Comparison

Weekend Read 2 vs RecDek

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

RecDek

Discover personalized film and TV recommendations from friends, family, critics, and festivals. Curate a unified watchlist across all streaming services and filter by subscription to save time and watch better.

Highlights
  • Friend recommendations
  • Critic reviews
  • Festival award winners
  • Unified watchlist
  • Subscription filtering
  • Personalized discovery
Features
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Independent entertainment discovery. Discover the best in film and TV across all streamers by getting the best recommendations from your friends, family, critics and film festivals. All in one place. Algorithms don't suggest good shows, use RecDek with your friends and family to share your best shows with each other and find what to watch next. You can also follow your favourite newspapers to get top reviews, and film festivals to get all the award winners! Curate your watchlist across all streamers and use the subscription filters it to find something personalised for you in the time you have available. Save time, watch better. Join our community and find out about the best shows around. Download now. Tell your friends.

Screenshots

Weekend Read 24 screens
RecDek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RecDek at 100% against Weekend Read 2's 42%. RecDek also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Weekend Read 2's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 5). 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. RecDek asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RecDek holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weekend Read 2 has 133 ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of RecDek's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, RecDek every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Weekend Read 2 versus RecDek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekend Read 2RecDek
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (133 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuote-Unquote LLCRecdek Ltd

Customer experience

Weekend Read 2

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

RecDek

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

RecDek

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

RecDek

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weekend Read 2 free?
Weekend Read 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RecDek free?
RecDek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weekend Read 2 or RecDek?
RecDek is rated higher. Weekend Read 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while RecDek averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Weekend Read 2 or RecDek have ads?
Neither Weekend Read 2 nor RecDek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekend Read 2 or RecDek?
Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and RecDek every 10 days. Most recently, Weekend Read 2 was updated on November 3, 2026 and RecDek on November 3, 2026.

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