Comparison

Off Book! vs TexZone

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

Head to head
About

Off Book!

This app helps actors memorize lines by allowing them to create works, scenes, and characters. It offers features to record lines, reorder them, and rehearse scenes by muting or cueing your lines.

Highlights
  • Create Works, Scenes, and Characters
  • Record and Reorder Lines
  • Mute or Cue Your Lines for Rehearsal
  • Share Lines with Other Performers (In-App Purchase)
  • Drag-and-Drop Scene Reordering
  • Delete Entries via Swipe
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Hi — I'm Steve. I'm a working actor, and I built Off Book! for myself because I was tired of scribbling on scripts and recording lines into voice memos I could never find again. Turns out a bunch of other actors wanted it too. So here it is, made by an actor, for actors. THE GIST Record your script line by line, then play it back to run your scenes anywhere — on the bus, at the gym, pacing your kitchen at 1am the night before opening. It's dead simple: • Make a Work (your play), add your Scenes, drop in your Characters, and Record your Lines. • Recorded a 30-line scene and one line's out of order? Don't you dare start over. Tap the "+" to slip a new line in, or just press-and-hold a line and drag it where it belongs. Voilà. • Scenes out of order too? Same deal — long-press and drag. Fixed. NOW REHEARSE Tap the Rehearse icon and you're in. Play the whole scene, or pick the character YOU'RE playing and flip on "Mute My Line" — the scene plays right up to your cue, then pauses just long enough for you to nail the line before your next cue rolls in. Want a little nudge? "Cue My Line" gives you a friendly *ding* right before it's your turn. And here's the good part for runaround rehearsing: playback keeps going when your screen locks or you switch apps. Lock-screen, Control Center, and headphone controls all work — so you can run lines completely hands-free. Speed it up, slow it down, loop a scene till it sticks. LINESYNC — RUN LINES WITH YOUR CAST Doing a show with other people? LineSync lets a director share a show's lines and recordings with the whole cast across phones. Invite your actors by email; they sync everything to their own phone for FREE. As castmates record their lines, the director hears them show up automatically — no nagging. LineSync is a small monthly subscription per show, paid by the director. The cast never pays a dime. BUILT FOR EVERY ACTOR Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Dark Mode work throughout — because the stage is for everybody. Off Book! is free with ads. If the ads cramp your style, there's a one-time "Remove Ads" tap and they're gone forever. Got a slick feature idea, or (gasp!) found a bug? Hit the support link and there's an email box waiting at the bottom — I read them myself. Now go get off book. Break a leg. — Steve ——— PRO TIPS ——— • "It won't save my lines!" → You probably skipped the microphone permission. Reinstall and tap YES when it asks, or go to iPhone Settings → Off Book! → switch Microphone ON. • To DELETE a Line, Character, Scene, or Work: swipe right-to-left and tap Delete. Careful — deleting a Character also deletes its Lines. • Long scene, phone left unattended? Set Auto-Lock to a long time (or Never) so it doesn't nap mid-rehearsal. Privacy Policy: https://thelyonessgroup.com/offbook/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TexZone

Features
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The TexZone home audio system brings you the advanced Generation D technology, is a functional,easy-to-install, highly compatible, expandable, and used-friendly audio distribution system. Few simple steps to install, it provides up to 50W power by class D amplifier and distribute at most to 18 zones which all can be controlled by packaged keypads and/or IR remote controller. The overall distribution system including package devices is easy-to-install, so every audiophile in every zone can use IR controller or keypads to enjoy the powerful audio.

Screenshots

Off Book!4 screens
TexZone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TexZone at none against Off Book!'s 11. TexZone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Off Book! sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TexZone asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Off Book! versus TexZone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOff Book!TexZone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSteve LUGOVSKYDaWei Chou

Bugs and requests

Off Book!

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Keeps crashing
  • Glitching when pressing buttons
  • Saved someone else's lines instead of mine
  • Line sync does not work
  • App deleted all my scenes
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  • App won't open
  • Freezes every time to open
  • Can't make it play via Airpods
  • App shuts down every time I pressed the home button
  • Cannot change the character's name after the initial recording
  • Crashes after a certain number of lines
  • Won't even save my lines
  • App crashed and deleted all the work I'd done
  • Not very user friendly
  • Confusing to use
  • Paid features not working
  • Developer not responding to emails
  • Charged for non-working features

Requested features

22 requests
  • Ability to learn monologues
  • Ability to select self playing more than one character
  • Ability to upload full script by picture or PDF
  • Ability to mute or pause two characters instead of one
  • Ability to automatically cut blank noise at beginning/end of line
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  • Ability to edit lines after saving
  • Ability to export or share line recordings
  • Ability to play a line or whole show on repeat
  • Auto switching of characters in 2 person scenes when recording
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Easier and smoother to use interface
  • Video tutorial on how to use the app
  • More information on how to use the app
  • Ability to transfer lines from free to paid version
  • Fix crashing and deleting work
  • Fix app shutting down when pressing home button
  • Fix inability to change character name after initial recording
  • Fix inability to play via Airpods
  • Fix sync feature issues
  • Fix app not opening/freezing
  • Fix app deleting scenes

TexZone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Off Book!

Subscriptions5
  • LineSync — Show 1$4.991 Month
  • LineSync — Show 2$4.991 Month
  • LineSync — Show 3$4.991 Month
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  • LineSync Show 4$4.991 Month
  • LineSync Show 5$4.991 Month
One-time2
  • One Month LineSync Subscription5 variants$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

TexZone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Off Book! free?
Off Book! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TexZone free?
TexZone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Off Book! or TexZone have ads?
Off Book! shows ads; TexZone does not.

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