# Subtext: The Actor's App — Run lines, Self-tape, Audition > Actor's toolkit for memorizing, rehearsing, and self-taping scenes. (iPhone/iPad app by Babbi Brains Ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtext-the-actors-app/id6780205861 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Babbi Brains Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871271328) - Category: Productivity, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 5.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 45 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-06-17 - Data updated: 2026-09-29 - Monetization: freemium - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtext-the-actors-app/id6780205861/reviews.md ## What is Subtext? Break down the sides. Learn your lines. Tape it with a real reader. Cut it and send casting one link. When you book it, go deep: ask the script anything, hear it like a table read, carry your notes to set or stage, and keep a journal of the whole year. Subtext is here for every inch of the actor's job. I've been in this business for over 20 years. In many ways, this is my life's work. I built what I always wished I had and now it's yours. Break a leg, Ali Momen Actor and maker of Subtext GET THE AUDITION IN Import your sides as a PDF, scan printed pages with your camera, or share them straight from Mail. Give Subtext its own address and casting emails arrive with the role, the due date and the breakdown already pulled out. When a new draft lands, Subtext shows you exactly which of your lines changed. KNOW THE SCRIPT Subtext reads your script and finds the characters, the scenes and the beats. Get a synopsis, then ask the script anything: what a line means, what led here, what the scene is really about. Answers come from the pages you loaded. Mark up the page with a pencil: highlight, underline, circle the turn. LEARN YOUR LINES Run lines hands-free with an AI scene partner that listens and answers when you finish. Pick a voice for every character by casting type. Paraphrase or strict, your call. Hide your lines, or show only the first letter of each word. Cut in over your reader and they trail off, like a person would. Loop a scene until it's in your body. Stuck? Say "Subtext, line?" and you'll hear the next three words. Every run gets a score and a list of lines to drill. READ WITH A REAL PERSON Send a friend a link. They record the other lines in their browser, no app and no account, and their voice plays when you rehearse and tape. Or read live together on video, with the script moving as you both speak. Film on your phone or your own camera, and their clean voice is mixed into your take. No one free tonight? Record the other lines in your own voice. TAPE IT A self-tape studio with a teleprompter that scrolls your lines while you film. Use two devices with the Rig: one films, the other holds your lines, plays your reader and rolls and cuts. Mark your print, trim, add your slate, clean up the audio, and export named the casting standard way: Your Name, Character, Project. Share one link casting can watch in any browser. VOICEOVER BOOTH Record VO with the script scrolling in front of you. Studio Sound makes it cleaner and fuller. Export an MP3, or separate files for every take. OWN THE ROLE Drop notes anywhere on the page and keep them in your Notebook. Hear the whole script performed in a table read. On iPad, Stage Mode turns it into your script: hold to read, turn pages with your thumb. YOUR JOURNAL Every tape you send lands in your Journal with the date and the part. Log the rooms, the callbacks and the coaching sessions by hand, and mark what came of each one. Search by project, role or casting office, so when an office calls you back you know what they asked for last time. And keep the work in between: a line that stuck, a note from class, a picture of the coat that's exactly the character. It counts how many times you went out. It will never show you a percentage. YOUR WORK STAYS YOURS Your scripts never train an AI model, and neither does your voice. No AI voice ever goes on your tape: a tape is a performance, and your reader is a real person. FREE TO START Your first two scripts are free. Go unlimited with a Subtext membership, monthly or annual, with a free trial. Members' scripts, notes and progress sync across their devices through their own iCloud. Terms: https://getsubtext.co/terms Privacy: https://getsubtext.co/privacy ## Key features - AI scene partner for line memorization - Record and edit self-tapes - Real reader integration for rehearsals - Script summarization and analysis - Line memorization modes (hide, hint, first-letter) - Organize scripts by project and gig - Cross-device backup and sync ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Subtext Monthly | $14.99 | per month | | Subtext Yearly | $149.99 | per year | ## Recent user reviews (5 of 5) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtext-the-actors-app/id6780205861/reviews.md ### 5/5 — This has CHANGED THE GAME *2026-08-31, version 3.2.2* What a beautifully executed app for actors. Sending your sides to a friend to read and then that becomes the voice I act off of is amazing. It parses scripts perfectly. The voices are really good. It lets me overlap and talk over it which is great. Just so many nice touches. The annotation stuff over the script is so good. I love the notes how they’re little dots and tabs. And that I can record the self-tape and I get a hosted link? Wow wow wow. ### 5/5 — Great tool for actors *2026-08-24, version 3.1.3* Uploading sides and scripts to rehearse is very intuitive, and it’s been incredibly helpful for memorizing lines in a pinch. Highly recommend ! ### 5/5 — The best I’ve used *2026-08-18* Subtext is a real game-changer for working actors. Created by a working actor to specifically cater to our wants and needs. I’m off-book faster and more confident on stage where it really matters. With a responsible and ethical approach to AI and by far the gold standard in support, I’m a happier actor. ### 5/5 — Best app for actors, period!! *2026-07-31, version 2.4.1* This is truly the best app for us actors. Wow. So well done, bravo. 