Comparison

CueGlide vs Textream

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

Head to head
About

CueGlide

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Stop chasing a fixed scroll speed. CueGlide moves through your script as you speak, waits when you pause, and finds your place again after a skipped line. Built for creators, speakers, teachers, and anyone recording from a script: • Voice-paced prompting that follows your speech, waits through pauses, and recovers after skipped lines • Voice following in English or Chinese, set per script, with Simplified and Traditional both recognized • Camera-adjacent prompting that helps your gaze stay near the lens • In-app video recording with front and rear cameras • An iPhone and iPad script library with TXT, RTF, DOCX, and PDF text import • Fixed-speed scrolling whenever you prefer manual control • Mirror preview and adjustable text, alignment, and highlight color CueGlide keeps speech matching and recordings on your device. Scripts stay local unless you choose CueGlide Pro's private iCloud sync; CueGlide does not send them to servers operated by us. The original recording never includes the prompt panel. You can also create a separate prompted copy later without changing the original video. CueGlide Pro • Unlimited recording length; free takes stop at three minutes • Optional script sync through your private iCloud database • External microphone selection • Offered as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trusted-pick-ce6.notion.site/CueGlide-Privacy-Policy-Terms-of-Use-Disclaimer-3b1d2339b07b806dbeb7c7fa13645033

About

Textream

Features
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Keep your eyes close to the camera and your place in the script. Textream is a teleprompter for iPhone and iPad that can follow the words you say, scroll at a steady pace, or move only while you speak. Paste or write a script, choose Read or Record, and start presenting. THREE WAYS TO STAY ON SCRIPT • Word Tracking follows and highlights the words you say using Apple Speech Recognition. • Classic scrolls at a steady speed without speech recognition. • Voice-Activated scrolls while you speak and pauses when you stop. BETTER EYE CONTACT Keep the active line just below the front camera, or place it in the center of the screen. Textream keeps the last spoken line visible in Word Tracking mode so you can continue naturally. In Classic and Voice-Activated modes, swipe left or right to change speed without interfering with vertical scrolling. If your script appears to use a different language, Textream can suggest a matching Word Tracking language. READ OR RECORD Use a clean fullscreen teleprompter in portrait or landscape. Show the camera behind your script when you want a live preview, or use Record mode to capture front- or back-camera video with microphone audio. The teleprompter stays visible to you but is not added to the saved video. YOUR RECORDINGS Completed videos are saved to Photos. Open Textream’s recordings gallery to play videos made with Textream, trim a recording with the system video editor, select multiple recordings, or delete them from Photos. If a save fails, Textream keeps a local pending copy so you can retry or discard it. MAKE IT COMFORTABLE TO READ Choose the typeface, size, text color, stage-direction color, and camera-overlay opacity. OpenDyslexic is included. Put stage directions in brackets; Textream displays them without treating them as spoken words. A fullscreen editor gives longer scripts more room. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Textream has no account, ads, analytics, or developer-operated cloud service. Scripts and settings stay on your device. Word Tracking uses Apple’s speech-recognition framework; depending on your device, selected language, and service availability, Apple may process speech on-device or send microphone audio to Apple. Textream’s source code is available on GitHub. A separate Textream app is also available for Mac.

Screenshots

CueGlide4 screens
Textream3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Textream at none against CueGlide's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CueGlide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Textream asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
CueGlide versus Textream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCueGlideTextream
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuyao LiFatih Kadir Akin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CueGlide

Subscriptions2
  • CueGlide Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • CueGlide Pro Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • CueGlide Pro Lifetime$59.99
None

Textream

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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