Comparison

SpeakSync vs Cue

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

Head to head
About

SpeakSync

This app acts as a voice-tracking teleprompter, automatically scrolling your script in real-time based on your speaking pace. It supports importing various file types and offers hands-free, voice-controlled operation for seamless presentations.

Highlights
  • Voice-tracking auto-scrolling
  • Import scripts from various file types
  • Rich text editor with formatting
  • Rehearsal mode with session timer
  • Hands-free, voice-controlled operation
  • iCloud sync for scripts
Features
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SpeakSync is a voice-tracking teleprompter for iPhone and iPad. Just start speaking and your script scrolls automatically, following your natural pace in real time. YOUR VOICE LEADS. SPEAKSYNC FOLLOWS. Unlike traditional teleprompters that scroll at a fixed speed, SpeakSync listens to your voice and matches your position in the script. Pause to collect your thoughts and the prompter waits. Speed up and it keeps pace. Go off-script and it picks up where you left off. IMPORT ANYTHING Bring in scripts from Word documents, PDFs, rich text files, plain text, web pages, and more. Bold, italic, and underline formatting is preserved. Just tap the + button and you're ready to go. RICH TEXT EDITOR Write and format your scripts directly in the app. Pinch to zoom, and use the built-in formatting tools for bold, italic, and underline. Auto-save means you never lose your work. REHEARSAL MODE Practice from any point in your script with a built-in session timer. Jump straight from the editor into rehearsal to polish your delivery before the real thing. BUILT FOR SPEAKERS Voice-tracked auto-scrolling with smooth 60fps animation Works in 30+ languages Per-script font size and typeface Invert colours, mirror display, and rotate 180° for beam-splitter setups Manual scroll with iOS-style momentum when you need it Long-press to repoint voice tracking anywhere in your script Pinch to resize text on the fly HANDS-FREE ACCESSIBILITY The Prompter is fully voice-controlled — no touch interaction required while presenting. SpeakSync scrolls by listening, making it accessible to users with motor impairments or anyone who simply can't touch the screen while speaking. Set up your script, start voice tracking, and your hands are free. PRIVACY FIRST All speech recognition happens entirely on your device. Your voice is never sent to any server. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. ICLOUD SYNC Optionally sync your scripts across all your devices with iCloud. Off by default — you choose. PERFECT FOR Pastors and ministers delivering sermons Public speakers and lecturers Wedding toasts and eulogies Video creators reading scripts to camera Anyone who speaks from a written text Download SpeakSync and turn your iPhone or iPad into a teleprompter that truly listens. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cue

Features
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Every other teleprompter makes you serve the machine. You set a scroll speed, then perform at its pace. Pause for emphasis and the text runs away from you. Stumble once and you're hunting for your line while the scroll marches on. Cue listens while you read and keeps your place. Pause, and the text waits. Rush through the intro you've said fifty times, and it keeps up. Say something unscripted, then come back — Cue was holding your place the whole time. No foot pedal. No clicker. No friend on the slider. HOW IT FOLLOWS Cue already knows every word that's coming, so it only has to work out where you are — a far easier and more reliable job than transcribing you. It advances only when it's sure, never scrolls backwards, and when it genuinely loses you it says so and lets you tap your line to pick up. It will never run away mid-sentence. BUILT FOR REAL READING • Voice-following scroll that survives pauses, pace changes, stumbles and ad-libs • A fixed reading line one-third down, so the next words stay near the camera • Three reading faces, adjustable size, line spacing and margins • Mirror mode for beam-splitter rigs • Record yourself with the front camera while you read — every take saved to Photos • Fixed-speed and tap-to-advance modes for silent rehearsal or music-under reads • Stage directions in [square brackets] are shown but never listened for • Countdown-in, restart, and a chrome that fades away while you read TWELVE LANGUAGES, NO CONNECTION English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Korean and Hindi — all followed on the device itself. Cue tells you honestly which languages are ready on your iPhone and how to add the others. FOR PEOPLE WHO SPEAK FOR A LIVING Creators recording to camera. Officiants and clergy reading ceremonies and sermons. Executives recording all-hands remarks. Course creators working through long instructional reads. Anyone who has ever lost their place in front of a lens. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION Recognition runs on this iPhone. Your scripts and your voice never leave your devices. There is no account, no sign-in, and nothing collected. It works in airplane mode, in a basement, in a venue with no signal. WHAT'S INCLUDED Cue is free for full voice-following on scripts up to 200 words, forever — not a trial. One payment unlocks scripts of any length and video recording while you read, with every retake saved as its own video. No subscription.

Screenshots

SpeakSync4 screens
Cue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SpeakSync at every 9 days against Cue's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. SpeakSync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakSync ships an update every 9 days, Cue every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SpeakSync versus Cue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakSyncCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMalcolm TaylorSahil Jain

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SpeakSync

Subscriptions2
  • SpeakSync Pro · Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SpeakSync Pro - Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Cue

One-time1
  • Cue Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is SpeakSync free?
SpeakSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cue free?
Cue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpeakSync or Cue have ads?
Neither SpeakSync nor Cue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakSync or Cue?
SpeakSync ships an update every 9 days, and Cue every 2 months. Most recently, SpeakSync was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cue on October 25, 2026.

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