Comparison

CueTube vs CourseCraft

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

Head to head
About

CueTube

Bookmark specific moments in YouTube videos for quick recall. Revisit tutorials, lectures, or songs with precise timestamps. Offers playback controls like speed adjustment and looping for focused learning.

Highlights
  • Bookmark YouTube video moments
  • Jump to bookmarked timestamps
  • Fine-grained playback speed control
  • Loop specific video sections
  • Organize bookmarks into folders
  • Paste YouTube links directly
Features
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Bookmark any moment in a YouTube video and jump back with one tap. Watching a tutorial, lecture, or song? Drop a marker at the exact second you need. Come back to it anytime — no scrubbing, no searching. Perfect for students, musicians, and anyone who rewatches the same moments. PLAYBACK CONTROL • Fine-grained speed control — slow down or speed up any video • Custom speed settings — enable only the speeds you use • Loop any video with one tap — repeat until it clicks • AB repeat — set a start and end point to loop a specific section • Song markers and saved loops — name a section and jump back to it with one tap • Adjustable rewind and fast-forward step BOOKMARKS & FOLDERS • Save any YouTube video as a bookmark instantly • Organise bookmarks into folders • Drag and drop bookmarks between folders • Quick access bookmark panel — your most used videos one tap away SIMPLE VIDEO LOADING • Paste any YouTube link directly from clipboard • No searching, no distractions — straight to the video CLEAN DESIGN • Collapsible controls — hide the bar and focus on the content • Adapts to iPhone and iPad • Landscape and portrait support SUBSCRIPTION CueTube offers a subscription to unlock the full feature set. A free trial is available. Perfect for: • Music students learning by ear • Language learners shadowing native speakers • Students reviewing lecture recordings • Anyone who learns better by watching — slowly, repeatedly, precisely.

About

CourseCraft

Features
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Course Craft is for when you want to learn something specific — not scroll through endless videos and articles. Type a topic — "Python basics", "how to avoid burnout", "English for travel" — and in a few minutes you get a real course: short lessons, quizzes, practice, and a final test. Not a pile of links, but a path from "I don't get it" to "I actually finished this." Lessons are bite-sized — ten minutes between things is enough. After the theory comes a quick quiz so you don't just read and forget. Your progress is saved; you can pick up tomorrow where you left off. To keep the habit going: a daily quest, streaks, and a shared Course of the Day. You earn XP, unlock levels and rewards. From Level 5 — leagues and a leaderboard, if you're into that. Sign in with email, Google, or Apple. Describe what you want to learn — and start.

Screenshots

CueTube4 screens
CourseCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CourseCraft at 15.0 against CueTube's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. CueTube sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and CourseCraft sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
CueTube versus CourseCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCueTubeCourseCraft
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB91 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGerard GrundyPavel Hryshkevich

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CueTube

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • 6 Month Subscription$19.996 Months
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  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
5 purchases

CourseCraft

Subscriptions2
  • Course Craft 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Course Craft 1 Year3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 3 Sparkles$1.39
  • 10 Sparkles$2.99
  • 50 Sparkles$9.99

Questions

Is CueTube free?
CueTube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CourseCraft free?
CourseCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CueTube or CourseCraft have ads?
Neither CueTube nor CourseCraft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CueTube or CourseCraft?
CueTube ships an update monthly, and CourseCraft monthly. Most recently, CueTube was updated on October 30, 2026 and CourseCraft on October 31, 2026.

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