Belstad vs Queue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Belstad
Get personalized, nonpartisan news briefings in real-time with this AI-powered app. Ask follow-up questions, listen to daily recaps, and receive breaking news alerts. Expand on key terms with context cards and view inline citations for information sources.
- Personalized AI news briefings
- Real-time event updates
- Web-powered follow-up questions
- Daily news recap podcast
- Breaking news notifications
- Context cards for key terms
- Inline citations
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Belstad is a fully automated, personalized AI-powered news app. Users can read digestible, nonpartisan briefings on events in real-time, with the ability to: - Ask web-powered follow-up questions for more information - Listen to the Belstad Daily Recap — a podcast recapping the day's top events - Receive breaking news notifications - Expand on key terms with context cards - See where each piece of information is coming from with inline citations and more. By downloading the app you agree to the Belstad Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms of Use: https://www.belstad.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.belstad.com/privacy-policy
Queue
This app offers a streamlined podcast listening experience by automatically updating new episodes into a single, easy-to-manage list. It provides immediate access to episode titles, show notes, and playback, with advanced features like chapter support and interactive timestamps.
- Auto-updated episode queue
- Play and archive episodes
- Chapter and chapter artwork support
- Interactive timestamps in show notes
- Simple, clean interface
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Queue is the simplest podcast app out there. New episodes from your subscriptions automatically appear in one simple list, your Queue. From here you can either play them, or archive them. When you open an episode, you see the title and show notes right away, and you can also play the episode from here. We also have full support for chapters and chapter artwork, and we even detect timestamps in the episode show notes and turn them into interactive chapters. The entire app was custom designed to offer you the simplest possible podcast experience, and it's full of beautiful little touches and fun details. I've spent month designing and building Queue for you, and I have some really cool ideas for it. I can't wait to hear what you think! - Eike Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Belstad at 5.0 against Queue's 4.3. Belstad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Queue's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 9). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Queue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Belstad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Belstad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Queue has 86 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Belstad's written reviews are positive against 68% of Queue's.
Belstad ships an update daily, Queue every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Belstad | Queue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.3 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 67.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Belstad, Inc. | Eike Drescher |
Customer experience
Belstad
Queue
Bugs and requests
Belstad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Queue
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stuck in introductory routine with 'Later' button not working
- Wired headphone controls not functioning properly
- Search and subscription issues for certain podcasts
Requested features
5 requests- Add sleep timer feature
- Implement back/forward controls on headphones and cars
- Allow new episodes to be added to the bottom of the queue
- Implement silence skipping and voice boost
- Provide a widget with playback controls
In-app purchases
Belstad
No in-app purchases
Queue
- Pro Access$4.991 Month
- Pro Access$29.991 Year
