StageTick or Cuez?
Cuez is cloud software for broadcast rundowns, studio automation and newsrooms. StageTick is a stage timer with cue messages. If you need event timing rather than broadcast automation, here is how they compare.
Side by side
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Date and sources
Cuez details as of 23 October 2026, from the vendor's website:
- Cuez shows no public prices on cuez.app. This comparison covers only what Cuez publishes there; earlier price figures from third-party sources are no longer used.
- StageTick prices are the amounts listed in the StageTick app (Settings → Billing). Pro renews automatically and can be cancelled any time, effective at the end of the billing period. The €19 Single Event pass gives 30 days of Pro, ends automatically and is booked in the app by the organization owner (for organizations on the free plan).
- Free plan: 3 rooms; per room 6 timers, 5 devices and 5 messages; 1 team member; no Q&A or API.
- Devices per room: Free 5, Pro 25, Enterprise 100. Every open StageTick view counts, including the Controller tab – one laptop showing two views counts twice. The audience Q&A page does not count.
- Audience and speaker screens open via link without login. Controller, Operator and Moderator need a login with team access (Free: owner only).
- The app interface is in English; your timers and messages can be in any language.
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Why teams choose StageTick
Where StageTick stands out in this comparison.
Prices you can see
Start on the free plan, then Pro for €19/month or €149/year. Sign up online – no sales call. Cuez shows no public prices and offers a demo on request.
A free plan with no time limit
The free plan has no time limit: 3 rooms; 6 timers, 5 devices and 5 messages per room; 1 team member. Q&A and API are Pro features. No credit card. Cuez lists no free plan on cuez.app.
What StageTick does
StageTick facts, not a comparison: Cuez's features in these areas are not compared here.
Made for the stage clock
Six display modes, overtime that keeps counting with a minus sign, and timers that start one after another while a Controller or Operator tab is open.
Cue messages and audience Q&A
Send messages to the stage in five signal colors with live placeholders, and collect audience questions via QR code on Pro.
When Cuez is the better fit
To be fair: in these cases the other tool is the better choice.
You automate a broadcast studio
Cuez Automator controls studio hardware and software from the rundown. StageTick has no studio automation.
You run a newsroom
Storydesk is a newsroom system with AI assistance. StageTick has no newsroom features.
Your broadcast systems talk MOS
Cuez offers a MOS connector for broadcast systems. StageTick has no MOS support.
Try StageTick free
Start with the free plan – no credit card, nothing to install.