👏🏼 ### 5/5 — About time *2026-07-10* I hate AI, but this is a tool that can help sharpen you as an actor, so you can be an actor, not the other way around. **Developer response:** You know that moment where the hero is struck by the enemy’s power but rather than having it plunge their heart they’re able to grasp it in their hand and thrust it back? That’s Subtext. You totally get it. Thank you. ## Frequently asked questions about Subtext ### How does Subtext help me memorize lines? Subtext offers several modes to help you memorize lines. You can hide your lines completely, get hints when you blank, or use First-Letter Mode for longer passages. Each practice session aims to make memorization faster. ### Can I use Subtext to record self-tapes? Yes, Subtext functions as your self-tape studio. It allows you to record in landscape mode with a teleprompter that scrolls to your voice, trim clips, and export them easily to agents or casting directors via a Subtext link or directly to other apps. ### What are the subscription plans for Subtext? Subtext offers a monthly subscription for $14.99 with a 7-day free trial, and a yearly subscription for $149.99, also with a 7-day free trial. These plans unlock the full suite of features for actors. ### Does Subtext have ads? No, Subtext does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with optional subscription plans for advanced features. ### How does Subtext analyze scripts? Subtext can summarize any script or sides, providing plot details and character information. You can also ask it specific questions about the text, and it will provide answers based on the script content. ### What devices does Subtext support? Subtext is available on iPhone and iPad, allowing actors to practice and record on their preferred Apple devices. ### How often is Subtext updated? The latest version of Subtext is 2.3.2, and it was last updated on July 18, 2026. This indicates regular updates to improve functionality and add new features. ### Can I collaborate with other actors using Subtext? While Subtext doesn't have direct real-time multiplayer, you can send scenes to real readers who record their lines in their browser without needing the app. This allows for remote rehearsal and feedback. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.0.0 — 2026-09-29 Subtext is out of previews. It's opening night. Every screen has been redesigned and rebuilt, and it runs faster too. You'll feel it the moment you open it. - Live read is here. Tape with a real reader, live, in a video call made for actors. Send your reader a link and the script opens in their browser, no app needed. You'll need two devices on your side: one to hold the script, one to film. Put your prompter on your iPad and shoot on your iPhone's back camera, and Subtext mixes your reader's clean audio from their device right into your take. No more reader coming out of a tinny speaker. Shooting on your own camera? Import the clip and Subtext finds the matching take and mixes your reader in. - Stuck on a line? Say "Subtext, line?" and you'll hear the next three words. Ask again for the whole line. - Your Journal holds your thoughts now, not just your auditions. A line that stuck, a note from class, a picture of the coat that's exactly the character. Write it down with the plus in Journal. - No reader tonight? Record the other lines in your own voice from Invite a reader, and they play when you rehearse and tape. You can always add a fellow actor later. - Add your headshot to your profile, and it goes with every tape link you send casting or your agent. Thanks for being in the house on opening night. Love Subtext? A rating on the App Store goes a long way for a one-person team. Questions, or something not reading right? Contact support lives in Settings and lands straight in my inbox. ### 3.4.4 — 2026-09-18 Highlight your lines in any script now, even old ones. Some PDFs quietly refused highlights, notes and pen marks, so picking your character did nothing. Subtext now keeps a copy you can mark up, and your lines light up like they should. Page tabs name themselves after what happens on the page, so you can find "Dinner as friends" at a glance. On iPad they tuck neatly into the edge of the page until you need them. Love Subtext? A rating on the App Store goes a long way for a one-person team. Questions, or something not reading right? Contact support lives in Settings and lands straight in my inbox. ### 3.4.3 — 2026-09-18 Ask, on the page: You're partway down a page, a line doesn't land, and the question you have is about the page in front of you. There's an Ask button in the bottom-left of the script reader now, and it opens the chat already knowing which page you're on, so what's happening here and what did she mean by that both work without you setting the scene first. It has read the whole script too, so it can tell you what led up to the page and where the page sits in the story. We've also fixed some layout issues on iPad and have upgraded our vision system for PDFs making their analysis even sharper. Love Subtext? A rating on the App Store goes a long way for a one-person team. Questions, or something not reading right? Contact support lives in Settings and lands straight in my inbox. ### 3.4.2 — 2026-09-17 Ask, on the page: You're partway down a page, a line doesn't land, and the question you have is about the page in front of you. There's an Ask button in the bottom-left of the script reader now, and it opens the chat already knowing which page you're on, so what's happening here and what did she mean by that both work without you setting the scene first. It has read the whole script too, so it can tell you what led up to the page and where the page sits in the story. Love Subtext? A rating on the App Store goes a long way for a one-person team. Questions, or something not reading right? Contact support lives in Settings and lands straight in my inbox. ### 3.4.1 — 2026-09-17 Introducing Audition Inbox: Your auditions now come to you. Forward the casting email to your own Subtext address, or have your agent CC it, and the audition is in your library before you've opened the app: the sides, the role you're up for, the due date, and exactly what casting asked for on the slate. Your address is in Settings, along with a ready-made note to send your agent. Love Subtext? A rating on the App Store goes a long way for a one-person team. Questions, or something not reading right? Contact support lives in Settings and lands straight in my inbox. ## More apps by Babbi Brains Ltd. - [BibleKey: Smart Bible App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/biblekey-smart-bible-app/id6758163002) All apps by Babbi Brains Ltd.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1871271328 ## Related topics [timoney method acting](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/timoney-method-acting) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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