Comparison

Control vs Cue

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

Head to head
About

Control

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time coaching cues
  • Live tone meter
  • Smart answers to questions
  • Calendar integration
  • Conversation analysis
  • Private by design
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Control3 screens
Cue4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 5 days, Cue monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Control versus Cue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCarlos Tarratshttps://airussolutions.com/

In-app purchases

None

Control

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cue

One-time1
  • Cue Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cue free?
Cue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Control or Cue have ads?
Neither Control nor Cue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or Cue?
Control ships an update every 5 days, and Cue monthly. Most recently, Control was updated on September 29, 2026 and Cue on October 10, 2026.

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