Comparison

Rehearsal® Pro vs Script Rehearser

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

Head to head
About

Rehearsal® Pro

This app helps professional actors learn lines and prepare for auditions and work. It allows users to import scripts, highlight lines, record themselves, and practice scenes repeatedly. It's designed for ease of use and reliability, supporting various script formats and devices.

Highlights
  • Import and manage scripts
  • Highlight lines
  • Record and playback scenes
  • Teleprompter-style scrolling
  • Sync scripts across devices
  • Scan physical scripts to PDF
Features
Currently charting
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Rehearsal® Pro is the #1 best-selling app for professional actors! Want to learn your lines? Want to be off-book, and book more work? Grab Rehearsal® Pro now! Rehearsal® Pro is the app for that. It, and its predecessor, Rehearsal® 2, featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, LA Magazine and BACKSTAGE, became the entertainment industry standard for cast and crew to organize their scripts for auditions and working on set. Battle tested in Hollywood and around the world by professional actors and acting students. And now, there's Rehearsal® Pro. "I love this app! Rehearsal® lets me learn my lines in the car while I drive to work. It already saved my butt when I was thrown a major new dialogue scene 45 minutes before we started shooting it. I plugged the new scene into Rehearsal and I was off book by the time I got out of the make up chair." -Clark Gregg (Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Desperate Housewives, New Adventures of Old Christine) "I am very pleased with the results of using Rehearsal® so far. It is a powerful tool in preparing for auditions, or for days of work, especially when I am pressed for time. It is easy to use and I have no doubt that as it evolves, it will be a part of my work process for a long time." -John Carroll Lynch (Shutter Island, Dexter, The Drew Carey Show, Body of Proof) Rehearsal® Pro is - extremely easy to use, solid and reliable - intuitive: it reminds you of what you do with physical scripts - usable with any current iOS device, and syncs script markup between all of them - costs one low price for unlimited usage For actors from every walk of life and all areas of accomplishment: - works with short audition sides, to feature length scripts - easily handles physical scripts by bursting and scanning to PDF - for every actor at any skill level, student, amateur or professional - for every actor in every arena, from community theater, commercial, industrial, stage, web, VO, television, and film - get help with on-board demo videos that show you how to do nearly everything Manage your scripts easily: - Sync scripts between your devices - Manage scanned-in scripts for theater productions - Rotate, crop, collate and tint your pages - add physical scripts by snapping pictures of pages - create bookmarks and easily jump to a particular page - work with the same PDF and Word files you get on your computer - easily break down your script into your scenes - reading your script is a snap - just flick and scroll Learn your lines quickly: - highlight your lines and your scene partners' lines in vibrant colors - record your lines and play them back, watching the script scroll by like a teleprompter - quickly fast forward or rewind to pick up lines simply - record unlimited versions of scenes, exploring your character and creating new reads - automatically repeat your scene over and over until you know your lines cold - group multi-scene auditions into one repeating scene - pause recording and playback - play peekaboo to memorize - reveal your lines in blackout mode - quickly add beat marks to longer passages Explore your characters - easily create and review comments: text, audio, photo or video - record different takes on lines, different looks for characters - have all your choices at your fingertips for instant review Special features just for voice talent - audition for voiceover work from anywhere - email in your auditions as MP3 files from anywhere to anyone Everyone on the production team can use Rehearsal® Pro - location scouts can create quick and easy reports - makeup, wardrobe, set dressers: keep track of continuity and looks from scene to scene - directors and cinematographers: plan shots and create on-the-fly storyboards Rehearsal® Pro was created by a working actor just like you, David H. Lawrence XVII, best known as the creepy Eric Doyle, the Puppetmaster on NBC's Heroes.

About

Script Rehearser

Memorize lines for scripts, speeches, or presentations effectively and conveniently. Record your voice, use digital readers for other characters, and customize rehearsal modes to suit your learning style. Practice on the go without needing a partner.

