Comparison

Cue vs LockNotes

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

Head to head
About

Cue

Keep your most important tasks, notes, or schedule visible on your Lock Screen. This app ensures you never forget a crucial item by displaying it prominently until it's completed or past its time. Focus on one task at a time with a built-in timer.

Highlights
  • Lock screen visibility for todos and memos
  • Calendar view on lock screen
  • Focus mode with timer
  • Timeline view for scheduled items
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • No sign-up required
Features
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The one thing you can't forget right now โ€” keep it on your Lock Screen. Your todos, memos, and schedule stay visible without opening the app. Notifications disappear once they pass, and memo apps only show things when you open them. Cue is different. Pick one thing, put it on your Lock Screen, and it quietly stays there until you're done. [Live] Put a todo or memo on your Lock Screen with a single tap. It's right there every time you wake your screen. It doesn't vanish like a notification. [Calendar] Check today's schedule right on your Lock Screen. The monthly calendar shows your whole month at a glance. [Focus Mode] Pick one thing to focus on and start the timer. While the timer runs, what you need to do stays right in front of you. [Timeline] The Cues you put up today stack up in time order. You can also schedule a Cue to appear again at a specific time. [Sync] Automatic iCloud backup. No sign-up needed. Your data lives only on your device and in iCloud โ€” no external servers. Cue is for you if: You jot things down in a memo app and never open it again, Your to-do list stays just a list, You want to focus on one thing now โ€” not the whole plan. Not an app for managing your day, but an app that keeps showing you the one thing you can't forget right now. Cue your day. Terms of Use: https://ungchun.github.io/cue-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ungchun.github.io/cue-legal/privacy.html

About

LockNotes

Keep important notes and to-dos visible directly on your phone's Lock Screen. Quickly check off tasks, organize projects with boards and lists, and personalize your notes with various styles and handwriting options. Collaborate with friends in real-time on shared notes.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen notes and widgets
  • Task completion without unlocking
  • Boards and lists for project organization
  • Customizable paper and ink styles
  • Handwriting and drawing tools
  • Real-time collaborative notes
  • Home Screen widgets and Live Activities
Features
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Your notes live on the Lock Screen. You see them every time you pick up your phone โ€” nothing to unlock, no app to open, nothing to forget. You wrote it down and never looked at it again. LockNotes fixes that by putting the note where your eyes already go. โ–  Tick off tasks without unlocking Today's to-do list, the groceries, the thing you keep forgetting. Tap it right on the Lock Screen and it's done โ€” the widget updates instantly. โ–  Boards and lists for the bigger stuff A trip, a move, a school project. Make a board, add lists and cards, and pin the one that matters to your Lock Screen. Use it as a planner, or as a simple checklist. โ–  150 papers to pick from Paper color, ink color, grid or lines or dots. Pinch through 150 designs until one sits right on top of your wallpaper. โ–  Handwrite, draw, doodle Seven pens โ€” pencil, crayon, marker, fountain, watercolor and more. Scribble the way you would on a real sticky note. Drop in doodles and photos from your library as stickers. โ–  34 fonts Handwritten faces that read like a real notebook, and clean ones for when you want it tidy. Latin, Japanese, Korean and more. โ–  Write together, live Share a note or a board with a friend using one code. You both write on the same paper and you both watch it change โ€” live, on both Lock Screens. โ–  A nudge, if you want one Set a daily reminder and pick the time. Or don't โ€” the note sits there patiently either way. โ–  Yours by default Notes stay on your device. Only what you choose to share goes to the cloud, only after you agree, and ending a share deletes it. Also inside: a Home Screen widget, a Live Activity, a diary of everything you have written, and 50+ hand-drawn app icons to match your mood. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cue4 screens
LockNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockNotes at none against Cue's 3. LockNotes also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Cue sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. LockNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Cue versus LockNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCueLockNotes
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.117.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersunghun kimHiPups inc.

Customer experience

Cue

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LockNotes

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cue

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
None

LockNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cue free?
Cue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockNotes free?
LockNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cue or LockNotes have ads?
Neither Cue nor LockNotes shows ads.

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