Stagetimer.io is a mature, well-built stage timer trusted across live production. OnCueTimer is built specifically for church production teams — church vocabulary, volunteer-friendly setup, and real monthly billing from day one.
The comparison
| Feature | OnCueTimer | Stagetimer.io |
|---|---|---|
| Church-first UX & templates | Yes | Partial |
| Monthly billing option | Yes | No — yearly-only, or 30-day event license |
| Volunteer-friendly setup | Yes | Partial |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Starting price | $12/mo | $17.50/mo billed annually ($210/yr) |
| Multi-device sync | Yes | Yes |
| Speaker notes view | Yes | No |
| Rundown templates | Yes (church-specific) | No |
Fair’s fair
Stagetimer.io is a mature, well-established stage timer used across a wide range of production types — corporate broadcasts, esports, conferences, and more. It has a long track record and broad use-case flexibility.
If you need a general-purpose timer and don’t need church-specific vocabulary, templates, or a speaker notes view, it’s a solid, proven choice.
Built different
Church production volunteers and technical directors who need a zero-training-curve timer their team can pick up on a Sunday morning with no walkthrough — plus freelance AV contractors running church and event productions who need to spin up a session fast and hand it straight to a volunteer operator.
Church segment vocabulary — Welcome, Worship, Offering, Sermon, and more — is built in from the first room you create. And the speaker notes view gives the person on stage their own private cue screen, in the same room, with no separate app.
Questions
Yes — OnCueTimer has a free tier with real-time multi-device sync, message push, and one saved rundown, similar to Stagetimer.io’s free tier. The difference shows up on the paid plans: OnCueTimer’s Pro tier starts at $12/mo with a real monthly option, while Stagetimer.io’s $17.50/mo price is only available billed annually ($210/yr) or through a 30-day event license.
OnCueTimer’s Pro plan is $12/mo, billed monthly with no annual commitment. Stagetimer.io’s comparable plan works out to $17.50/mo, but only if you pay $210 upfront for the year — there’s no standard month-to-month option outside their 30-day event license. If you want to pay as you go, OnCueTimer is the one built for that.
No. Stagetimer.io bills yearly ($210/yr) or offers a 30-day event license for short-term use — there’s no standard month-to-month subscription. OnCueTimer offers monthly billing at $12/mo as a standard plan option.
OnCueTimer includes a dedicated speaker notes view — a private screen for the person on stage showing the timer plus their own cue notes, alongside pinned messages from the controller. This is not currently offered by Stagetimer.io.
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