Comparison

Map a Note vs PowerCue Companion

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

Head to head
About

Map a Note

Features
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The perfect field tool whenever you’d like to map a note! Combine a versatile note-taking tool with the ability to assign each note to a map location and view your notes as markers on a map! Use it for your delivery route, home services business, field studies, location-based science studies and research, and so much more! This dynamic tool delights you with the following features: Basic use * Opens in map view. * You can annotate map locations by adding notes right on the map. * On each note, easily add sortable text paragraphs, dates, embedded photos, and embedded videos. Organize * List and sort map notes, filter map notes by labels that you create. * Create decks with notes organized by spans. * Export selected notes and decks or all app data to back up or share with others. Thrill your senses * Many different map visual styles. * Custom UI color scheme and note map marker styles. Try an exciting new way of note taking outside-the-box that will broaden your horizons! Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PowerCue Companion

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PowerCue Companion turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless teleprompter screen for PowerCue on your Mac. Open the app on the same Wi-Fi network as your Mac and your script appears instantly. The companion stays in perfect lock-step with PowerCue: the same line breaks, the same styling, the same paragraph spacing, the same karaoke highlight, the same timer. FOLLOWS YOUR VOICE PowerCue listens as you read and keeps the next line at the marker. Pause and it waits for you. Ad-lib and it picks you up at your next written line. Stumble and start the line again, and it jumps back to it. The companion screen scrolls right along with it. CONTROL THE PROMPTER FROM THE PHONE Tap the screen for the on-screen controls: start and stop voice following, play and pause the timed scroll, go back to the top, and jump to the previous or next marker. Scroll the script by hand and PowerCue on the Mac follows your finger, then picks up listening from wherever you stopped. USE THE PHONE AS THE MICROPHONE Pick "iPhone/iPad Microphone" in PowerCue and the device in front of you drives the voice following. Speech is recognized entirely on the device; on iOS 26 it uses Apple's newest on-device engine, which needs nothing more than the microphone permission. If a call takes the microphone, PowerCue on the Mac is told, and listening resumes on its own. MADE FOR REAL SHOOTS • Pinch to resize the text without changing the line breaks • Karaoke highlight as colored text or a pill, matching the Mac • On-screen timer, mirrored from the Mac • Mirror flips for beam-splitter rigs • Marker arrow on the left or the right, sized like the Mac's • Stays awake while it is the prompter • Ping from the Mac to find the right device • Reconnects on its own when you come back PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens over your local network. Your script, your voice, and your audio are never uploaded anywhere. REQUIRES POWERCUE FOR MAC PowerCue Companion is free and pairs with PowerCue, the voice-following teleprompter for macOS, available at rafaelludwig.com/apps/powercue.

Screenshots

Map a Note4 screens
PowerCue Companion2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PowerCue Companion at none against Map a Note's 2. PowerCue Companion also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Map a Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PowerCue Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map a Note ships an update monthly, PowerCue Companion every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Map a Note versus PowerCue Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap a NotePowerCue Companion
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGray Whale and Blue HeronRafael Ludwig

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Map a Note

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited notes$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited notes$3.991 Year
None

PowerCue Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map a Note free?
Map a Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PowerCue Companion free?
PowerCue Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Map a Note or PowerCue Companion have ads?
Neither Map a Note nor PowerCue Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map a Note or PowerCue Companion?
Map a Note ships an update monthly, and PowerCue Companion every 3 days. Most recently, Map a Note was updated on September 26, 2026 and PowerCue Companion on October 4, 2026.

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