Neither Speeches App nor Cue Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speeches App or Cue Cards?
Speeches App ships an update every 2 months, and Cue Cards every 3 months. Most recently, Speeches App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cue Cards on October 11, 2026.

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