Text Delay vs Cue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Delay
Schedule texts, tweets, and emails to be sent at a later time. Automate message delivery for convenience and to ensure messages are sent at the optimal moment. Offers a premium service for fully automatic sending without user interaction.
- Schedule text messages
- Schedule tweets
- Schedule emails
- Automatic message sending
- Delayed message delivery
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** Over 250,000 messages have been scheduled using Text Delay! Thank you for all the support. ** Delay sending your texts, send when they make sense! Send texts, tweets and emails when it's the right time. This app also offers Text Delay Plus. A service that sends texts automatically when you want them sent. It's not a reminder, you don't have to tap anything, it just sends your text when you want it sent. Terms of Use: https://textdelay.app/terms
Cue
Schedule and send text messages at a future date and time. The app reminds you when it's time to send, allowing you to compose and save messages in advance. It's ideal for organizing important communications and staying connected.
- Schedule future texts
- Receive sending reminders
- Save message drafts
- View reminder history
- Set preferred contact methods
- Simple and native UI
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Cue is your new companion for organizing and sending texts at the perfect time. Whether it's a birthday greeting or a simple reminder to check in with a friend, Cue has you covered. Key Features: 1. Planning: Craft your future texts in advance. 2. Reminders: Receive timely reminders so you never overlook sending an important message. 3. Drafts: Save drafts of your incomplete messages and come back to them later. 4. Reminder History: With just a swipe, you can browse your reminder history and interact with old texts. 5. Preferred Contact Methods: Decide what phone number or email you want to use for different contacts. 6. Beautiful and simple UI: Enjoy a sleek and native interface designed for a smooth text composing experience. How to Use: 1. Compose a text: Start by selecting a recipient from your contacts, and write your text. 2. Select a time: Decide when you would like to send the text. 3. Live your life: Forget about the text, and enjoy yourself. 4. Get reminded: Receive a push notification from Cue at the time you selected 5. Send your text: Open the notification, and tap “send” in the in-app message interface or in iMessage. Cue is the perfect tool for busy professionals, thoughtful friends, and anyone who wants to stay organized and connected. Download Cue now and take control of your texts like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cue at 100% against Text Delay's 15%. Cue also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Text Delay's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Text Delay sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Cue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Delay has 47 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Text Delay's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cue's.
Text Delay ships an update every 2 months, Cue every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Delay | Cue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nick Walter | Samuel McGarry |
Customer experience
Text Delay
Cue
Bugs and requests
Text Delay
Reported bugs
12 issues- Scheduled messages fail to send despite appearing sent
- Messages marked 'overdue' without being delivered
- Auto-send feature requires manual send despite paid subscription
- Texts send from random/unknown phone numbers instead of user's number
- App crashes during message composition and sending
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- Support email contact form greyed out and non-functional
- Signature not saving or persisting in app
- No account recovery mechanism for forgotten credentials
- Notification system fails to alert users at scheduled times
- Messages sent with app advertisement footer
- Free version lacks any meaningful functionality
- Premium features still unavailable after purchase
Requested features
13 requests- One-time purchase option instead of monthly subscription
- True automatic text sending without manual intervention
- Send texts from user's own phone number
- Edit functionality for pending/scheduled messages
- Ability to resend previously sent messages at different times
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- iMessage support in addition to SMS
- Email scheduling with auto-send capability
- Social media post scheduling with auto-send
- Proper signature saving and display
- Account recovery options (forgot password/username)
- Multiple contact support options (phone, chat, etc.)
- No signature option for messages
- Expand to other communication platforms
Cue
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Text Delay
- Text Delay Plus - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Text Delay Plus - 3 Months7 Days trial$26.993 Months
- Text Delay Plus - 6 Months7 Days trial$47.996 Months
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- Text Delay Plus - Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Add 1 Month$4.99
- Add 3 Months$12.99
- Add 6 Months$24.99
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- Add 1 Year$44.99
Cue
- Cue Pro · Lifetime$4.99
