Comparison

Run vs Line Please!

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

Head to head
About

Run

This app helps actors memorize lines with customizable playback and visualization options. It offers unique features like 'call for line' and detailed performance analysis, with CarPlay integration for on-the-go practice.

Highlights
  • Customizable line display options
  • Flexible playback modes
  • 'Call for line' feature
  • Performance analysis
  • CarPlay script playback
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Run-Through helps actors learn their lines. It includes many options to allow you to learn your lines in a manner that suits you. Whether you are a visual learner, auditory learner, or a combination, Run-Through can help. In general, once you record the lines, there are options to visualize the lines and play back the lines. For example, display your full line, the first letter of each word, or hide your lines completely. On playback, the app can play your lines, mute your lines, wait for you to say your lines, etc. * This is the first app of its kind that can allow you to 'call for line' during a run-through. While the app is waiting for you to say your line, just say "Line" (or a word of your choosing), and Run-Through will play your line and then wait for you to repeat it, before moving on. Perfect for hands-free use (e.g. while driving). * This is also the first app that can provide analysis of a run-through. This shows the time it took to deliver your lines and whether you were word-perfect. While some productions may be more forgiving, if you're being encouraged to "honor the writer's words," Run-Through can tell you how close you are to being word-perfect. So, now you'll be ready for that Mamet or Sorkin production. * Another first for line-learning apps: Run-Through is the first to offer dedicated support for selecting and controlling script playback on CarPlay. So now, you can run through your lines while driving to class, to your audition, or to set; or just running errands. Note that In CarPlay, line listening is disabled so as not to interfere with navigation apps and Siri in the car. Run-Through is an iOS-native app, so it looks and feels like it belongs on your device. FEATURES: - Transcribe line recordings. - Options to display your lines: - highlight your lines - full line - 1-letter per word - completely hidden - Select playback by lines, scenes, or full script. - select one or more lines, one or more scenes, or the entire script - Select an iOS voice for each character or play recordings - Options for playback: - play your lines - mute your lines - wait for cue before moving on to the next line - call for line - repeat playback - Run-Through Analysis provides: - number of lines run - time taken to run your lines - your word accuracy (100% = word perfect) - number of line calls - CarPlay support for playback - Dark mode support. Record and run through up to eight lines for free - great for most commercial and co-star roles. For unlimited lines, please subscribe. Initial subscription comes with a one-week free trial. Terms Of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Line Please!

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Know that feeling? You're on stage. Your scene partner just delivered a powerful monologue about how, in a way, aren't we all like pigeons? (We are!) And now they are looking at you expectantly. You look back at them, keeping your cool (of course!). Slowly, over what feels like an hour (but really is just half a second) you realize that you just missed your cue. [Expletive!] Enter Line Please! Well, not really, because in that situation, you're still on your own, pal! But Line Please! is here to help you in the rehearsal process to get all those lines and cues into your head! With Line Please! it's incredibly easy to record the lines for your scenes, then run them over an over again! Feeling confident? Then mute your own lines and fill in those gaps! Missed a cue? Hit the “Line Please!”-button to hear that line you missed! Try Line Please! now and explore all features in your first script! Convinced? Subscribe to add as many scripts as you want! ## Features * Create scripts, characters, and scenes * Record lines for all characters, as well as stage directions * Run scenes with your recorded lines * Mute the lines of your characters * Slow down or speed up playback as you like * Flubbed a line? Hit "Line, please!" to hear it! * Loop the current scene or the entire script * Export and import scripts

Screenshots

Run4 screens
Line Please!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Line Please! at 3 against Run's 1. Run's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Run sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Line Please! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Run ships an update every 3 weeks, Line Please! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Run versus Line Please!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunLine Please!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppLauded, LLCMarc-Oliver Teschke

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Run

Subscriptions2
  • Pro-Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro-Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Line Please!

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Run free?
Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Line Please! free?
Line Please! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Run or Line Please! have ads?
Neither Run nor Line Please! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run or Line Please!?
Run ships an update every 3 weeks, and Line Please! monthly. Most recently, Run was updated on October 5, 2026 and Line Please! on October 15, 2026.

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