Comparison

Off Book! Pro vs Need A Reader Actor App

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

Head to head
About

Off Book! Pro

This app helps actors memorize lines by allowing them to record, organize, and rehearse scenes. It offers features to mute your own lines or cue them with an audible sound, and allows for easy reordering of lines and scenes.

Highlights
  • Record and organize lines by character and scene
  • Reorder lines and scenes easily
  • Mute your own lines during rehearsal
  • Cue your line with an audible sound
  • Share lines with other performers (in-app purchase)
  • Delete lines, characters, or scenes
Features
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**Ad free version of Offbook!** Hi — I'm Steve. I'm a working actor, and I built Off Book! for myself because I was tired of scribbling on scripts and recording lines into voice memos I could never find again. Turns out a bunch of other actors wanted it too. So here it is, made by an actor, for actors. THE GIST Record your script line by line, then play it back to run your scenes anywhere — on the bus, at the gym, pacing your kitchen at 1am the night before opening. It's dead simple: • Make a Work (your play), add your Scenes, drop in your Characters, and Record your Lines. • Recorded a 30-line scene and one line's out of order? Don't you dare start over. Tap the "+" to slip a new line in, or just press-and-hold a line and drag it where it belongs. Voilà. • Scenes out of order too? Same deal — long-press and drag. Fixed. NOW REHEARSE Tap the Rehearse icon and you're in. Play the whole scene, or pick the character YOU'RE playing and flip on "Mute My Line" — the scene plays right up to your cue, then pauses just long enough for you to nail the line before your next cue rolls in. Want a little nudge? "Cue My Line" gives you a friendly *ding* right before it's your turn. And here's the good part for runaround rehearsing: playback keeps going when your screen locks or you switch apps. Lock-screen, Control Center, and headphone controls all work — so you can run lines completely hands-free. Speed it up, slow it down, loop a scene till it sticks. LINESYNC — RUN LINES WITH YOUR CAST Doing a show with other people? LineSync lets a director share a show's lines and recordings with the whole cast across phones. Invite your actors by email; they sync everything to their own phone for FREE. As castmates record their lines, the director hears them show up automatically — no nagging. LineSync is a small monthly subscription per show, paid by the director. The cast never pays a dime. BUILT FOR EVERY ACTOR Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Dark Mode work throughout — because the stage is for everybody. Got a slick feature idea, or (gasp!) found a bug? Hit the support link and there's an email box waiting at the bottom — I read them myself. Now go get off book. Break a leg. — Steve ——— PRO TIPS ——— • "It won't save my lines!" → You probably skipped the microphone permission. Reinstall and tap YES when it asks, or go to iPhone Settings → Off Book! → switch Microphone ON. • To DELETE a Line, Character, Scene, or Work: swipe right-to-left and tap Delete. Careful — deleting a Character also deletes its Lines. • Long scene, phone left unattended? Set Auto-Lock to a long time (or Never) so it doesn't nap mid-rehearsal. Privacy Policy: https://thelyonessgroup.com/offbook/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Need A Reader Actor App

Connects actors with readers for auditions, self-tapes, and rehearsals. Actors receive necessary assistance while readers earn income. Easily review profiles, schedule sessions, and hire professionals for in-person meetings or remote self-taping.

Highlights
  • Connect with audition readers
  • Schedule self-tapes
  • Hire for rehearsals
  • Review actor resumes
  • In-person or remote sessions
  • Find acting coaches
Features
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Need A Reader is the first app to connect actors with readers for auditions, self tapes, classes, rehearsals, and practice. Actors get the help they need, and readers get paid. Review an actor's resume, skill set, and personal rating with just a few quick taps on your phone. Swipe right, add your job details and hire. Schedule to meet your reader in person or self tape right on your phone. You can also change your location and broaden your reach! Want to work with a professional acting coach? Need A Reader now connects you with acting coaches for that all-important self-tape audition, or find other readers who tape and edit at a discount. Invite up to twenty readers or coaches to your job, and the first to confirm is hired. Download now for free and choose a reader that works best for you. The Need A Reader Actor App. We'll do our part, so you can land yours.

Screenshots

Off Book! Pro4 screens
Need A Reader Actor App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Need A Reader Actor App at Free against Off Book! Pro's $2.99. Need A Reader Actor App also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Off Book! Pro's advantage is chart position (#194 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Need A Reader Actor App is free to download; Off Book! Pro costs $2.99 up front. Off Book! Pro sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Need A Reader Actor App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Need A Reader Actor App holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 29 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Off Book! Pro's written reviews are positive against 72% of Need A Reader Actor App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Off Book! Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Need A Reader Actor App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Off Book! Pro versus Need A Reader Actor App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOff Book! ProNeed A Reader Actor App
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (13 ratings)4.4 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better71.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1329 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB184 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSteve LUGOVSKYJason Buyer

Customer experience

Off Book! Pro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Need A Reader Actor App

All ratings29 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Off Book! Pro

Subscriptions5
  • LineSync Show 1$4.991 Month
  • LineSync Show 2$4.991 Month
  • LineSync Show 3$4.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • LineSync Show 4$4.991 Month
  • LineSync Show 5$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • One Month LineSync Subscription5 variants$1.99
None

Need A Reader Actor App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Off Book! Pro free?
Off Book! Pro costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Need A Reader Actor App free?
Need A Reader Actor App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Off Book! Pro or Need A Reader Actor App?
Need A Reader Actor App is rated higher. Off Book! Pro averages 3.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Need A Reader Actor App averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do Off Book! Pro or Need A Reader Actor App have ads?
Neither Off Book! Pro nor Need A Reader Actor App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Off Book! Pro or Need A Reader Actor App?
Off Book! Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Need A Reader Actor App fortnightly. Most recently, Off Book! Pro was updated on September 7, 2026 and Need A Reader Actor App on July 30, 2026.

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