Comparison

CGP Audition Tracker 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

CGP Audition Tracker

Features
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CGP Audition Tracker helps actors keep their auditions organized in one simple place. CGP Audition Tracker is free to download. Access to audition tracking features requires an active paid subscription or separate in-app purchase. With a paid subscription or separate purchase, you can log each audition with the project name, role, project type, casting director, agency or agent, platform, format, audition date, submission date, status, sides or script link, and notes. Paid features include: Track film, TV, theatre, commercial, voiceover, and other auditions Log project names, roles, casting details, agents, and platforms Add audition and submission dates Track status, including submitted, callback, chemistry read, booked, passed, and no response Save sides or script links Add notes for callbacks, wardrobe, redirects, reminders, or follow-up details View total auditions, monthly auditions, callback rate, and booking rate See a pipeline breakdown of your audition activity Keep everything organized in a simple mobile layout Whether you are submitting self-tapes, attending in-person auditions, joining virtual auditions, tracking callbacks, or keeping tabs on bookings, CGP Audition Tracker gives you a clean way to see what you have submitted and where each opportunity stands. CGP Audition Tracker was built for actors who want a straightforward way to manage their audition life without complicated spreadsheets or messy notes apps. Created by an independent film and TV company, this app is part of CGP’s larger mission to build practical tools for actors, filmmakers, and indie creators. Track the work. Follow the patterns. Keep showing up. Terms of Use: https://www.cgpspotlight.com/terms/audition-tracker Privacy Policy: https://www.cgpspotlight.com/privacy/audition-tracker

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

CGP Audition Tracker4 screens
Actor Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

CGP Audition Tracker and Actor Desk are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. CGP Audition Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CGP Audition Tracker versus Actor Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCGP Audition TrackerActor Desk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCGP Spotlight Inc.KAUSHAL PATEL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CGP Audition Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • CGP Audition Tracker$3.991 Month
2 purchases

Actor Desk

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

Questions

Is CGP Audition Tracker free?
CGP Audition Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Actor Desk free?
Actor Desk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CGP Audition Tracker or Actor Desk have ads?
Neither CGP Audition Tracker nor Actor Desk shows ads.

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