Comparison

Understudy vs The Audition Log

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

Head to head
About

Understudy

This app assists actors with memorizing lines, rehearsing scenes, and collaborating with others. It's designed to be a personal scene partner, helping users prepare for auditions and hone their acting skills. Available on multiple devices, it supports actors in their professional development.

Highlights
  • Line memorization
  • Scene rehearsal
  • Collaboration with performers
  • Booking work assistance
  • Audition preparation
  • Craft honing
Features
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Designed for actors from the ground up, Understudy is the essential tool to help you memorize lines, rehearse scenes, collaborate with fellow performers, and book work. Whether you're preparing for an audition, getting off book, or just honing your craft, Understudy is your personal scene partner, available anytime and anywhere. For Support: https://understudy.app/support Privacy Policy: https://understudy.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Audition Log

Features
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The Audition Log is an audition tracker for actors on iPhone and iPad. Record every audition, who was in the room, what you wore, and how it went, then keep your monologues, headshots, resumes, and expenses in the same app. Never walk out of a room and forget everything again. LOG EVERY AUDITION Capture the details while they are still fresh: the project and role, who was in the room, what you wore, which monologue you performed, and how it felt. When a callback arrives weeks later, you will know exactly what you did, because you wrote it down. • Log theatre, on-camera, and voiceover auditions • Mark each one as an open audition (EPA, ECC, open call) or an agent call • Track the format: monologue, musical audition, readings and sides, pic and resume submission, or self tape • Attach sides, scripts, and photos to each audition BEFORE YOU WALK IN • Add the audition date to your calendar from the date field • Open the casting office in Google Maps with one tap • For self tapes, add the link and due date, then turn on Remind me and choose how many days in advance. The reminder goes into the Reminders app. CALLBACKS AND RESULTS Mark each audition Submitted, Pending, Callback, Offer, or Not right now. Choose Callback and add the callback date from a calendar and the callback location, with a Google Maps link. Your home screen counts everything automatically: total auditions, theatre versus on-camera versus voiceover, and every result. Tap any count to see just those auditions. MONOLOGUE LIBRARY Store your repertoire with a text editor (bold, italic, lists) and filter by classical, contemporary, TV and film, comedic, dramatic, or musical. Bring in text from PDF, Word, or plain text files. HEADSHOTS AND RESUMES Upload your materials once and preview any file. Select several and email them to a casting office or agent from inside the app. TRACK EXPENSES Log what auditioning costs: headshots, classes, travel, sheet music, theatre tickets, and more. Amounts format as currency as you type, and the list keeps a running total in date order. Export to Excel or CSV, or copy everything into a new Google Sheet. INDUSTRY RESOURCES Casting director directories for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Florida, the Southwest, and Washington, DC. Agent and manager listings by city. Rehearsal and performance spaces in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Direct links to Actors' Equity Association, SAG-AFTRA, Actors Access, and Casting Networks. ICLOUD SYNC Your audition log, monologues, and expenses sync between your iPhone and iPad through iCloud. Uploaded files stay on the device you added them to. BUILT FOR ACTORS No subscriptions. No ads. No data collection. The Audition Log was built by an actor who was tired of losing the details that matter. Your data lives on your device and in your personal iCloud account. We never see it. Visit us at theauditionlog.com 2916 characters. ## Fixes to the current listing - The current description says everything syncs through iCloud. Uploaded files (headshots, resumes, sides) stay on the device, so the text above says that your log, monologues, and expenses sync and that files stay put. The website says the same. - The current resources paragraph leaves out Washington, DC. It is included above.

Screenshots

Understudy4 screens
The Audition Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Understudy at Free against The Audition Log's $4.99. Understudy also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). The Audition Log's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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

Understudy is free to download; The Audition Log costs $4.99 up front. Understudy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. The Audition Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Understudy ships an update every 9 days, The Audition Log every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Understudy versus The Audition Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnderstudyThe Audition Log
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUNDERSTUDY TECHNOLOGIES LLCBorealis Systems, Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Understudy

Subscriptions3
  • Understudy Pro$1.997 Days
  • Understudy Pro$5.991 Month
  • Understudy Pro$19.991 Year
None

The Audition Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Understudy free?
Understudy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Audition Log free?
The Audition Log costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Understudy or The Audition Log have ads?
Neither Understudy nor The Audition Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Understudy or The Audition Log?
Understudy ships an update every 9 days, and The Audition Log every 3 weeks. Most recently, Understudy was updated on October 8, 2026 and The Audition Log on October 15, 2026.

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