Comparison

Need A Reader Actor App vs Gonecase

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

Head to head
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.

About

Gonecase

This app provides a private space to rekindle your creative spirit. It offers prompts, games, and articles designed to spark imagination without the pressure of performance or social validation. Rediscover the joy of making and noticing the world around you.

Highlights
  • Creative prompts
  • Inspirational games
  • Thought-provoking articles
  • Private creative space
  • No social pressure
  • Observation reminders
Features
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A poem. A sketch. A song you hummed in the shower and never wrote down. Somewhere between growing up and getting on with it, you stopped. Gonecase is where you come back to it — quietly, without pressure, without anyone watching. No algorithm deciding what you should make. No comments. No likes. No streak threatening you at midnight. Just prompts to get you imagining, games to get you out of your head, articles that change how you think about creativity, and small observations that remind you the world is still full of things worth noticing. Because creativity was never inside you. It was always outside you. You don't have to be good at it. Creativity was never meant to be performed — just enjoyed. You just have to show up. This is your playground. Nobody's grading you here. Auto-renewable subscriptions are subject to Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Need A Reader Actor App4 screens
Gonecase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gonecase at 5.0 against Need A Reader Actor App's 4.4. Gonecase also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Need A Reader Actor App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gonecase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per 7 days. Need A Reader Actor App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gonecase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Need A Reader Actor App has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Need A Reader Actor App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gonecase's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Need A Reader Actor App ships an update fortnightly, Gonecase monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Need A Reader Actor App versus Gonecase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeed A Reader Actor AppGonecase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB109 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJason BuyerGonecase

Customer experience

Need A Reader Actor App

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

Gonecase

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Need A Reader Actor App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Gonecase

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly1 Month trial$3.007 Days
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • Premium Gonecase1 Month trial$119.001 Year

Questions

Is Need A Reader Actor App free?
Need A Reader Actor App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gonecase free?
Gonecase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Need A Reader Actor App or Gonecase?
Gonecase is rated higher. Need A Reader Actor App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Gonecase averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Need A Reader Actor App or Gonecase have ads?
Neither Need A Reader Actor App nor Gonecase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Need A Reader Actor App or Gonecase?
Need A Reader Actor App ships an update fortnightly, and Gonecase monthly. Most recently, Need A Reader Actor App was updated on October 6, 2026 and Gonecase on September 30, 2026.

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