Control vs Cue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control
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Your AI conversations with complete privacy. Control is a free LLM interface that puts you in charge of your AI experience. Chat with lightweight open source language models while keeping your data completely private. These mobile-optimized models offer basic AI assistance with the trade-off of complete privacy and offline functionality - everything runs locally on your device. This is a basic tool. Privacy & Data Protection: All processing happens on your device with no data collection or sharing. Your conversations never leave your phone and no accounts, logins, or cloud storage are required. Works completely offline with zero network dependencies for chat, no tracking or analytics. Your data stays yours and history resets after every session or 24 hours, whichever comes first, ensuring no persistent data storage. Choice: Choose from various open source language models and switch between models instantly to find the perfect AI assistant for your specific needs. Free and open source with no subscriptions or hidden costs.
Cue
This app provides real-time coaching during conversations, offering suggestions for what to say next and analyzing your tone. It helps prepare for discussions by setting goals and connecting to your calendar, then reviews performance afterward.
- Real-time coaching cues
- Live tone meter
- Smart answers to questions
- Calendar integration
- Conversation analysis
- Private by design
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Cue is your live conversation coach. While a live session is open, it listens in real time, transcribes the conversation, and surfaces coaching cues exactly when you need them — the precise line to say, a short nudge ("don't fill the silence"), the answer to a question you were just asked, or a talking point to weave in. A live tone meter reads the room so you always know where you stand. Whether it's a sales call, a job interview, a negotiation, a hard personal conversation, or public speaking — Cue helps you say the right thing in the moment, then shows you how it went. LIVE COACHING • The exact line to say next, ready to deliver • Short nudges to keep you on track • Smart answers when they ask a tough question • Talking points tailored to your goal • A live tone meter reading the room • User-started recording continues while you use another app or lock the screen, until you tap End PREP IN SECONDS • Set your goal and talking points • Connect your calendar so Cue knows who you're meeting • Add notes so every cue is personal — not generic advice KNOW HOW IT WENT • A score and talk-ratio for every conversation • The key moments that mattered, and what to watch next time • Clear follow-ups so nothing slips PRIVATE BY DESIGN Cue has no account, advertising, analytics, or developer backend. On supported devices, Apple Speech and Apple Intelligence can process transcription, coaching, and summaries on-device. You may optionally add your own OpenAI API key for direct cloud processing. The key stays in your device's keychain, the app clearly identifies what is sent, and nothing is sent to us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Control at none against Cue's 1. Control also leads on update cadence (every 5 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
Both are free to download. Cue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Control ships an update every 5 days, Cue monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Control | Cue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Tarrats | https://airussolutions.com/ |
In-app purchases
Control
No in-app purchases
Cue
- Cue Pro$9.99









