Comparison

The Audition Log vs Actor Desk

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

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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.

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

The Audition Log4 screens
Actor Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Actor Desk at Free against The Audition Log's $4.99. Actor Desk also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). The Audition Log's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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

Actor Desk is free to download; The Audition Log costs $4.99 up front. Actor Desk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Audition Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Audition Log ships an update every 3 weeks, Actor Desk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Audition Log versus Actor Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Audition LogActor Desk
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBorealis Systems, Inc.KAUSHAL PATEL

In-app purchases

None

The Audition Log

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Actor Desk

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

Questions

Is The Audition Log free?
The Audition Log costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Actor Desk free?
Actor Desk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Audition Log or Actor Desk have ads?
Neither The Audition Log nor Actor Desk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Audition Log or Actor Desk?
The Audition Log ships an update every 3 weeks, and Actor Desk every 4 days. Most recently, The Audition Log was updated on October 15, 2026 and Actor Desk on October 21, 2026.

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