Comparison

Script Buddy vs My Time

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

Head to head
About

Script Buddy

This app helps actors memorize lines and rehearse scenes efficiently. It reads scripts aloud, allows for custom character voices, and pauses for line delivery, making practice seamless. Supports various file formats and offers remote control options.

Highlights
  • Import and rehearse scripts instantly
  • Assign distinct voices to characters
  • Black-out or mute lines for active recall
  • Natural pausing for line delivery
  • Remote control with Apple Watch/AirPods
  • Supports multiple script file formats
  • Built-in script editor
Features
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Script Buddy: Actor Rehearsal Memorize. Audition. Off-Book. Go off-book with ease. Read, listen, and rehearse your scripts anywhere — at home or on the go. Turn line learning into a routine that actually fits your life. Rehearse while working out, walking, biking, commuting, or cooking. Script Buddy reads your script aloud and helps you stay in the scene. Assign distinct voices to each character, then black-out or mute your lines so you can actively recall them instead of reading. Script Buddy is your reliable scene partner: it pauses and waits until you deliver your line, then continues naturally — so rehearsal keeps flowing. Script Buddy: Go off-book faster. Get started in seconds: Open your script, highlight your role, and start rehearsing immediately. No audio recording of your lines required. Features: • Import a script and start rehearsing right away. • No audio recording of your lines required. • One-tap highlighting of your character’s lines. • Black-out or mute your lines for active recall and focused rehearsal. • Script Buddy pauses naturally until you say your line. • Cue phrases prompt your next line seamlessly. • Give each character a distinct voice. Adjust speed and pitch. • Mute or skip scene headings, scene directions, and character names. • Open Final Draft (.fdx), Highland, Fountain, Markdown, plain text, and PDF* files. • Scan script pages with your iPhone or iPad camera (iOS 18+). • Customize script fonts and sizes. • Use Dark Mode for rehearsal in low-light conditions. • Optimized two-column layout for iPad. • Write and edit scripts with the built-in Fountain Script Text Editor. Supported Script Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Turkish. Tip: For the best read-aloud experience, we recommend Apple’s high-fidelity voices. Download enhanced or premium voices in iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices. *Note: Imports US-style formatted scripts only. Alternatively, copy your lines into Script Buddy’s Script Text Editor. Privacy: No signup required. Your scripts stay private and are readable only by you. Speech recognition runs locally on-device (iOS 26+). Audio recordings are never stored. Download Script Buddy for free today — and rehearse smarter.

About

My Time

Features
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My Time-Tracker records your working time where it happens: on a client's project. TRACKING • Start and stop with one tap – on iPhones with an Action button even while the device is locked • Switch to another project mid-run: the app stops and starts again without a gap • If a timer runs past midnight, stopping it creates two entries – so daily totals stay correct • Correct any entry afterwards, add a note, or move it to a different project • Tags on entries – across clients and projects, “Meeting” or “Travel” for instance; a project can add them to new entries automatically ALWAYS WITHIN REACH • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, counting along • Widgets for the Home and Lock Screen, plus a control for Control Center; you choose which projects the widget offers to start • Apple Watch: start, stop, switch project – and a complication for your watch face • On the Mac the app lives in the menu bar: read the state and switch projects without opening a window REPORTS • Time by client and project – for a week, a month, a year or all of it • Totals by tag, with a filter to match • Stacked chart with a fixed color per project • Optional daily goal with progress, balance and a forecast for when you are done • CSV export for Numbers and Excel • Reports: a timesheet as a PDF per company and period (week, month or a range you choose) – with the company name as the title, daily totals and a breakdown by project. Stored exactly as created YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • No account, no server, no analytics, tracking or advertising services • Entries live on your device and in your private iCloud database, syncing automatically between iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch The interface is available in German, English, French and Italian. FREE AND UNLIMITED For free you track time for one client with three projects. The one-time purchase “Time-Tracker Unlimited” removes both limits – no subscription. Everything else is included without it: reports, CSV export, widgets, Apple Watch, the Action button and iCloud sync.

Screenshots

Script Buddy4 screens
My Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Script Buddy at none against My Time's 1. My Time's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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. My Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Script Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Script Buddy versus My Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScript BuddyMy Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKlaus MatzkaOlly Klassen

In-app purchases

None

Script Buddy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

My Time

One-time1
  • Time-Tracker Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is Script Buddy free?
Script Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Time free?
My Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Script Buddy or My Time have ads?
Neither Script Buddy nor My Time shows ads.

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