Comparison

Weekend Read 2 vs Kinolime

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

Kinolime

This platform lets audiences influence movie creation by voting on screenplays. Discover new stories, rate scripts, and help shape the future of cinema. Earn rewards for your participation and connect with a community of film enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Discover and read original screenplays
  • Rate and vote on favorite scripts
  • Shape cinema by deciding which stories get made
  • Earn tokens for participation
  • Connect with a community of writers and film lovers
Features
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Welcome to Kinolime – the audience-driven platform where your vote decides which movie gets made. Our original screenplay competition brings the audience and screenwriters together, giving both a direct role in crafting cinema’s next big film. What You Can Do on Kinolime: Discover & Read: No matter if you are a fan of thrillers, comedies, or anything in between, Kinolime's range of screenplays has something for every taste and best of all, you get to discover the next Tarantino! Rate & Vote: Your opinions matter! Rate the script and vote for your favorite—and help it advance to the next stage in the competition. You can literally changed someone’s career overnight. Shape Cinema: Decide which stories make it from script to screen – a power traditionally held by a select few in the film industry but not anymore :) Earn Rewards: Participate and earn tokens, which can be redeemed for screenplay analysis and coverage services, opportunities in film ownership, and way more. Connect & Collaborate: Join a community of writers and film lovers who just want to be a part of cinema.

Screenshots

Weekend Read 24 screens
Kinolime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kinolime at 5.0 against Weekend Read 2's 4.4. Kinolime also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Weekend Read 2's advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 3). 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. Kinolime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kinolime 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 131 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Kinolime every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Weekend Read 2 versus Kinolime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekend Read 2Kinolime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (131 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings131 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB148 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperQuote-Unquote LLCKinolime Inc.

Customer experience

Weekend Read 2

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

Kinolime

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Kinolime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weekend Read 2 free?
Weekend Read 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kinolime free?
Kinolime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weekend Read 2 or Kinolime?
Kinolime is rated higher. Weekend Read 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Kinolime averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Weekend Read 2 or Kinolime have ads?
Neither Weekend Read 2 nor Kinolime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekend Read 2 or Kinolime?
Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Kinolime every 5 days. Most recently, Weekend Read 2 was updated on October 14, 2026 and Kinolime on October 6, 2026.

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