Weekend Read 2 vs ScriptE S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
ScriptE S
This app streamlines script supervision by consolidating all breakdowns, reports, and lined scripts into a single, paperless file. It allows for instant, secure sharing of information and seamless import of scripts and revisions. Features include detailed character breakdowns, slate logging, and on-set revision management.
- All script supervision in one file
- Paperless workflow
- Instant and secure information sharing
- Import scripts from various formats
- Detailed character breakdowns
- On-set revision management
- Automated timecode capture
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ScriptE/S is the ONLY script supervision app that lets you do ALL your work in ONE SINGLE FILE and be 100% paperless! FUNCTIONALITY: * ALL your breakdowns, daily reports and lined scripts for all episodes in ONE SINGLE FILE! * Share information with other units or your assistant instantaneously throughout the day: encrypted and password protected * Import scripts from Final Draft, Screenwriter or PDF. * Import all script revisions without losing your previous work. * Create detailed character breakdowns and reports * Log slates and takes * Line the script from left to right in order shot (West-Coast style) or from left to right Wide to Tight (East-Coast style). * Type on-set revisions directly into your script or as a margin note. * Enter the dialog changes from rehearsal directly into their ScriptE file, email those changes to production, and have new sides printed while the crew lights the set. * European and American Slating systems. * Capture timecode once and it's automatically attached to your notes for the rest of the shoot day. * Be 100% paperless - no more printers or photocopiers - let ScriptE generate and email your breakdowns, script notes, wrap out and other reports. All this and more - find out in the app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScriptE S at 5.0 against Weekend Read 2's 4.4. ScriptE S also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Weekend Read 2's advantage is ratings volume (130 vs 3) and review sentiment (42% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Weekend Read 2 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ScriptE S sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScriptE S 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 130 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Weekend Read 2's written reviews are positive against 33% of ScriptE S's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, ScriptE S every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weekend Read 2 | ScriptE S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (130 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 130 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quote-Unquote LLC | ScriptE Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
Weekend Read 2
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In-app purchases
Weekend Read 2
- Weekend Read 2 Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Weekend Read 2 Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
ScriptE S
- ScriptE Student Quarterly$49.993 Months
- Student Quarterly Backup$52.993 Months
- ScriptE Quarterly Basic$99.993 Months
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- ScriptE Quarterly w/Backup$105.993 Months
- ScriptE Student Annual Basic$149.991 Year
- ScriptE Student Annual Backup$164.991 Year
- ScriptE Annual Basic$299.991 Year
- ScriptE Annual w/Backup$329.991 Year
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