Actors Access vs Hey Joe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Actors Access
Easily submit yourself and audition for casting calls directly from your device. Access available roles, receive important notifications, and manage your audition materials. Requires a paid membership for full submission features.
- Submit for casting calls
- Audition for roles
- View posted roles
- Receive audition notifications
- Send self-tape auditions
- Join live audition sessions
- Download audition sides
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The Actors Access App is the easiest way for Actors Access members to submit themselves and audition for Casting. An Actors Access Plus membership is required in order to submit to roles on this app. Actors Access App free features include: • View roles posted to Actors Access • Receive notifications for auditions and callbacks • Send Eco Cast self-tape auditions • Join an Eco Cast Live session • Download sides • Manage Role Match settings Payment Information: • Monthly subscriptions purchased via the app will be charged to your credit card through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours prior to the renewal date. You can manage your subscriptions through the Subscriptions page in Settings. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://actorsaccess.com/termsofservice.html
Hey Joe
Connect with industry professionals for shoots and casting sessions. Offers secure, one-click access to join sessions. Designed for enterprise-level support.
- Connect with industry professionals
- One-click session join
- Secure and safe platform
- Enterprise-level support
- For actors, casting directors, producers, clients
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“A platform to connect Actors, Casting Directors, Producers, Directors and Clients. Easily Join your shoot or casting session with one click. Safe and secure. Enterprise level support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hey Joe at 75% against Actors Access's 21%. Hey Joe also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Actors Access's advantage is chart position (#62 vs unranked) and ratings volume (70 vs 20). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Actors Access sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Hey Joe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hey Joe holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Actors Access's written reviews are positive against 75% of Hey Joe's.
Actors Access ships an update every 6 months, Hey Joe every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Actors Access | Hey Joe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (70 ratings) | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Breakdown Services, Ltd. | North Shore Media LLC |
Customer experience
Actors Access
Hey Joe
Bugs and requests
Actors Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent or missing data
- Login issues
- Slow or unreliable uploads
Requested features
5 requests- Add cMail access
- Improve filtering and sorting options
- Allow profile editing on app
- Provide print functionality for sides
- Better integration with website features
Hey Joe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Actors Access
- Actors Access Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
Hey Joe
No in-app purchases








