Comparison

Stage Cards vs Speaker Notes

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

Head to head
About

Stage Cards

This app transforms your device into a stack of large, swipeable cue cards for live presentations. It offers unique beat splitting for easy comprehension and a readiness score to track your preparation. Designed for privacy, it works offline without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Big, swipeable cue cards
  • Beat splitting for sentence boundaries
  • Private notes revealed on hold
  • Readiness score for preparation
  • Offline functionality
  • PDF/text export
Features
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NEW IN 4.0 Turn cards with a clicker, stay on time without looking at a clock, and learn your talk by heart. • Clicker, pedal & keyboard control: Bluetooth presentation remotes, page-turner pedals and keyboards turn cards in Present, Rehearse and Memorize. Press B or "." to black out the screen. • Pace Guard: set a target and a green, amber and red light plus an "ahead / behind" readout keep you on schedule, planned from your own rehearsed pace. • Silent time cues: a haptic tap as you enter the last minute and a stronger one at time, even with the ringer on silent. • Memorize Mode: practice with the script fading card by card: a third of the words hidden, then two thirds, then first letters, then only the first word. Hold to peek. The end-of-pass summary tells you when to move up a level. • Rehearsal History: each finished rehearsal keeps its time and pace (never audio) and charts your progress against the target. • Import from Files: plain text, Markdown, RTF, PDF and Word (.docx) scripts become cue cards. Headings become sections, and you can edit the split before creating the deck. • Deck files & backup: share a .stagecards deck with a co-presenter over AirDrop or Mail, or back up every deck in one file. • Print Index Cards: a paper backup on 3×5 or 4×6 card stock, or four per sheet with cut marks, each card numbered with its section. • Stage Look: typeface, left or centered text, line spacing, a peek at the next card, the time of day, and Brightness Boost for stage lights. • Siri & Shortcuts: "Present Best Man Toast in Stage Cards." • Stage Check: battery, brightness and a last-minute checklist before you walk on. WHAT STAGE CARDS IS Stage Cards turns your iPhone or iPad into a stack of big, swipeable cue cards for live speaking: toasts, vows, sermons, eulogies, stand-up sets, sales pitches, class presentations and conference talks. It is not a scrolling teleprompter. You flip one card at a time, the text auto-sizes to fill the screen, and private notes appear only while you hold the screen. BUILT FOR THE STAGE • Auto-sizing cards on a pure-black stage in high-contrast colors • One-handed tap zones, swipes, or a clicker • Hold-to-reveal private notes • Progress, card counter, elapsed timer and countdown to your goal • Optional auto-advance and mirror mode for teleprompter glass • Section cards for acts, turns and Q&A PREPARE AND REHEARSE • Templates for toasts, vows, officiant scripts, sermons, pitches, talks, roasts, reunions and eulogies • Rehearsal mode with per-card pacing, words per minute and progress over time • Prep Desk readiness score with long-card flags and a run of show • Beat Split cuts dense cards into glanceable beats • Time Cuts builds a shorter version of a talk as a separate deck • Share as text, Markdown, PDF or a deck file PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, ads, analytics or tracking. No microphone or camera. Decks stay on your device and the app works offline. Your 3.x decks open unchanged. Stage Cards is a writing, rehearsal and presentation utility. It does not provide medical, legal, financial or professional advice.

About

Speaker Notes

Transform your speeches into structured cue cards for confident delivery. Practice, time, and present your talks with ease, from wedding toasts to investor keynotes. Available on iPhone.

Highlights
  • Speech cue card creation
  • Presentation practice tool
  • Speech timing functionality
  • Structured delivery aid
  • iPhone compatible
Features
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Speak with confidence. Every time. Whether it's a wedding toast, an investor keynote, a class presentation, or a big meeting — the difference between a shaky speech and a great one is preparation. Speaker Notes turns your speech into structured cue cards you can practice, time, and deliver from — right on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Stage Cards4 screens
Speaker Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speaker Notes at 100% against Stage Cards's 0%. Speaker Notes also leads on price (Free vs $3.99). Stage Cards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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

Speaker Notes is free to download; Stage Cards costs $3.99 up front. Speaker Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Stage Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stage Cards ships an update every 2 weeks, Speaker Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Stage Cards versus Speaker Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStage CardsSpeaker Notes
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CorbinRonald Guillen

Customer experience

Stage Cards

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Speaker Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stage Cards

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Speaker Notes

One-time3
  • Round of applause$0.99
  • Standing Ovation$2.99
  • Encore! Encore!$9.99

Questions

Is Stage Cards free?
Stage Cards costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speaker Notes free?
Speaker Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stage Cards or Speaker Notes have ads?
Neither Stage Cards nor Speaker Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stage Cards or Speaker Notes?
Stage Cards ships an update every 2 weeks, and Speaker Notes monthly. Most recently, Stage Cards was updated on October 25, 2026 and Speaker Notes on October 28, 2026.

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