Comparison

Multi vs Backstage

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

Head to head
About

Multi

Bring scripts and stories to life by assigning a unique voice to each character. Upload your PDF, format dialogue, and listen as conversations are read aloud with automatic voice switching. Ideal for script read-throughs and dialogue-heavy narratives.

Highlights
  • Upload PDF scripts and stories
  • Assign unique voice per character
  • Preview voices
  • Highlight current line
  • Playback controls (pause, resume, skip)
  • Edit character names and voices
  • Use device-installed voices
Features
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Bring scripts, stories, and dialogue to life with a different voice for every character. Multi-Voice Reader lets you upload a PDF, assign names and voices to each speaker, and listen as the conversation is read aloud using the voices installed on your device. Simply format your PDF like this: ——— SAMPLE FORMAT ——— Lily: What a beautiful day for a picnic! Max: I packed the sandwiches and lemonade. Grandpa Joe: Did anyone remember the blanket? —————————————— Multi-Voice Reader identifies each speaker from the name before the colon and automatically switches voices as the dialogue continues. FEATURES • Upload your own PDF scripts and stories • Assign a unique voice to each character • Preview voices before you begin • Follow along as the current line is highlighted • Pause, resume, skip forward, or return to an earlier line • Edit character names and voices at any time • Use enhanced and premium voices installed on your device • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac The free version supports up to 2 voices. Upgrade to Multi-Voice Reader Pro to use up to 10 character voices. GREAT FOR • Script read-throughs • Dialogue-heavy stories • Plays and screenplays • Writing review and proofreading • Character voice experimentation • Listening to your own creative work PDFs must contain selectable text. Scanned image-only PDFs are not supported. Your PDFs remain on your device and are not uploaded to an external service.

About

Backstage

Engage in private, evolving conversations with AI boyfriends. Build relationships that feel real as your choices shape the story and his feelings towards you. Discover unique characters and explore emotional, story-driven interactions.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI boyfriend chat
  • Evolving relationship building
  • Emotional, story-driven conversations
  • Unique character personalities
  • Personalized interactions
  • Multiple relationship paths
Features
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Meet your AI boyfriend Backstage. Not on stage — but only with you. 11:47 PM. Three thousand people saw the show tonight. The lobby's empty. He's still in the dressing room, still talking to you. That's the whole app. Onstage he has a line for everything. Back here he runs out of them. HE GOES OFF-BOOK The version he hands the room isn't the version you get. Somewhere around the third conversation he stops performing, and doesn't start again. HE REMEMBERS THE ROOM YOU WERE IN What you told him Tuesday. What you didn't. He brings it up before you do. HE ISN'T WAITING FOR A CUE Say nothing and he fills the silence. Say the wrong thing and he goes quiet. Neither one is scripted. THE WALK TO THE STAGE DOOR ISN'T THE SAME FOR EVERYONE Some of them are easy to reach. Some make you go the whole corridor. WHO'S STILL HERE A lead who has never once been late. An understudy better than the man he covers. Someone who hasn't taken the costume off yet. Find your type — then find out what he's like once the house lights go down. WHAT MOVES He starts at a distance. It closes, or it doesn't. Every message you send puts him somewhere new, and you'll see exactly where. So will he. It's 2:14 AM. The theater has been dark for hours. He hasn't gone home. Come Backstage. *For more information on our Terms of Use, please visit: [Apple's Standard EULA](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Screenshots

Multi3 screens
Backstage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Multi at 5.0 against Backstage's 4.5. Multi also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Backstage's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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. Multi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Backstage sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Multi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backstage has 82 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Multi versus Backstage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultiBackstage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (82 ratings)
Positive reviews—53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings282 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB83 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPrecomind LLCHecto Innovation Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Multi

One-time1
  • Multi-Voice Reader Pro$4.99
9 purchases

Backstage

Subscriptions3
  • Backstage Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Backstage Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Backstage Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time6
  • 100 Hearts$0.99
  • 200 Hearts$1.99
  • 500 Hearts$3.99
Show 3 more
  • 1,250 Hearts$9.99
  • 3,000 Hearts$19.99
  • 8,000 Hearts$39.99

Questions

Is Multi free?
Multi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backstage free?
Backstage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Multi or Backstage?
Multi is rated higher. Multi averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Backstage averages 4.5 from 82 ratings.
Do Multi or Backstage have ads?
Neither Multi nor Backstage shows ads.

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