Cue vs Hedy

Cue

• In-person meetings, lectures and appointments recorded on a phone
• Client calls where a visible meeting bot would be unwelcome
• Small teams of 5 to 50 people sharing transcripts and action items

Hedy

• People who want prompts during a conversation, not only notes after it
• In-person talks, lectures and appointments as well as online calls
• Buyers who prefer a one-time payment to a subscription

Cue

• The site has no pricing page for individuals: subscriptions are bought in the apps, and the US App Store lists several weekly, monthly and yearly amounts.
• The Teams plan needs at least 2 seats and is billed annually only.
• The terms of use grant 44pixels a licence to use recorded content to develop its products, including training its transcription and other AI models.
• The FAQ describes recording through the device microphone, and the site lists no connections to video-meeting, CRM or task apps.

Hedy

• The Free plan is capped at 5 hours a month, and real-time AI insights stop after the first 30 minutes of each session.
• Importing past recordings, chat across sessions and the Zapier, Make and API integrations need Pro or Lifetime.
• Hedy for Teams, with shared workspaces and seat management, is in preview behind a waitlist, so current plans are for individuals.
• Other apps connect through automation platforms, webhooks or the API; the integrations page lists no direct CRM or task-app connectors.

Cue

On-device recording, no bot

Cue records from the device you are using, so nothing joins the call as a participant. The FAQ lists in-person meetings, Zoom and Teams calls, phone conversations, lectures and interviews.

Summaries and action items

When a recording ends, Cue writes a summary with key points, tasks and next steps alongside the transcript. Summaries can be edited or rewritten for a different audience.

Search and questions

Past transcripts, summaries and action items are searchable by keyword, and an assistant answers questions such as which deadlines were agreed in a given meeting.

Multilingual transcription

Transcription and summaries support multiple languages, and the two can differ: the App Store listing gives Spanish transcripts with English summaries as an example.

Calendar reminders

Connecting a Google, iCloud or Microsoft calendar sends a reminder before each event so that recording starts on time.

Export and sharing

Transcripts and summaries can be exported as PDFs, emails or links. The Teams plan shares transcripts and action items across the team.

Hedy

Live suggestions

While a conversation is in progress, Hedy shows suggested questions, points that have not been addressed and talking points on screen. The Free plan limits this to the first 30 minutes of a session.

Bot-free, on-device listening

Hedy listens from your device instead of joining the call, and speech recognition runs locally. On capable hardware, Local AI Processing also generates summaries and suggestions on the device, offline.

Summaries, notes and to-dos

Each session ends with a summary, detailed notes, extracted to-dos and a searchable transcript in more than 30 languages. One tap saves a highlight with an AI-written analysis.

Topics and cross-session chat

Pro users can group sessions by client or project and ask questions that are answered from earlier conversations in that group.

Session types

Choosing a session type such as business meeting, medical, job interview, negotiation or lecture changes the style of coaching Hedy gives.

Automations, API and MCP

A Pro feature: send summaries, highlights and to-dos to other apps through Zapier, Make or n8n, or use the REST API, signed webhooks and an MCP server.

Cue

• Individual$99.99

  per year, as an in-app subscription

  One person's yearly access, as quoted on the Teams page. The US App Store also lists weekly ($5.99 to $9.99), monthly ($14.99 to $24.99) and $119.99 yearly options.

• Teams$89.99

  per seat / year, billed annually (2-seat minimum)

  Unlimited meeting recordings, AI summaries and full transcripts, shared action items, the iOS, Android, web and Mac apps, and priority support.

Hedy

• Free$0

  Up to 5 hours a month, 30+ languages, summaries and meeting notes, and real-time AI insights for the first 30 minutes of a session.

• Pro$8.33

  per month, billed yearly ($99.99); $12.99 billed monthly

  Unlimited meeting length and sessions, import of past recordings, organizing and chatting across sessions, and Zapier, Make and API integrations.

• Lifetime$299

  one-time payment

  Everything in Pro for a single payment with no recurring fees, including all future updates.

Cue

• Other savings

  Teams save 10% per seat

  The Teams page prices a seat at $89.99 a year against $99.99 for an individual subscription, which it describes as a 10% saving. A minimum of 2 seats applies.

• Education

  Educational pricing on request

  The homepage states that enterprise and educational pricing are available. It gives no rates or eligibility terms.

Hedy

• Annual discount

  36% off Pro with yearly billing

  Hedy's pricing page marks yearly billing as 36% off: Pro costs $99.99 a year, about $8.33 a month, instead of $12.99 billed monthly.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime access for a one-time $299

  The Lifetime plan includes everything in Pro and all future updates for a single $299 payment with no recurring fees.