Comparison

Frame.io vs Actors Mobile ADR™

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

Head to head
About

Frame.io

This app enables seamless video review and collaboration on mobile devices. It offers precise commenting, asset management, and customizable sharing features for teams and clients, anywhere in the world.

Highlights
  • Precise video scrubbing and commenting
  • Asset search and organization
  • Customizable share links
  • File and folder management
  • Annotated comments
  • Granular notification controls
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Supercharge your mobile workflow with the Frame.io experience on the smaller screen. Now it’s easier than ever to collaborate, review, and manage work with your team, clients, and other stakeholders from anywhere in the world using the Frame.io app for iPhone and iPad. Rebuilt from the ground up Customize how you view your assets — then scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with incredible precision and responsiveness. Built natively in Swift, the Frame.io iOS and iPadOS apps allow you to bring the Frame.io experience with you anywhere. Find what you need faster Search comes to the Frame.io iPhone and iPad apps for the first time. Quickly find the assets, folders, or projects you need on the go. Experience a faster workflow Group, tag, and sort assets by out-of-the-box and custom metadata. Edit those fields right in the player — like Status or Rating, when you need to quickly approve on-the-go. Review more accurately Scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with incredible precision and responsiveness. Pinch-and-zoom videos and images up to 400% to inspect fine details. Navigate quickly between assets by swiping left or right. Control your playback speed and resolution, and double-tap to skip backwards and forwards. Comment more effectively Leave anchored comments, include links and attachments for reference — even include emojis. Or draw annotations using the new full-screen experience. Over a dozen new commenting features help you get the point across faster. Customize your Shares Curate and send professional-looking shares from your iPhone or iPad. All the settings and controls are right there at your fingertips — title, description, appearance, visibility, and more. See everything the way you’d like to see it Customize your view including List and Grid options, thumbnail size, and aspect ratio. Reorder visible fields like Status and Rating, or easily sort by fields for more control over your browsing experience. Enhanced file and folder management Manage files and folders as easily as using Frame.io on your desktop. Rename, move, copy, export, and delete files and folders, modify files in bulk, or navigate through all your assets with full folder path support. Reduce notification fatigue Get more granular control over which notifications you get and where you get them. Terms & Conditions: Your use of this application is governed by the Frame.io Terms of Service https://frame.io/terms-linkfree and the Frame.io Privacy Policy https://frame.io/privacy-linkfree and any successor versions thereto. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: https://www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree

About

Actors Mobile ADR™

This app allows actors to record dialogue in sync with video on their iPhone or iPad. It offers features like traditional beeps, wipe, preview, and playback, with options for built-in or external microphones. Actors can email preferred takes to editors.

Highlights
  • Record ADR in sync to picture
  • Traditional beeps and wipe
  • Preview and playback recorded ADR
  • Use built-in or external microphones
  • Email preferred takes to editors
  • WAV 24/48 audio format
Features
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Actors Mobile ADR™ is a purpose-built, cue-by-cue ADR workspace for iPhone and iPad. Actors can rehearse to picture, record multiple takes, review performances, and return selected recordings without leaving the app. Editors can prepare cue libraries and exchange encrypted AMA packages with performers. Built for a focused performance flow: • Navigate naturally from cue to cue across the library • Rehearse with traditional ADR beeps, visual wipes, subtitles, and Parrot • Record 24-bit/48 kHz WAV takes using the built-in microphone or a compatible external microphone such as a RØDE VideoMic NTG • Confirm live input with the on-screen meter before recording • Review, favorite, align, and send takes for the current video • Create and edit cue timing, ADR text, and Director Notes • Import video from Photos or Files • Export encrypted AMA packages and share each unlock code separately Try every feature free for 7 days. After that, a single $19.99 purchase unlocks Actors Mobile ADR permanently. There is no subscription. Customers who previously paid for Actors Mobile ADR keep permanent access at no charge. Production media stays on-device unless you share it. Actors Mobile ADR does not collect analytics or advertising data. Always verify delivered takes and retain an independent production archive. Microphone access is required to record ADR. Headphones are recommended when monitoring guide audio. Actors Mobile ADR™ is a trademark of TODD-AO. © 2026 TODD-AO. All rights reserved. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://actorsmobileadr.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Frame.io4 screens
Actors Mobile ADR™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frame.io at none against Actors Mobile ADR™'s 4. Frame.io also leads on ratings volume (934 vs 16). Actors Mobile ADR™'s advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, rating, 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. Actors Mobile ADR™ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Frame.io asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Frame.io against 4.4 for Actors Mobile ADR™. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frame.io has 934 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Frame.io's written reviews are positive against 67% of Actors Mobile ADR™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame.io ships an update every 2 weeks, Actors Mobile ADR™ every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Frame.io versus Actors Mobile ADR™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame.ioActors Mobile ADR™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (934 ratings)4.4 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings934 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrame.ioTODD-AO

Customer experience

Frame.io

All ratings932 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative37.1%

Actors Mobile ADR™

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Frame.io

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Comments disappearing or not saving properly
  • App freezing or crashing frequently
  • Playback issues (buffering, out of sync audio/video)
  • Login loop and authentication failures

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPad app
  • Ability to sort and filter files/comments
  • Offline mode with reliable sync
  • Improved notification and comment management
  • Integration with more video editing software

Actors Mobile ADR™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Frame.io

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Actors Mobile ADR™

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Editors Mobile ADR™$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Actors Mobile ADR Full Unlock$19.99
  • Yearly Editors Mobile ADR™ NR$49.99

Questions

Is Frame.io free?
Frame.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Actors Mobile ADR™ free?
Actors Mobile ADR™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frame.io or Actors Mobile ADR™?
Actors Mobile ADR™ is rated higher. Frame.io averages 4.4 out of 5 from 934 ratings, while Actors Mobile ADR™ averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do Frame.io or Actors Mobile ADR™ have ads?
Neither Frame.io nor Actors Mobile ADR™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame.io or Actors Mobile ADR™?
Frame.io ships an update every 2 weeks, and Actors Mobile ADR™ every 9 days. Most recently, Frame.io was updated on November 1, 2026 and Actors Mobile ADR™ on October 21, 2026.

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