Comparison

ScenePartner vs Actor Desk

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

Head to head
About

ScenePartner

Practice lines and record self-tapes with an AI scene partner. Upload scripts, choose your role, and let the AI read other characters' lines naturally. Perfect for actors needing to rehearse anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • AI line reading
  • Self-tape recording
  • Script upload
  • Natural AI voices
  • Collaborative reading
  • Line memorization
Features
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ScenePartner is the AI line reader used by 10,000+ working actors. Nail your lines and self-tapes 24/7. Invite your friends to read with you or use one of our digital readers. HOW IT WORKS Upload your script or sides, choose your role, and hit play. ScenePartner reads the other characters' lines out loud, naturally and on cue, while you deliver your lines. It's the closest thing to a real scene partner, without the scheduling headache. BUILT FOR ACTORS Self-tape reader: Use ScenePartner as your virtual reader for last minute auditions Line memorization: Run lines over and over again until you know them cold Natural AI voices: Pacing and tone that won't throw off your performance GET STARTED FREE Start free with 3 full scripts. Upgrade anytime for unlimited access. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Actor Desk

Track auditions, callbacks, and bookings to understand your career performance. Manage expenses and earnings, and generate tax-ready reports. Ideal for actors to organize their professional life.

Highlights
  • Log auditions with project, role, and casting details
  • Track callback and booking rates over time
  • Monitor mileage, coaching, and headshot expenses
  • Record income, paid or pending
  • Generate tax-ready spreadsheets
  • Log agent submissions and agency performance
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Actor Desk is the business half of acting — everything around the audition itself. Log an audition in seconds: project, role, casting office, how it felt. Then watch the numbers build. Actor Desk shows your callback rate, your booking rate, and how each role type is performing. FREE, ALWAYS - Log every audition — role, role type, casting office, source, status - Rate how each one went and save the feedback you get - Callback and booking rates, tracked over time - Export everything you've logged as spreadsheets, any time PREMIUM — starts with a 2-week free trial - Cost tracker — mileage, coaching, headshots, at current IRS rates - Earnings tracker — money in, paid or pending - Tax export — two spreadsheets your accountant can open - Agent submissions — log every package you send out, and get told when an agency is worth approaching again, six months on Most actors reconstruct their year from a bank statement in April. A statement shows that money left your account, not what it was for — and it never shows the forty miles you drove to a session. Actor Desk keeps the record as you go. Premium is currently available on the US App Store only. The audition log, stats, cloud backup and CSV export are free everywhere. SUBSCRIPTION Actor Desk Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://actordesk.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://actordesk.app/privacy

Screenshots

ScenePartner4 screens
Actor Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Actor Desk at 100% against ScenePartner's 33%. Actor Desk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). ScenePartner's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. ScenePartner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Actor Desk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Actor Desk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScenePartner has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ScenePartner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Actor Desk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScenePartner ships an update fortnightly, Actor Desk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScenePartner versus Actor Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScenePartnerActor Desk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGumballKAUSHAL PATEL

Customer experience

ScenePartner

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

Actor Desk

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ScenePartner

Subscriptions4
  • Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$44.991 Month
  • ScenePartner Plus (Annual)$199.991 Year
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  • ScenePartner Pro (Annual)$459.991 Year
2 purchases

Actor Desk

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ScenePartner free?
ScenePartner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Actor Desk free?
Actor Desk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScenePartner or Actor Desk?
Actor Desk is rated higher. ScenePartner averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Actor Desk averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do ScenePartner or Actor Desk have ads?
Neither ScenePartner nor Actor Desk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScenePartner or Actor Desk?
ScenePartner ships an update fortnightly, and Actor Desk every 4 days. Most recently, ScenePartner was updated on October 27, 2026 and Actor Desk on October 21, 2026.

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