Comparison

WeAudition vs Distill

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

Head to head
About

WeAudition

Connect with professional actors for on-demand scene partners for self-taping auditions. Rehearse lines, get instant feedback, and improve your craft with live human interaction. Earn income as a reader or find paid readers 24/7.

Highlights
  • Instant scene partners 24/7
  • Live professional readers
  • Set your own fee or read for free
  • Secure script sharing
  • In-app video chat
  • Record self-tapes
  • ScriptScroll for tracking
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Real actors book real work. WeAudition connects you with live, professional scene partners. Because only human actors understand the craft, the nuances, and the connection you need to perform at your best. Join the world’s leading international community of on-demand self-tape readers. No waiting for someone to come online — WeAudition provides INSTANT scene partners 24/7. It’s like Uber for self-tape readers. You don’t have to read for others unless you want to. Readers set their own fee, or volunteer to read with you for free. Why actors use WeAudition: - Book more acting work - Create stronger self-tapes - Rehearse & run lines with real actors - Get advice and coaching instantly - Earn income helping others - Grow your network & accelerate your success _______________________________________________________ Self-tape coming up? - Connect instantly to a coach or reader via secure video chat - Share script sides safely (without them being shared with an AI model) - Rehearse the scene and get valuable feedback - Record your self-tape with a real scene partner No auditions today? - Earn money as a reader, helping actors around the world - Rehearse, run lines, and keep your skills sharp - Share your expertise while building connections _______________________________________________________ Features - Instantly available, professional Readers — reviewed & ready 24/7 - Some Readers are free, others set their own fee - Be a Reader yourself and make money doing what you love - Video chat directly in the app with your scene partner - Securely share your script sides - Record self-tapes with your video and your reader’s voice - Use ScriptScroll to automatically keep track of your place in the script Actors book work with WeAudition. Members tell us again and again that they’ve landed massive life changing roles using this service. “WeAudition has been an amazing platform for me to prepare for auditions, rehearsals, and performances. I’ve met incredible actors, coaches, and casting directors who’ve given me feedback, advice, and opportunities that pushed my career forward.” — Carrie Bernans, Actor (Black Panther, Luke Cage, Avengers) “I used a WeAudition Reader for my auditions that landed me a roles in a massive Sony Pictures blockbuster feature film and a huge TV series for Disney+” — Richard Cambridge, Actor (Gran Turismo, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes) Rate & Review: Share feedback on your readers. Fees & Tips: Pay or tip your reader securely, like you would a coach or studio. Safe & Secure: Script sides are protected and removed after your session. WeAudition is a revolutionary app used by over 60,000 professional actors worldwide. Improve your craft. Save time. Book the role. Anywhere, anytime. WeAudition requires a monthly subscription service under the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Distill

This app allows users to act out short scenes with friends or an AI partner. It features a feed of acted scenes, duet capabilities, and tools for scriptwriting and performance practice. Special features are available for iPhone Duo users.

Highlights
  • Act out short scenes
  • Duet with friends or AI
  • AI scene partner and writer
  • Weekly acting challenges
  • Script reading teleprompter
  • iPhone Duo specific modes
Features
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Distill is where you act out short scenes and share them. Distill 2.0 is a new app: a new feed, duets with anyone, an AI scene partner, and new features made for iPhone Duo. Distill opens a few seats at a time. Join the waitlist and record a short audition scene to move up the list, or enter an invite code from a friend to get in at once. NEW IN DISTILL 2.0 - A For You feed of short acted scenes, from comedy to drama. Follow people you like and see what is trending. - Duet in open seats. Many scenes leave one part open. In the feed, a duet with an open part shows the open line and a Play button. Take the seat, record your side, and the two halves play together as one scene. - Invite a friend to play a role with a link. - Scene looks for your takes. Natural, Film and Noir are free. - Weekly challenges. Post your entry and give awards to takes you love. - Pick a script, write your own, or scan a printed page and it becomes a scene. A script page shows the opening lines. Tap it to read the whole script. Record line by line while your lines scroll like a teleprompter. AI SCENE PARTNER, WRITER AND COACH - No one to read with? The AI partner speaks the other part in a synthetic voice, so you can act a full scene alone. - The AI writer drafts a new scene from an idea. - The AI coach is a separate practice mode. You rehearse alone and it gives short notes on your timing and pace. Coach notes never appear in the posting flow. NEW ON IPHONE DUO Everything above works on any iPhone and iPad. iPhone Duo adds these: - Director mode. Stand the Duo up like a book. Point the outside screen at one actor and the back camera at the other. You watch both cameras on the inside screen and call Next line, Again, Back and Cut. - Act together. Two actors, one Duo, two cameras. One of you faces the inside screen, the other faces the outside screen. You play the scene straight through and Distill posts it as a duet. - Script beside your take. Unfold the Duo and hold it sideways. The scene plays on one side and the script on the other, with the line being spoken highlighted. Half-fold it like a book and the script opens by itself. - Lines on the outer screen. Prop the Duo up and have a friend film you with the rear camera. Your lines show large on the outside screen, facing you. - Turn cue. While your partner speaks, your screen shows Wait with a short bar. Just before your turn, your first words appear. SAFETY Report any take, comment, script or profile. Block anyone. Delete your takes. Delete your account in Settings. DISTILL PLUS Acting, posting and duets are free. Plus adds every Scene look, changing the look after you record, unlimited AI writer drafts and coach notes (free accounts get 5 drafts and 3 notes a day), and a Plus badge. - Distill Plus Monthly: $4.99 a month. - Distill Plus Yearly: $29.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase (after the trial, for the yearly plan). The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you subscribe. Terms of use: https://distillapp.co/terms Privacy policy: https://distillapp.co/policy

Screenshots

WeAudition4 screens
Distill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Distill at 5.0 against WeAudition's 4.3. Distill also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription). WeAudition's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (122 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. WeAudition sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Distill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Distill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeAudition has 122 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeAudition ships an update every 11 days, Distill every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WeAudition versus Distill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeAuditionDistill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (122 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings122 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB53 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWeAudition IncDevois Inc

Customer experience

WeAudition

All ratings122 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative41.2%

Distill

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

WeAudition

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes during video recording
  • Cannot re-join meeting after crash
  • Teleprompter is poorly made
  • Audio and video do not match up
  • Inconsistent notifications for readers
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  • Unable to log in on any device
  • App did not save recordings
  • Unable to see reader on camera
  • Cannot access tapes in the app
  • Glitchy app, cannot upload headshot
  • Issues with recording sessions using phone
  • Videos disappear from time to time
  • Unable to upload scripts from iPhone
  • Constant audio issues (screeching noises)
  • Connection and sound issues
  • App shuts down constantly
  • Video and audio quality is poor

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fix app crashes on iPhone
  • Allow re-joining meetings after crash
  • Improve teleprompter functionality
  • Add disclaimer for readers not to offer coaching
  • Improve notification system (email/SMS)
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  • Fix audio and video sync issues
  • Improve customer service responsiveness
  • Add landscape mode
  • Allow uploading scripts from iPhone

Distill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WeAudition

Subscriptions2
  • WeAudition Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • WeAudition Pro Yearly$149.001 Year
2 purchases

Distill

Subscriptions2
  • Distill Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Distill Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is WeAudition free?
WeAudition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Distill free?
Distill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeAudition or Distill?
Distill is rated higher. WeAudition averages 4.3 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Distill averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WeAudition or Distill have ads?
Neither WeAudition nor Distill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeAudition or Distill?
WeAudition ships an update every 11 days, and Distill every 5 months. Most recently, WeAudition was updated on November 7, 2026 and Distill on November 7, 2026.

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