Comparison

FilmTouch™ vs Casting Networks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FilmTouch™

This app extracts contact information from PDF callsheets and crew lists, organizing it into a searchable database of your film industry contacts. It keeps your data private, allowing you to easily find specific crew members for any job.

Highlights
  • Reads PDF callsheets and crew lists
  • Extracts names and contact information
  • Searchable contact database
  • Private and secure data storage
  • Import from cloud storage
  • Multi-day job support
Features
Read full description

This remarkable app can read and understand most of your PDF callsheets and crew lists. It then pulls the names, and contact information of your coworkers and stores them in a searchable list of all your jobs. ● FilmTouch is a callsheet tracker and contact manager for the film industry. ● And it's PRIVATE. When you import files into FilmTouch™ you're the only one who can view them. You can't use this app to share callsheets & crew lists with anyone else, therefore you're not violating your NDA or production rules by using it. ● You can search within a list to help you filter out the results; like when you're trying to find the medic in a list of 75 crew members. ● You can import PDF callsheets and crew lists from Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Adobe Creative Cloud and any other app that integrates with the iOS file system. ● Multi-Day Support - Jobs are now split into separate days so you can see which crew & vendors appeared on a certain day. ● Please note: Callsheets and crew lists need to be text-based PDF's. (Unfortunately FilmTouch can't read scans or photos, and OCR is not reliable enough). And the app can understand roughly 80 to 90% of callsheets & crew lists, but there are some with unusual formatting that it can't yet import.

About

Casting Networks

This app allows actors, models, and performers to manage their professional profiles, submit to auditions, and respond to casting requests directly from their mobile device. It connects talent with thousands of casting directors and representatives.

Highlights
  • Access performer profiles
  • Submit headshots and reels
  • View and submit to Casting Billboard
  • Respond to media and audition requests
  • Manage callback requests
Read full description

Our new iOS application for Casting Networks enables actors, models and other performers to access their profile, headshots and reels, view and submit to the Casting Billboard, and view/respond to media requests, question requests, audition requests, and callback requests from casting. Casting Networks’ state-of-the-art casting software connects talent with over 20,000 casting directors and talent reps who are looking for performers like you. More than 1.3 million performers have used Casting Networks to schedule 14 million auditions since 2002. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of Service: https://www.castingnetworks.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.castingnetworks.com/privacy/

Screenshots

FilmTouch™4 screens
Casting Networks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FilmTouch™ at 76% against Casting Networks's 23%. FilmTouch™ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Casting Networks's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On 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

Casting Networks is free to download; FilmTouch™ costs $9.99 up front. Casting Networks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. FilmTouch™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Casting Networks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Casting Networks has 1.6K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of FilmTouch™'s written reviews are positive against 23% of Casting Networks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FilmTouch™ ships an update every 7 months, Casting Networks fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
FilmTouch™ versus Casting Networks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilmTouch™Casting Networks
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (56 ratings)4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better22.6% of reviews
Number of ratings561.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#99 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonkSeal Media, LLCCasting Networks LLC

Customer experience

FilmTouch™

All ratings56 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative17.9%

Casting Networks

All ratings1,584 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral17.0%
Negative60.4%

User reviews

FilmTouch™

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for organizing call sheets
  • 👍 Excellent for tracking contacts
  • 💡 Innovative concept for production industry
  • 🚀 Fast search functionality (in newer versions)
  • 👍 Saves time and effort

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App is clunky and not smooth
  • 🐛 Unreliable import of call sheets
  • 🐛 Incorrectly processes names and positions
  • 🐛 Cannot edit or delete incorrect data
  • 🐛 Does not work on newer iPhones (iPhone 15)

Casting Networks

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient mobile app
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful for finding opportunities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 💰 Overpriced subscription
  • 🚫 Missing critical features
  • 🤔 Confusing user experience

Bugs and requests

FilmTouch™

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Erased all previous call sheets
  • Stopped importing call sheets
  • Call sheets not showing up in jobs
  • Email button doesn't work
  • App doesn't work on iPhone 15
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  • App is clunky and not smooth
  • App is buggy and glitchy
  • App stuck in 'uploading' state
  • App slowing down the machine (iOS 10)
  • App needs update for new iOS
  • Random info gets copied that cannot be deleted
  • App fails to do anything with call sheets sometimes
  • Does not handle variation in call sheet formats
  • PDFs saved with no job name and no way to change it
  • Call sheets refused for data entry due to non-standard format

Requested features

12 requests
  • Ability to edit job names
  • Manual data entry capability
  • Offline access to data
  • Merge multiple days' call sheets from the same job
  • Highlight people worked with in the past
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  • Search by phone number
  • FAQ section
  • Dark mode
  • Calendar view
  • Alphabetical listing of contacts
  • Filter contacts by department/position
  • Support for iOS updates

Casting Networks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes frequently
  • Unable to view attachments or media in the app
  • Inconsistent or missing notifications
  • Profile and account management issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to submit auditions directly from the app
  • Display audition due dates in the app
  • Improve search and sorting functionality
  • Allow translation of information in the app

In-app purchases

None

FilmTouch™

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Casting Networks

Subscriptions1
  • Casting Networks Membership14 Days trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is FilmTouch™ free?
FilmTouch™ costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Casting Networks free?
Casting Networks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FilmTouch™ or Casting Networks?
Casting Networks is rated higher. FilmTouch™ averages 4.2 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Casting Networks averages 4.6 from 1.6K ratings.
Do FilmTouch™ or Casting Networks have ads?
Neither FilmTouch™ nor Casting Networks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FilmTouch™ or Casting Networks?
FilmTouch™ ships an update every 7 months, and Casting Networks fortnightly. Most recently, FilmTouch™ was updated on September 29, 2026 and Casting Networks on September 29, 2026.

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