Comparison

Weekend Read 2 vs SyndiTrack

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

SyndiTrack

Features
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The SyndiTrack platform introduces the Residual Intelligence™ engine — a proprietary system built from decades of research, historical payment analysis, and entertainment industry expertise that helps users transform confusing payment information into meaningful financial insight. Key features include: • Career filmography management for actors, writers and directors • Residual earnings estimation across television, streaming, syndication, cable and international markets • Historical payment statement upload and intelligent analysis • Interactive dashboards that visualize lifetime residual earnings and payment trends • Educational resources that simplify complex guild agreements and residual structures • Opportunity identification tools that help users recognize unusual payment patterns worth investigating • SyndiTrack Automated help line - call any time and ask questions about where a project has aired and when! Terms of Service: https://www.18milellc.com/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://www.18milellc.com/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

Weekend Read 24 screens
SyndiTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SyndiTrack at fortnightly against Weekend Read 2's every 5 weeks. SyndiTrack also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and SyndiTrack sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, SyndiTrack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Weekend Read 2 versus SyndiTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekend Read 2SyndiTrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (131 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings131 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB118 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperQuote-Unquote LLC18 Mile, LLC

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
4 purchases

SyndiTrack

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$159.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$249.991 Year
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  • Yearly Pro Subscription$999.991 Year

Questions

Is Weekend Read 2 free?
Weekend Read 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SyndiTrack free?
SyndiTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Weekend Read 2 or SyndiTrack have ads?
Neither Weekend Read 2 nor SyndiTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekend Read 2 or SyndiTrack?
Weekend Read 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and SyndiTrack fortnightly. Most recently, Weekend Read 2 was updated on October 14, 2026 and SyndiTrack on September 17, 2026.

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