Comparison

Stage Write vs Rafy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stage Write

This app helps capture and organize theatrical staging, blocking, and cues. It allows users to import ground plans and scripts, track performer and scenery movement, and create a calling script. Collaboration and cross-device syncing are also supported.

Highlights
  • Import scenic ground plans
  • Import script PDFs
  • Add light, sound, and blocking cues
  • Track performer and scenery movement
  • Collaborate and sync across devices
  • Create calling scripts
  • Document choreography with Staging Score
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Stage Write is the best method to capture choreography, staging blocking for theatrical productions of all sizes. Upload the ground plans and scenery and track the positions, movement of performers and scenery throughout the production. Create your calling script by uploading your script and easily entering cues and notes. Stage Write allows you to add collaborators to your production and share/sync data seamlessly between you and your team and sync across devices. Features: - Import scenic ground plan (or draw your own) - Import script PDF to your production. - Easily add light cues, sound cues, blocking notes into the script. - Track the movement of performers, scenery, and props. - Use your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to freehand draw traffic patterns and movement of performers, scenery. - Link spacing charts to portions of the script. - Add collaborators to easily edit and sync across devices. - Create a Calling Script showing the blocking and cues at-a-glance. - Work on or off-line and sync data across devices. - Sync data automatically to other collaborators - Create custom number line - Detail choreography and staging with The Staging Score. - Create PDF of combined charts and script or score to easily print. - Document choreography aligned with the counts in the music.

About

Rafy

This app provides an AI-powered scene partner for actors to rehearse lines, practice auditions, and explore characters. It can extract dialogue from PDFs or photos, offers customizable voice options, and includes tools for memorization and recording.

Highlights
  • AI-powered dialogue reader
  • Extracts dialogue from PDFs/photos
  • Customizable human-sounding voices
  • Assign different voices to characters
  • Practice mode for memorization
  • Smart teleprompter
  • Manual script entry
Features
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RAFY is the interactive mobile app that helps you rehearse, self-tape, and stay sharp - anytime, anywhere. With an AI-powered reader that sounds natural and responds at your pace, Rafy lets you practice your scenes, record auditions, and explore characters without needing a scene partner. Whether you're prepping for a last-minute audition or running lines late at night, Rafy is built to support your process - on your schedule. Created by actors, Rafy is an ethical use of AI - designed to elevate your work while keeping you in full creative control. Features: - Rafy can read PDF files or scan a photo and extract only the dialogues while ignoring watermarks, annotations, descriptions, and stage directions. - Allows you to modify and/or add any dialogues. - Includes a growing library of human-sounding voices with a variety of languages, age ranges, gender qualities, and accents. - Different voices and languages can be assigned to different characters in a scene. - Create alternative and custom reads with your own pace and inflection. - Smart Teleprompter that can be enabled or disabled. - Tools in Practice Mode for memorization of your scenes and selftapes. - Unlimited amount of takes saved locally on your phone, nothing saved on a cloud. - Enter your own script in the Manual Entry Mode using speech to text, or simply typing. - Introducing “Playhouse" - a series of original scripts for actors to record reels and perfect their craft. Terms of Service - https://rafy.app/terms

Screenshots

Rafy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rafy at 4.0 against Stage Write's 3.5. Rafy also leads on ratings volume (87 vs 14) and device support (3 vs 1). Stage Write's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rafy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Stage Write asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rafy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rafy has 87 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Stage Write's written reviews are positive against 64% of Rafy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stage Write versus Rafy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStage WriteRafy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (14 ratings)4.0 (87 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews63.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1487 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpen Jar Productions LLCActify Inc

Customer experience

Stage Write

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%

Rafy

All ratings87 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative23.0%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative27.5%

Bugs and requests

Stage Write

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rafy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezing and crashing during recordings
  • Inconsistent token usage and disappearing credits
  • Inability to delete or manage recorded takes
  • Unreliable script upload and import functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit scripts and lines
  • More natural and expressive AI voices
  • Improved line detection and timing
  • Horizontal camera view option
  • Unlimited usage without tokens

In-app purchases

None

Stage Write

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Rafy

Subscriptions6
  • Basic Plan$9.991 Month
  • Plus Plan$14.991 Month
  • Premium Plan$24.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Basic Plan$99.991 Year
  • Plus Plan$149.991 Year
  • Premium Plan$249.991 Year
One-time1
  • 5 tokens2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is Stage Write free?
Stage Write is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rafy free?
Rafy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stage Write or Rafy?
Rafy is rated higher. Stage Write averages 3.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Rafy averages 4.0 from 87 ratings.
Do Stage Write or Rafy have ads?
Neither Stage Write nor Rafy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stage Write or Rafy?
Stage Write ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rafy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stage Write was updated on October 1, 2026 and Rafy on September 30, 2026.

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