Certilia vs First Take
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Certilia
Utilize your mobile device for secure identification and qualified electronic signatures. This system leverages advanced mobile phone security features for reliable digital transactions. Activation requires registration with an existing QES or at a designated office.
- Mobile identification
- Qualified electronic signature
- Advanced security technology
- Digital transaction support
- QES registration
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Certilia allows you to use a mobile phone for high level identification and Qualified Electronic signature. The system is based on the latest security technology implemented in today's mobile phones. In order to activate Certilia, you must register with existing QES or at registration office.
First Take
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Your acting career starts now. First Take is the mobile companion for actors, from the first steps to the first booking and beyond. A career roadmap, daily practice tools, a self-tape studio and the business side of acting, all in one app. Whether you are just starting out or getting serious about the work, First Take is a personal studio in your pocket. YOUR CAREER ROADMAP Start with a curated checklist of career milestones, then add your own Personal Goals to build a plan that tracks your journey from day one. PRACTICE: YOUR ACTING GYM • Cold Read Generator: sharpen your instincts with original scenes dealt at random, then record your read. • Monologue & Scene Library: find your next audition piece among classic and contemporary scripts, filterable by genre and cast size. Keep favourites within reach. • Self-Tape Studio: record self-tapes with your script on screen, keep several takes, compare them side by side and upload the best one. THE BUSINESS OF ACTING • Audition Tracker: log every submission, callback and booking, with project, role and casting director, in colour-coded statuses. • Calendar: every audition on a month view with status markers, so nothing sneaks up on you. • Casting Calls: a curated list of casting sites for your country, plus a log of the applications you send from any site, with status and follow-ups in one place. • Experience Log: a private journal for what you learned in a workshop, who you met on set and what to do differently next time. • Financial Tracker: record income and expenses, from day rates to headshots and union dues, and see where the money goes. YOUR MATERIALS • Portfolio Builder: keep your credits, training and featured work in one place, then export a professional résumé PDF with your headshot, contact details, physical stats, skills and representation. Three templates, with a preview before you share. • Reel Builder: upload your best takes and performance clips to the cloud and organise the clips for your showreel. KNOW THE INDUSTRY • Industry Guide: country-by-country guides to how the business works: unions, representation, casting, training and where to look for work. • Resource Directory: curated acting classes, headshot photographers, agents, film hubs and theatres in industry cities around the world. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH ACTORS Headshot photographers, coaches, agencies, casting directors, studios and theatres can create a Business Profile and list their services in the Resource Directory, where actors are already looking. YOUR APP, YOUR WAY Light and dark themes, notification controls, change your email, export your data or delete your account, all from Settings. Your data lives in your account and you can take it with you. Stop waiting for your big break. Download First Take and start creating it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: First Take at 3 against Certilia's 1. First Take also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Certilia | First Take |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AKD d.o.o. | Devfly Digital d.o.o. |
In-app purchases
Certilia
No in-app purchases
First Take
No in-app purchases