Highlights
  • Record and transcribe own voice
  • Use digital voices for other characters
  • Import scripts from PDF or typed text
  • Customize scripts with notes
  • Multiple rehearsal modes (Listen Along, Wait For Me, etc.)
  • Highlight or hide lines
  • Play other parts for self-taping
Features
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Hit the ground running. Save yourself hours and turn up knowing your lines. Whether it’s a stage script, screenplay, speech or presentation, you can rehearse and memorize on the go in an effective and convenient way. There’s no need to assemble the rest of the cast, or have a rehearsal partner or reader. Actors, TV personalities, business people, public speakers and students - learn your material more effectively with Script Rehearser. You can even practice English language conversation. You can just start recording your own voice straight away. Or you can import your theater or movie script* or simply type in your lines. Script Rehearser will read them back to you whenever you want using its customizable options to prompt you. Optimize how you rehearse as you progress. Features include: • Record your own voice directly into the app, and have it automatically transcribed † • Use digital voices for the other characters † • Import a script from a PDF file ‡ • Import a script you've created on your PC or Mac, or just type it into your device • Customize scripts with your own notes and stage directions • Clearly distinguish your lines from others • Show your lines; hide you lines; show the first letter of each word • Play the whole script, or skip forward to your next cue • Play other parts while you self-tape • Share the recorded script † • Choose light or dark color mode • Designed for phones and tablets Script Rehearser can be configured to support your personal learning style. For example: • Listen Along: Script Rehearser speaks, you listen. You can play, pause, and jump forward to your next line or back to your previous one. • Wait For Me: Script Rehearser pauses for each of your lines until you’re ready to continue • Repeat for Confirmation: Script Rehearser leaves a gap for you to say the line, then automatically speaks the line for confirmation and carries on • Run Through: Script Rehearser leaves a gap for you to say your line, then automatically carries on with the next line † Pro Features To enable us to continue developing the app, the following are Pro features: • Recording your own voice • Choosing which digital voice to use for each character • Exporting a script There’s a 30-day free trial of Pro features, with no sign-up required and no automatic conversion to a paid subscription. After this you can keep using everything you’ve done, even if you don’t subscribe. Keep in contact: • For news and updates follow us on Twitter: @ScriptRehearser • Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScriptRehearser • Join us on our forum: www.ScriptRehearser.com ‡ Note that for a PDF file to import it must contain the text of the script, not just pictures of the text. Some PDFs contain scanned images of the text rather than the text itself, and the app can't import these files as it needs the actual text to work with. Terms of use can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rehearsal® Pro4 screens
Script Rehearser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Script Rehearser at Free against Rehearsal® Pro's $19.99. Script Rehearser also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Rehearsal® Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#61 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Script Rehearser is free to download; Rehearsal® Pro costs $19.99 up front. Script Rehearser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Rehearsal® Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rehearsal® Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 132 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Rehearsal® Pro's written reviews are positive against 51% of Script Rehearser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rehearsal® Pro ships an update every 2 months, Script Rehearser every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Rehearsal® Pro versus Script Rehearser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRehearsal® ProScript Rehearser
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (66 ratings) — better3.4 (132 ratings)
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews51.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66132 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSotto Voce Filmworks, Inc.Engram Ltd

Customer experience

Rehearsal® Pro

All ratings66 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral15.0%
Negative36.7%

Script Rehearser

All ratings132 ratings
Positive55.3%
Neutral10.6%
Negative34.1%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral15.2%
Negative33.3%

User reviews

Rehearsal® Pro

From 66 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎯 Excellent line memorization tool for actors
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 🎤 Effective recording and playback functionality
  • 🖍️ Multiple highlighting and annotation colors
  • 📱 Seamless syncing across devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • ❌ Misleading app description about camera scanning
  • 🔗 Requires Adobe Scan integration (separate app/subscription)
  • 🔐 Login and account access problems
  • ⚠️ Data loss and script synchronization issues

Script Rehearser

From 132 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎯 Effective line memorization tool
  • ⚙️ Highly customizable settings and features
  • 📱 Easy PDF script import functionality
  • 🎤 Character voice assignment options
  • ⏱️ Adjustable pause and speed controls

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Robotic and outdated text-to-speech voices
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
  • ❌ Poor user interface and navigation
  • 📚 Inadequate tutorials and help documentation
  • 💰 Premium features locked behind paywall

Bugs and requests

Rehearsal® Pro

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes on startup and during use
  • Login page fails to load or authenticate
  • Scripts disappear after updates
  • Synchronization fails between devices
  • Recording freezes mid-session
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  • Highlighting disappears after app restart
  • Error messages when importing scripts
  • App becomes unresponsive when scrolling
  • Page rotation issues with camera-captured scripts
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues with car systems
  • Update notifications loop infinitely
  • Server connection errors preventing login
  • Recorded scenes won't play in landscape mode
  • PDF upload fails intermittently
  • App incompatible with older iOS versions
  • Bookmark navigation causes recording issues

Requested features

15 requests
  • Offline mode for scripts and recordings
  • Apple Pencil support with reduced lag
  • Built-in PDF scanning without Adobe dependency
  • External microphone support
  • Different cursor sizes for eraser tool
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  • Auto-crop and auto-load for multi-page scripts
  • AI-powered scene partner voice
  • Social features for finding scene partners
  • More script category options (commercials, etc.)
  • Ability to share scripts between users
  • Improved synchronization between devices
  • Character auto-highlighting feature
  • Dark mode option
  • Dropbox integration
  • Better video recording capabilities

Script Rehearser

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when editing scripts
  • Password-protected PDF import failure
  • Playback stops at pause markers
  • Audio not playing reliably (80-20 success rate)
  • Voices read text-to-speech settings instead of lines
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  • Unable to delete recorded lines
  • Scanned PDF rejection despite valid files
  • iPhone download spinning indefinitely
  • Edit button causes app crash
  • Incorrect character line assignment
  • App stops when navigating away or locking screen

Requested features

10 requests
  • Modern AI-powered voices with natural speech
  • Bluetooth headphone support
  • Photo-to-text script input capability
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Bluetooth remote control for playback
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  • Adjustable playback speed control
  • Pronunciation correction feature
  • Better voice pitch and gender customization
  • Tap-anywhere screen functionality for next line
  • Improved interface and modernized design

In-app purchases

None

Rehearsal® Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Script Rehearser

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual Subscription$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade - Unlimited Access$29.99

Questions

Is Rehearsal® Pro free?
Rehearsal® Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Script Rehearser free?
Script Rehearser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rehearsal® Pro or Script Rehearser?
Rehearsal® Pro is rated higher. Rehearsal® Pro averages 3.6 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Script Rehearser averages 3.4 from 132 ratings.
Do Rehearsal® Pro or Script Rehearser have ads?
Neither Rehearsal® Pro nor Script Rehearser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rehearsal® Pro or Script Rehearser?
Rehearsal® Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Script Rehearser every 2 weeks. Most recently, Rehearsal® Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Script Rehearser on September 13, 2026.

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