Comparison

Song Cues vs Script Music Player

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

Head to head
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Song Cues

Features
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Song Cues is a digital music player for customized playback of Apple Music playlists. Users can cue songs to fade-in, fade-out, start later, or end earlier, and they can customize how their playlists are shuffled. In contrast to current mixing apps, this app provides a hands-off listening experience, applying cues and settings that the user has pre-defined. This app does not modify files in your music library. Ownership of songs is required to apply cues but is not required to apply customized shuffle settings and additional features. Additional features include an auto-pause after five or ten songs, a "sessions" feature that allows switching playlists and not hearing the same song twice, the ability to designate multiple versions of a song so that only one version is played during a session, and the ability to create subgroups within a playlist to adjust the likelihood that songs within those subgroups will play in a shuffle.

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Script Music Player

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Read your script and start the right song at the right moment, all from one screen on iPhone or iPad. Script Music Player keeps your words and music cues together. Each cue card holds what you need to say—an introduction, a reading, a speaker note or a stage direction—next to the song that follows. Say the line, tap GO, and the song starts from the exact point you chose. No switching between notes and a music app. READ THE CUE. TAP GO. • Give every cue its own start and stop point. • Use different sections of the same recording for different moments. • Tap Advance to fade the current song and begin the next cue. • See what is playing, what is next, and elapsed, remaining and total time. PREPARE BEFORE THE EVENT Save each wedding, reception, show, recital, class or presentation as its own project. Reopen it on the day with the script, cue order, song settings, playlist and imported music together. MUSIC READY ON YOUR DEVICE Import audio files from Files into organized folders for offline playback. Daylight Mode adds contrast outdoors, and the display stays awake while the app is active (iOS may still dim it if the device gets hot). PLAYLIST PLAYER FOR DOWNTIME When no one is reading from the script, Playlist Player covers cocktail hour, dinner, intermission and pre-show music. Add a whole music folder, reorder songs, choose Continuous or Random playback, and use Fade or Advance for a smooth change. BUILT FOR LIVE MOMENTS Designed by a working wedding DJ for DJs and MCs running reception introductions, officiants, ceremony coordinators, presenters, stage managers, theater and dance productions, teachers and coaches. OPTIONAL REMOTE FOR THE MAC APP Pair with Script Music Player for Mac 1.0 or later to control the Mac’s playback, volume, Advance, Loop, Fade and Echo. Audio plays on the Mac. Keep both apps open on the same network with Local Network access allowed. Project files and music are not transferred, and each app also works on its own. IN YOUR LANGUAGE The app’s interface is available in 12 languages. It follows your device language, or you can choose one in Settings. Only menus and labels change; your scripts, song names and projects stay exactly as you wrote them. TRY IT FREE Your first three Live Cues are free with no time limit, so you can build and rehearse them before paying. Cue four and beyond, plus Playlist Player, require paid access. There is no timed free trial. In the U.S., choose $3.99 weekly, $14.99 monthly, $59.99 yearly or $99.99 lifetime. Prices in other regions are shown in the app before purchase. Weekly, monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions, or use Manage Subscriptions in the app. Lifetime is a one-time purchase that never expires. Buying lifetime access does not cancel an existing subscription. Restore Purchases is available, and existing lifetime purchases remain valid. Use audio files you own or have permission to use. Imported audio is stored on your device for offline playback. Protected streaming-service tracks cannot be imported. Privacy: https://gqbunny.com/privacy.php Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://gqbunny.com/contact-support.php

Screenshots

Song Cues1 screens
Script Music Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Song Cues at none against Script Music Player's 5. Script Music Player's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Script Music Player sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Song Cues asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Song Cues ships an update every 5 weeks, Script Music Player every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Song Cues versus Script Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSong CuesScript Music Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDARREN JAMES VAN BLOISRobert Carpenter

In-app purchases

None

Song Cues

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Script Music Player

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Lifetime Unlock$99.99

Questions

Is Song Cues free?
Song Cues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Script Music Player free?
Script Music Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Song Cues or Script Music Player have ads?
Neither Song Cues nor Script Music Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Song Cues or Script Music Player?
Song Cues ships an update every 5 weeks, and Script Music Player every 3 days. Most recently, Song Cues was updated on October 17, 2026 and Script Music Player on October 24, 2026.

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