Tally Lights for Church AV Teams. Any Phone. No Hardware.
Replace $200–$600 dedicated tally units with the phones your volunteers already have. Director taps a button — speaker or camera operator sees fullscreen green instantly. Free, works over the internet, zero training required.
Most tally light systems require dedicated hardware per camera, complex cabling, or a local WiFi network. Volunteers change weekly. Equipment budgets are tight. Cue Light requires zero hardware — if your team has a phone, they have a tally light.
| Feature | Hardware tally | Cue Light |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $200–$600/unit | Free |
| Setup time | Hours of cabling | 30 seconds |
| Works over internet | ✗ LAN only | ✓ Built-in |
| Device required | ✗ Dedicated hardware | ✓ Any phone |
| Volunteer-friendly | ✗ Training required | ✓ Scan QR, done |
| Multi-campus | ✗ Site-locked | ✓ Works anywhere |
Typical church AV layout
How it works for church AV
No training required. Volunteers scan a QR code and they're live.
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TD opens Cue Light on their phone or laptop Go to cuelight.io/app — a room code generates instantly. No signup, no download.
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Show QR code to each volunteer Tap "Show QR Code" on the controller. Volunteer scans it with their phone camera. Their screen opens fullscreen display mode automatically.
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TD taps Live, Preview, Standby, or Off All connected phones update instantly. Green = live, amber = preview/next. Screen never sleeps — Wake Lock keeps the display on through the entire service.
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Remote campus connects via link Paste the display link before the service starts. They connect from any network — no local WiFi required.
Built for how churches actually run AV
Speaker confidence
Speaker sees fullscreen green when cameras are live. No awkward guessing during transitions.
Camera operators
Each camera op knows exactly when they're live without looking away from their shot.
Multi-site campuses
Remote campus staff connect from anywhere. Same room code, different city — it just works.
Rotating volunteers
New volunteer every week? Share the QR code. They're up and running in 10 seconds, no training needed.
Ready for Sunday?
Open Cue Light on your phone. Share the QR with your crew. Go live in 30 seconds.
Start free — no signup