Comparison

Fame Damage vs Throughline

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

Head to head
About

Fame Damage

Features
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FAME DAMAGE drops you into your own tabloid scandal. Wake up to a fresh fictional headline, choose how you respond, and watch your PR crisis play out. Every day brings a new fictional scandal — leaked DMs, group-chat receipts, awards-show meltdowns, public misreads. Choose your response tone: Apologize, Deny, Deflect, or Own It. Each choice moves your Fame, Damage, and Public Mood, then the story continues with a follow-up beat and a second decision. Your day resolves into a career arc — Rising, Steadying, Spiraling, or Redemption — with a headline written around the calls you made. Track your Fame, Damage, streak, and past scandals in your profile, and revisit the paths you did not take in the Reign Museum. Pure satirical entertainment. Fictional personas, fictional headlines, fictional consequences. Not about real people. OPTIONAL IN-APP PURCHASES • PR Fix — soften one bad result • Comeback — swing one result back your way • Style Pack — premium headline and share-card styles • Season Pass — premium scandal set plus a daily bonus scandal • Full History Unlock — keep your complete fame history, one-time One scandal a day, free, forever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Throughline

This app provides actors with tools to analyze scripts, develop characters, memorize lines, record self-tapes, and track auditions. It aims to streamline preparation and boost confidence for auditions and performances.

Highlights
  • Scene breakdown with objectives and tactics
  • Character profile development
  • Line memorization with cue prompts
  • Professional self-tape recording
  • Audition and project tracking
  • On-demand practice script generation
Features
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Throughline — The Actor's Compass Throughline is the all-in-one toolkit built for working actors, students, and anyone serious about the craft. From cold reads to callbacks, Throughline helps you prepare smarter, memorize faster, and deliver auditions with confidence. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Break Down Any Scene — Paste a script or audition sides and get instant analysis: objectives, obstacles, tactics, beats, subtext, and given circumstances. • Build Your Character — Develop full character profiles with backstory, relationships, wants, needs, and emotional life. • Memorize Lines Fast — Use the built-in line memorizer to drill your dialogue with cue prompts and progressive hiding. • Record Self-Tapes — Shoot, review, and save professional self-tapes right from your phone, with a built-in readiness checklist for framing, lighting, and audio. • Track Your Auditions — Keep every project, sides, and callback organized in one place. • Practice Anywhere — Generate practice scripts and run lines on demand, even when your reader can't. WHO IT'S FOR • Professional actors prepping for auditions and callbacks • Acting students working on scenes, monologues, and class assignments • Self-tape actors who want a faster, cleaner workflow • Coaches and teachers building lesson material WHY ACTORS LOVE THROUGHLINE Built by people who understand the audition room. Every tool is designed to remove friction so you can focus on the work — the breakdown, the choices, the performance. TRY IT FREE Start with a 7-day free trial. No commitment, cancel anytime. Support: support@throughline.app Privacy: https://acting-compass.lovable.app/privacy Terms: https://acting-compass.lovable.app/terms

Screenshots

Fame Damage4 screens
Throughline3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fame Damage at every 5 days against Throughline's every 3 months. Fame Damage also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Fame Damage sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Throughline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fame Damage ships an update every 5 days, Throughline every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Fame Damage versus Throughline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFame DamageThroughline
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas FetscherDaniel Hardy

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Fame Damage

Subscriptions1
  • Fame Damage VIP$4.991 Month
One-time5
  • PR Fix$0.99
  • Comeback Story$1.99
  • Full History Unlock$2.99
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  • Style Pack$2.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
2 purchases

Throughline

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$89.001 Year

Questions

Is Fame Damage free?
Fame Damage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Throughline free?
Throughline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fame Damage or Throughline have ads?
Neither Fame Damage nor Throughline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fame Damage or Throughline?
Fame Damage ships an update every 5 days, and Throughline every 3 months. Most recently, Fame Damage was updated on September 10, 2026 and Throughline on September 25, 2026.

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