Comparison

Speeches App vs Speaker Notes

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

Speaker Notes

Transform your speeches into structured cue cards for confident delivery. Practice, time, and present your talks with ease, from wedding toasts to investor keynotes. Available on iPhone.

Highlights
  • Speech cue card creation
  • Presentation practice tool
  • Speech timing functionality
  • Structured delivery aid
  • iPhone compatible
Features
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Speak with confidence. Every time. Whether it's a wedding toast, an investor keynote, a class presentation, or a big meeting — the difference between a shaky speech and a great one is preparation. Speaker Notes turns your speech into structured cue cards you can practice, time, and deliver from — right on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Speeches App4 screens
Speaker Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speaker Notes at 100% against Speeches App's 29%. Speaker Notes also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Speeches App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (26 vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Speaker Notes is free to download; Speeches App costs $4.99 up front. Speaker Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Speeches App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speaker Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speeches App has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Speeches App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Speaker Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speeches App ships an update every 2 months, Speaker Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Speeches App versus Speaker Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeeches AppSpeaker Notes
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (26 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Mental FacultyRonald Guillen

Customer experience

Speeches App

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

Speaker Notes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Speeches App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Speaker Notes

One-time3
  • Round of applause$0.99
  • Standing Ovation$2.99
  • Encore! Encore!$9.99

Questions

Is Speeches App free?
Speeches App costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speaker Notes free?
Speaker Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speeches App or Speaker Notes?
Speaker Notes is rated higher. Speeches App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Speaker Notes averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Speeches App or Speaker Notes have ads?
Neither Speeches App nor Speaker Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speeches App or Speaker Notes?
Speeches App ships an update every 2 months, and Speaker Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Speeches App was updated on November 6, 2026 and Speaker Notes on November 7, 2026.

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