tableread vs onCue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tableread
This app allows users to read and listen to scripts for film, stage, and television on their mobile devices. It offers text-to-speech with over 90 voices, soundtrack integration, and powerful rehearsal tools, all processed locally for complete privacy.
- Local text-to-speech processing
- Import PDF and Final Draft FDX scripts
- 90+ character voices
- Add background soundtracks
- Create and export script notes
- Rehearsal features
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tableread® Production App. 100% Private. 100% Local. Text-to-speech happens entirely on your device. No cloud processing. No uploads. No exceptions. Your scripts stay on your iPhone, iPad, iCloud, or Google Drive — and nowhere else. The tableread® Production App is a low cost subscription based, easy-to-use film, stage play and television productivity app, that allows you to read and listen to scripts, including screenplays and teleplays on mobile devices - anytime, anywhere. Simply import a professionally formatted script in PDF or Final Draft FDX format and listen. tableread® Pro monthly subscription for $2.99(USD). tableread® Pro offers a reduced functionality free version. Listen to scripts as read by over 90 unique character voices in multiple languages across all ages. Add an inspiring underscore or music cues from a library of genre specific scores, or import your own. Create and export script notes, make quick edits and utilize powerful rehearsal features. From script to stage & screen the tableread® Production App is a must have for the entire production process. Features: • Imports professionally formatted scripts directly from PDF. • Analyses screenplay and stage play(US and UK) formats. • Imports Final Draft files in FDX format. • Imports from email, hyperlink or iCloud & Google Drive • Formats scripts for viewing in mobile devices. • Read and listen to scripts. • Skip to next or previous scene/ page or line. • Access online help via the Help Menu or contact the developers directly. • Open tableread® Ready Script Projects. (Script Projects exported from the tableread® Production App). Share your thoughts with the tableread® Production App by leaving a review here in the Apple App Store or by contacting us via Facebook (/tablereadPro) or Twitter (@tablereadPro). or the CONTACT button in the tableread® Production App. tableread® Production App Pro (tableread® Pro) subscription plan advantages: • Assign unique character voices (90+ voices). • Customize all voices via rate and shape. • Save Custom Voices to use with other scripts. • Select voices by gender and age. • Create script notes. • Make simple script edits. • Read and listen to script notes. • Export and share script notes and edits. • Incorporate genre specific scores (20+ tracks). • Import your own score to add as an underscore or music cue to play with your script. • Scores can dynamically dim under dialogue and peak over action. • Rehearsal features including character selections, scene/s selection and looping, pause for me to deliver then read, mute rehearsal dialogue and play rehearsal scenes only. • Playback rate toggle, to read at a standard or faster pace. Subscriptions include a standard 7 day free trial period. Subscriptions will be charged unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. Manage your subscriptions in your Account Settings after purchase. * Free products and services are subject to the tableread® Production App terms of use that accompany them. Terms of use: http://www.tablereadpro.com/terms Privacy policy: http://www.tablereadpro.com/privacy-policy
onCue
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Stop begging friends to read the script with you. With onCue, you can finally rehearse solo without sounding like a lunatic muttering both sides of the script. onCue reads your script aloud, giving each character a unique voice so you can rehearse naturally at any time, anywhere. Features: - Distinct voices for every character onCue automatically assigns natural, unique voices to each role in your script. You can rehearse with a full cast, even if it’s just you in the kitchen. - Rehearse anywhere Whether you’re commuting, waiting on set, or in a café, onCue helps you practice out loud or with headphones. It runs fully offline, so no Wi-Fi, no loading screens, no excuses. Just you, your script, and zero side-eye from strangers. - Instant script sharing Send your script to castmates with one tap. Share via AirDrop, email, or messages. Everyone gets the latest version without any drama (except the one you’re performing). - Privacy built in: Everything happens on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Your lines stay yours, exactly as they should. onCue is perfect for actors, directors, and speech givers alike. --- onCue collects anonymous usage data through Aptabase (aptabase.com). You can view their privacy policy here: aptabase.com/legal/privacy If you have any issues contact me at j.a.wolfson@icloud.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: onCue at none against tableread's 1. tableread's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. tableread sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. onCue asks for nothing beyond the download.
tableread ships an update weekly, onCue every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tableread | onCue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (54 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CONWAY ENTERPRISE WORLDWIDE PTY LTD | Louise Kiernan |
In-app purchases
tableread
- tableread Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
onCue
No in-app purchases









