Comparison

Weekend Read 2 vs Xperience Books

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

Head to head
About

Weekend Read 2

This app optimizes screenplays for comfortable reading on mobile devices. It supports various file formats and offers features like customizable text, character highlighting, and read-aloud functionality.

Highlights
  • Optimized screenplay display
  • Supports PDF, Final Draft, Fountain, and more
  • Customizable fonts and text sizes
  • Character highlighting
  • Read aloud functionality
  • Page-specific notes
  • Dark mode
Features
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“Staggeringly useful.” - Dan Etheridge, producer of Veronica Mars and Party Down We’ve made the best screenplay reader even better. Weekend Read 2 makes reading screenplays delightful by optimizing scripts for iPhone and iPad retina screens. Never squint and pinch to read a script again. Whether reading from a PDF or a native file like Final Draft or Fountain, Weekend Read 2 gives you the tools to make every screenplay a smooth and easy read. Created by screenwriter John August and the team behind the award-winning Highland, Weekend Read 2 has Hollywood talking. “With Weekend Read, John August and his crafty elves have taken something that was the worst thing, namely reading scripts on a mobile device, and turned it into the best thing. I find it more pleasant to read a script in Weekend Read on my 4-inch iPhone screen than to read a PDF in proper screenplay format on my iPad. I even prefer it to reading full-sized paper scripts.” - Rian Johnson, writer-director (Knives Out, Poker Face, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) “Weekend Read started as an app I didn’t know I needed and quickly became an app I can’t live without. Weekend Read keeps you on top of your reading pile, not buried under it. It’s seriously amazing.” - Rawson Thurber, writer-director (Red Notice, Dodgeball) “This is the perfect solution I’ve been fantasizing about - it makes reading scripts (or anything) on the iPhone not just tolerable, not just painless, but actually a pleasure!” - David Wain, writer/director/EP (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models) Weekend Read supports PDFs, Final Draft .fdx, .highland, plain text, and Markdown files. Features: * Customizable Reading: Choose from an updated selection of fonts and text sizes for a personalized reading experience. * Character Highlighting: Highlight your lines with ease. * Read Aloud: Have the script read to you at up to 2x speed. * Notes: Add page-specific notes and export them to collaborators. * Dark Mode: Enjoy night reading with optimized dark mode. * Page Jumper: Quickly navigate through long documents. * Library: Curate your own library of scripts. * Discover: Find new scripts from our rotating categories of curated screenplays and books. * Optimized for iOS: Enjoy a seamless reading experience across all your iOS devices. Terms of Service (EULA): https://wer.quoteunquote.company/terms

About

Xperience Books

Enhance your reading experience with interactive media like AR, VR, and face props. Scan QR codes in supported books to unlock exclusive content and even submit your own fan art.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality content
  • Virtual reality content
  • Mixed reality content
  • Face props and face paint
  • QR code scanning for book content
  • Fan art submission
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The Xperience Books app allows you to view bonus content for all Continuum Multimedia enhanced books. This includes media like augmented, virtual, and mixed reality; face props; face paint; and lots of other engaging content. Look for the Continuum Multimedia QR Codes and participate in books like never before. Some books even allow you to submit your own fan art for possible inclusion in the Xperience Books content.

Screenshots

Weekend Read 24 screens
Xperience Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weekend Read 2 at 4.4 against Xperience Books's 3.9. Weekend Read 2 also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (132 vs 7). Xperience Books's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Weekend Read 2 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Xperience Books asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weekend Read 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weekend Read 2 has 132 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Weekend Read 2's written reviews are positive against 33% of Xperience Books's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Xperience Books every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Weekend Read 2 versus Xperience Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekend Read 2Xperience Books
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (132 ratings) — better3.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings132 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB299 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuote-Unquote LLCThe Source Training, Inc.

Customer experience

Weekend Read 2

All ratings131 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative45.2%

Xperience Books

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Weekend Read 2

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • App crashes during read aloud
  • Script lines are cut off and choppy
  • App breaks PDF pages randomly and deletes text
  • Text formatting button does not open fully
  • Overcharging for subscription
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  • Import of Final Draft files fails
  • Incorrect script formatting when importing PDFs
  • Misplaced text and elements in imported PDFs
  • Read Aloud feature does not work
  • App is fundamentally broken
  • Cannot open attachments into the app
  • Scripts have expiry dates
  • Reader settings popover is too small and unusable on iPad
  • App cuts off the top and bottom of script pages
  • Voice reader feature does not work
  • Text to speech uses basic Siri voices
  • Voice playback is patchy and unusable
  • Accidental text selection and difficulty un-selecting
  • Adding notes is difficult
  • Tapping screen does not exit highlight mode
  • Double-tapping highlights incorrectly
  • Reached limit on free version with only one screenplay added

Requested features

8 requests
  • Restore place in script when launching app
  • Ability to use voice aloud reader without screen active
  • Assign different voices to different characters
  • Full screen mode option
  • Fix popover for reader settings on iPad
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  • Improve import of Final Draft files
  • Fix PDF script formatting issues
  • Make scripts available indefinitely

Xperience Books

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Weekend Read 2

Subscriptions2
  • Weekend Read 2 Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Weekend Read 2 Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

Xperience Books

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weekend Read 2 free?
Weekend Read 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xperience Books free?
Xperience Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weekend Read 2 or Xperience Books?
Weekend Read 2 is rated higher. Weekend Read 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 132 ratings, while Xperience Books averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Weekend Read 2 or Xperience Books have ads?
Neither Weekend Read 2 nor Xperience Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekend Read 2 or Xperience Books?
Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Xperience Books every 5 months. Most recently, Weekend Read 2 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Xperience Books on October 21, 2026.

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