Comparison

Cue vs ScriptBeam

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

Head to head
About

Cue

This app acts as a voice-activated teleprompter, allowing you to record videos while reading a script that scrolls with your speech. It's ideal for creating content for social media, recording lessons, or practicing presentations.

Highlights
  • Voice-follow scrolling teleprompter
  • On-device speech recognition
  • Record video with script overlay
  • Adjustable text size, speed, and colors
  • Front and back camera support
  • Private, on-device processing
Features
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Read your script and record a natural-looking video, without memorizing every line. Cue is a voice-follow teleprompter for iPhone: your script scrolls as you speak and pauses when you pause. Create videos for Reels, Shorts and YouTube, record a lesson, or rehearse a presentation at your own pace. TRY VOICE-FOLLOW BEFORE YOU PAY Try a short voice-follow demo during setup. A purchase is required to unlock the app. Choose one-time Lifetime access, or a yearly or weekly subscription. Every plan unlocks all Cue Pro features. YOUR VOICE SETS THE PACE • Read hands-free with on-device speech recognition • Pause, speed up or slow down as you speak • Keep your place with a clear focus line READ AND RECORD TOGETHER • See your script over the live camera while filming • Use the front or back camera • Save your finished video directly to Photos • Keep the script out of the saved video: text is not burned in MAKE THE SCRIPT EASY TO READ • Adjust scrolling speed, text size, spacing and colors • Use mirror and flip for your teleprompter setup • Get ready with a 3-2-1 countdown PRIVATE, ON YOUR IPHONE Your scripts, speech processing and recordings stay on your device. No account is required. LIFETIME OR SUBSCRIPTION A one-time Lifetime purchase unlocks Cue Pro without a recurring subscription. Yearly and weekly subscriptions are also available and renew automatically until cancelled. Manage subscriptions in your Apple account settings. Speak naturally. Stay on cue. Privacy Policy: https://cueprompter-five.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ScriptBeam

Features
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ScriptBeam is a voice-follow teleprompter for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Speech recognition keeps your place as you speak. Prompt and record video together, mirror text for professional teleprompter rigs, and control prompting from another nearby Apple device. Choose Lifetime Pro once to unlock all three platforms with the same Apple ID. Write in the app or import from Files and iCloud Drive. Prompt at a fixed speed, finish on time, follow a target speaking pace, or let Apple Speech keep your place as you read. Voice Follow highlights your current line and keeps it comfortably in view. Professional prompting features: • Independent horizontal and vertical mirroring for beam-splitter rigs • Font size, weight, alignment, spacing, margins, focus position, and colors • Countdown, progress, elapsed and remaining time, chapter markers, and paragraph jumps • Front/rear camera recording with simultaneous Voice Follow, take review, Photos save, and system sharing • Private iCloud sync for scripts and settings across your Apple devices • One app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with encrypted nearby-device remote control • Controls compatible with keyboards, presentation remotes, and foot pedals • Plain-text export and versioned full-library backup and restore • Local-first script storage with no app-owned transcription server Eligible customers can try Monthly Pro free for 7 days, then it renews monthly unless cancelled. Lifetime Pro is a separate full-price, one-time purchase, available during the trial or a paid monthly period; prior monthly payments are not credited. Buying Lifetime Pro does not cancel an existing subscription; manage and cancel it through your Apple account to avoid overlapping charges. Prices are localized by Apple, and eligible purchases can be restored. Speech recognition is provided by Apple Speech. On-device availability depends on the selected language, device, and installed system models. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cue4 screens
ScriptBeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ScriptBeam at 17.0 against Cue's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and ScriptBeam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cue ships an update every 9 days, ScriptBeam weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cue versus ScriptBeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCueScriptBeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCo Trinh Hien Duy津 罗

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cue

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cue Pro — Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

ScriptBeam

Subscriptions1
  • ScriptBeam Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time2
  • 7-Day Pro TrialFree
  • ScriptBeam Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Cue free?
Cue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScriptBeam free?
ScriptBeam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cue or ScriptBeam have ads?
Neither Cue nor ScriptBeam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cue or ScriptBeam?
Cue ships an update every 9 days, and ScriptBeam weekly. Most recently, Cue was updated on October 31, 2026 and ScriptBeam on October 25, 2026.

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