Comparison

CuePlayer vs CueRemote

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

Head to head
About

CuePlayer

This app enables cue-to-cue playback of audio, video, and picture media for events. It offers features like adding media from your library, multiple cue running modes, and external display output. Customize cue properties such as volume and playback range for seamless event presentations.

Highlights
  • Cue-to-cue media playback
  • Add media from photo library or files
  • Multiple cue running modes
  • External display output
  • Customize cue properties (volume, playback range, fade in)
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CuePlayer is an app that allows you to play audio, video and picture media files for events in a cue to cue style. It works for iPhone, iPad and Mac! - Add media from photo library or files - Multiple cue running mode - Display visual output on external window or screen - Change cue properties like volume, playback range, fade in, etc.

About

CueRemote

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CueRemote is a remote control for operating QLab 5 from an iPhone or iPad over your venue’s local network. See the live workspace, cue lists, playhead, and running or paused cues. Control GO, STOP, pause, resume, and playhead navigation with an interface designed for rehearsals and live shows. LIVE CUE CONTROL • GO, STOP, pause, resume, and stop each running cue individually. • Load to Time: load a cue at a chosen point before GO, using the slider or buttons. • Go to Cue: enter a cue number to fire it or move the playhead to it. • Yellow progress bars show running, paused, and loaded cue progress, including pre-wait. • Selecting another cue resets the previous cue and updates Load to Time. • Open or close a Group in CueRemote and it updates in QLab. • Select cues and move the playhead from the list. • Switch cue lists from your device; GO fires the list shown in CueRemote. • Carts: tap a cue to fire it. • Lock controls to prevent accidental changes during a show. • Get a warning when QLab and CueRemote show different cue lists. CONNECTION • Discover QLab automatically with Bonjour or connect manually by IP address. • OSC over TCP with automatic reconnection. • Connection status stays visible. Stale workspace data is identified and unsafe commands are disabled. PRIVACY CueRemote requires no account, has no ads, and uses no analytics or tracking. Connection data stays on your device. The QLab passcode is stored in the device’s Keychain and is not synced to iCloud. REQUIREMENTS • A Mac running QLab 5. • iOS or iPadOS 17.6 or later. • Your iPhone or iPad and Mac must be able to communicate over the local network. • Enable OSC access in QLab and grant View and Control permissions. CueRemote never requests Edit permission. QLab runs the show and plays its media. CueRemote displays workspace state and sends OSC control commands; it does not create, edit, or delete cues. QLab is a trademark of Figure 53, LLC. CueRemote is not affiliated with or endorsed by Figure 53.

Screenshots

CuePlayer3 screens
CueRemote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CueRemote at daily against CuePlayer's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CuePlayer ships an update every 2 weeks, CueRemote daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CuePlayer versus CueRemote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuePlayerCueRemote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiang CaoUNQUINTO

In-app purchases

None

CuePlayer

No in-app purchases

None

CueRemote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CuePlayer free?
CuePlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CueRemote free?
CueRemote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CuePlayer or CueRemote have ads?
Neither CuePlayer nor CueRemote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CuePlayer or CueRemote?
CuePlayer ships an update every 2 weeks, and CueRemote daily. Most recently, CuePlayer was updated on October 21, 2026 and CueRemote on October 9, 2026.

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