Comparison

Grape Notes Pro vs Cue

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

Head to head
About

Grape Notes Pro

Features
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NEW IN 2.0: scan a page of handwritten notes and turn it into an editable checklist. Every scan is now a searchable PDF, and you can find any word you wrote. All of it happens on your iPhone or iPad. No account, no subscription, nothing uploaded. Grape Notes Pro is a private notes and scanning workspace. Scan paper, read photos of notes and whiteboards, import files, or just type. Then search, organize, and export everything. TURN SCANS INTO NOTES - Turn into Note reads a scan or photo and rebuilds it as editable Markdown - Larger handwriting and short lines like "Decisions:" become headings - Checkbox marks, bullets, arrows and numbered lines become real lists - Lines starting with TODO, Action or Follow up become tasks - Lines that wrapped on paper are joined back into paragraphs - The original scan is kept, and the new note shows where it came from SEARCHABLE PDFS - The text read from each page is embedded as an invisible layer, so search, select and copy work in the Files app and other PDF readers - Read Text Again makes scans from earlier versions searchable too - Find in Scan highlights every match on the page, with next and previous buttons - Scanned pages are sized to print at Letter width HANDWRITING AND PRINTED TEXT - Printed text and handwriting are read on your device - The language can be detected automatically, or you can pick the languages you write in - Custom vocabulary for names, jargon and abbreviations - Turn off spelling correction for part numbers and codes - Works best with clear handwriting FROM PHOTOS - Pick up to 30 photos of pages, whiteboards or receipts - Rotate, reorder, filter and delete pages in the Scan Studio before saving - Apply one filter to every page; Black & White now gives crisp black-and-white pages FIND ANYTHING - Library search matches every word you type, in any order, ignoring accents - Best matches come first, with a highlighted snippet showing where the word is, even deep inside a scan - Spotlight on your Home Screen finds notes and scans (you can turn this off) - Siri and Shortcuts: Scan Notes, Notes from Photos, New Note, Search Notes SMART DETAILS - Found in This Note lists dates, links, email addresses, phone numbers and street addresses - Tap a date to set a reminder, or a number, link or address to open it - Summarize long notes: on iPhone and iPad models with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later), the on-device model writes the summary; on other devices the app picks the key sentences EXPORT - PDF export now runs over as many pages as the note needs, with headings, lists and checkboxes formatted - New: Rich Text (.rtf) for word processors and a web page (.html) - Export many items at once as separate PDFs or as one combined PDF - Plain text, Markdown, JSON and password-protected PDF are still here EVERYTHING FROM 1.x - Markdown editor with toolbar, live preview and tappable checklists - Custom notebooks, tags, pins, sorting and filters - Reminders with local notifications - Note Map links related notes and flags possible duplicates - Library Insights and a daily writing goal - Note templates and an offline Markdown reference PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-in, no ads, no subscriptions - No analytics or tracking - Your notes, scans and imported files stay on your device

About

Cue

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Cue is a simple speaker notes app for people who present. Whether you are giving a conference talk, a lightning talk, a wedding speech or a class presentation, Cue keeps your notes in front of you and your timing on track, without the clutter of a full slide editor. WRITE YOUR TALK • Create a talk with a title and an estimated duration. • Break it into parts, one thought per part. • Edit any time. Everything saves automatically. PRESENT WITH CONFIDENCE • Large, auto-sizing text fills the screen so your notes are readable at a glance. • Swipe up to move to the next part. • A timer shows elapsed time against your estimate and turns red when you run over. • Pause and resume whenever you need to. • Gentle haptic feedback confirms every step. • The screen stays on while you present. YOUR TALKS STAY WITH YOU • Your talks live on your device. • No account and no sign-up. • Cue sends basic anonymous stats, like which screens are used, to help fix crashes and slow screens. It never sends your talks. Cue does one thing and does it well: it helps you deliver your talk.

Screenshots

Grape Notes Pro4 screens
Cue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cue at Free against Grape Notes Pro's $3.99. Grape Notes Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On ads and device support 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

Cue is free to download; Grape Notes Pro costs $3.99 up front. Cue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grape Notes Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grape Notes Pro ships an update weekly, Cue every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Grape Notes Pro versus Cue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrape Notes ProCue
Price$3.99Free — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CorbinFlorian Schuster

In-app purchases

None

Grape Notes Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cue

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$0.99

Questions

Is Grape Notes Pro free?
Grape Notes Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cue free?
Cue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grape Notes Pro or Cue have ads?
Neither Grape Notes Pro nor Cue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grape Notes Pro or Cue?
Grape Notes Pro ships an update weekly, and Cue every 2 weeks. Most recently, Grape Notes Pro was updated on October 6, 2026 and Cue on October 20, 2026.

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