Comparison

Cue Clock vs SilentCue

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

Head to head
About

Cue Clock

Features
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Cue Clock helps you run presentations with confidence. Build custom timers for talks, workshops, classroom sessions, rehearsals, demos, and meetings. Break your session into timed segments, keep your pacing clear, and stay focused while pTimer tracks what comes next. Features: Create multi-segment presentation timers Customize each segment with its own title, duration, and color Reuse timer plans for recurring talks and sessions See progress at a glance with a clean, focused interface Use full-screen presentation mode while you speak Follow your timer from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities Quickly move between segments when your session changes in real time pTimer is designed for speakers, teachers, facilitators, students, and anyone who needs a reliable structure while presenting.

About

SilentCue

This app provides silent, haptic cues for presenters to manage their time discreetly. It uses distinct vibration patterns to signal key milestones like halfway points and remaining time, allowing for seamless delivery without checking a watch or screen.

Highlights
  • Three distinct haptic signals for time milestones
  • Silent operation with screen locked
  • Customizable milestone signals
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Multiple profile configurations
  • Progress ring for backstage confidence
Features
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Every great presenter knows the feeling: you're mid-story, the audience is with you, and somewhere in the back of your mind a clock is ticking. You resist the urge to check your watch. You push through. Then you run over, or worse, you rush the ending. SilentCue solves this with a language your phone can whisper directly into your pocket. Three distinct haptic signals mark the milestones that actually matter. A single soft nudge at the halfway point. Two quick taps when two minutes remain. A sustained, unmistakable pulse when time is up. Each pattern is built using Apple's CoreHaptics framework, varying intensity, sharpness, and rhythm, so you can read the time by feel alone, even with your iPhone in your jacket pocket and the screen off. No sound. No screen. No broken eye contact. WHO IT'S FOR SilentCue was built for anyone who speaks to a room: keynote speakers, conference presenters, teachers and professors, Toastmasters members, workshop facilitators, public speaking coaches, and anyone who has ever gone seven minutes over. HOW IT WORKS Set your total presentation time (1 to 120 minutes). Press play. Put your phone in your pocket. SilentCue counts down silently in the background and fires each cue at exactly the right moment, even with the screen locked. That's it. WHAT SETS IT APART Every other haptic timer on the market fires a single buzz when the clock hits zero, the same pattern an alarm clock uses. SilentCue is the only app that delivers three semantically distinct signals timed to the arc of a live presentation. You don't just know time is up; you know you're halfway, you know two minutes remain, and you feel a clear, confident close. It's a vocabulary, not just an alarm. FEATURES Three milestone haptics: Halfway, 2 Minutes, Time's Up Each pattern genuinely distinct by feel: single tap, double tap, sustained pulse Accurate in the background and with screen locked Calm and Sharp modes: two visual themes for two mindsets Apple Watch companion: receive cues on your wrist Milestone editor: customize which signals fire and when Multiple profiles: save different configurations per presentation Progress ring for backstage confidence-checking No account. No subscription. No ads. No data collected DESIGNED FOR THE STAGE The interface operates in under 10 seconds. One tap to start. Phone in your pocket. You walk on stage. The rest is between you and your audience. Supports Dynamic Type.

Screenshots

Cue Clock4 screens
SilentCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SilentCue at none against Cue Clock's 1. SilentCue also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 15 months). 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. Cue Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SilentCue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cue Clock ships an update every 15 months, SilentCue every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cue Clock versus SilentCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCue ClockSilentCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArpad Larrinaga AvilesRobin Spagna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cue Clock

One-time1
  • Unlimited Timers$0.99
None

SilentCue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cue Clock free?
Cue Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SilentCue free?
SilentCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cue Clock or SilentCue have ads?
Neither Cue Clock nor SilentCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cue Clock or SilentCue?
Cue Clock ships an update every 15 months, and SilentCue every 3 days. Most recently, Cue Clock was updated on October 9, 2026 and SilentCue on September 24, 2026.

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