Upload the script
Choose a PDF from Files. Action! detects the script’s scenes, characters and dialogue so you can move straight into rehearsal.
Live virtual scene partner · In Action Ultra now
Stop reading. Start acting.
Upload your script, choose your role and rehearse lines, audition sides or self-tape material out loud with a virtual scene partner. It takes the other parts, listens to you, gives you a cue when you need one and talks through the run afterwards. Live Scene Partner is available now in Action Ultra.
Download for freeFor iPhone and iPad. One script and a basic reader voice. No subscription required.
Virtual reader voices in Pro
PDF script import
Live virtual partner in Ultra
Audition-side ready
5.0 App Store rating
Virtual reader voices in Pro
PDF script import
Live virtual partner in Ultra
Audition-side ready
5.0 App Store rating
Action Ultra · Available now
A scene partner who listens back.
Pro gives you generated voices to read the other parts. Ultra brings an intelligent voice into the rehearsal itself. It listens as you play, responds in character and stays with the scene as it unfolds.
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Stay in the exchange
Speak your lines and hear the other character answer. The partner waits for you to finish instead of pushing on through a pause.
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Ask for a cue
Forget your line? Ask for it. You can also hear the other character’s last line again, then pick up where you left off.
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Talk through the take
After a run, ask how it went. Get specific feedback on the words you missed and suggestions for another pass.
Ultra includes everything in Pro and 120 minutes of Live rehearsal each subscription month. Eligible new subscribers can try it free for three days. Check the current offer and price in the App Store before subscribing.
See how Ultra compares with Pro
From the App Store reviews
Omg, this app is a total game changer!! No more begging friends and family to go over my lines!
Tom7463, App Store, 1 AprilSuch a great little app for rehearsing my lines. Simple and effective.
Tom7463, App Store, 2 April
Self-tapes in Action!
Run the scene.
Then roll camera.
Your lines are ready. Your reader is ready. Record your self-tape in Action!, with your performance and the other characters’ dialogue captured together.
- Find your frame. Check the selfie camera, choose portrait or landscape, then settle in for the spoken countdown.
- Keep your focus. Show the camera, the script or both. Set line matching separately from rehearsal to suit your performance.
- Keep the take you want. Review, name and trim your recordings. Adjust the reader’s volume, share your take or save it to Photos.
Free includes one saved take per scene, up to three per script. Pro includes unlimited takes and virtual reader voices.
Explore every self-tape featureINT. THE WAITING ROOM · DAY
CameraBothScript
● REC 00:18JAMIE (you)
I was hoping you’d still be here.
MORGANI said I’d wait.
Stop recording
★★★★★Scene partner
on demand
on demand
Built for the read before the take
A rehearsal app that lets you respond.
Reading every character yourself teaches the words but breaks the scene. Action! gives you another voice to listen to, timing to react to and the freedom to run it again without coordinating with anyone.
- Import a PDF and organise scenes automatically
- Choose your character and hear the other roles
- Practise dialogue with natural spoken responses
- Review live transcripts, script insights and acting notes
Rehearse on iPhone or give your script more room on iPad. The iPad workspace puts your script and controls side by side, with a full-screen teleprompter for portrait or landscape rehearsal.
Download for free on iPhone and iPad. Action Free includes one script and a basic reader voice, with no subscription required. Pro and Ultra are optional paid subscriptions. Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
No script to hand? Download The Spare Key, our free two-page scene for Alex and Sam. Save it to Files, then import it into Action and choose either role. Read the import instructions and usage permission.
Inside Action!
The rehearsal room in your pocket.
How Action! works
PDF to performance in three beats.
No recording every opposite line. No manually cutting a script into cue cards. Start with the pages you already have.
Choose your role
Select the character you are playing. The app prepares the other roles as your spoken scene partners.
Play the scene
Speak your lines, listen and respond. Repeat the scene to test recall, pace, delivery and how naturally you stay in the moment.
Made for the real rehearsal
A reader for every room.
The bedroom self-tape. The empty stage. The sides that arrived an hour ago. Action helps you put another voice into the work wherever preparation has to happen.
Actor rehearsal guides
Practical answers. Better takes.
Useful rehearsal methods for the night before a callback, the week before opening and every line run in between.
Line learningHow to learn lines fast
A repeatable method built around meaning, chunks, cue lines, active recall and spoken runs.
Solo rehearsalHow to rehearse lines alone
Keep the scene alive when nobody is available to read opposite you.
Virtual rehearsalVirtual scene partners for actors
What they do, where they help and how to avoid rehearsing mechanically.
App guideChoosing a script rehearsal app
The features that matter when you need more than a talking document.
Get off-bookLine learner apps for actors
How to choose a line-learning tool that trains cues, not one fixed delivery.
Self-tape prepHow to self-tape without a reader
Set up an off-camera digital reader, balance the sound and protect your eyeline.
Audition prepPractise audition sides alone
Turn a fresh PDF into a focused rehearsal without waiting for a partner.
Free tools for actors
Get your part. Learn the cues.
Extract your material, plan the work and test each cue. Everything stays in your browser.
Free browser tool
See all free actor tools →
Script line and scene extractor
Upload a searchable screenplay PDF, choose your character, then download your dialogue or every complete scene you appear in.
Open the extractor Cue recallCue-line trainer
Paste cue and response pairs, hide your line and practise until every answer arrives from the right cue.
Start a cue drill Free browser toolLine-learning planner
Turn your line count, deadline and available rehearsal time into a practical daily schedule.
Build a rehearsal planFrequently asked questions
Before you say Action!
Quick answers about learning lines, rehearsing solo and using the app.
What is the best way to rehearse lines alone?
Work from the other character’s cue, speak your own lines out loud and repeat the scene at different speeds. Action! reads the opposite roles so you can listen and respond instead of switching characters yourself.
Learn more about rehearsing alone →Can an app read the other characters’ lines?
Yes. Action! imports a PDF, detects scenes and roles, and reads the characters you are not playing. That makes it useful as a script reader and a spoken scene partner.
Learn more about virtual scene partners →How can I self-tape without a reader?
Action! includes self-tape recording. Record on your iPhone with the other characters’ dialogue captured alongside your performance, then review, trim and share your take.
Learn more about self-taping without a reader →How do actors learn lines quickly?
Understand the scene first, divide it into beats, use active recall, learn each cue with its response and revisit the material across several short sessions. Finish with full spoken runs so recall survives real timing.
Learn the fast line-learning method →Does Action! work with PDF scripts and audition sides?
Yes. Import the PDF, review the detected scenes and characters, select your role and generate a rehearsal. It is designed for scripts, dialogue scenes, audition sides, cold reads and self-tape material.
Learn how to rehearse audition sides →Is Action! free?
Yes. Download Action! for free and keep one script to rehearse with a basic reader voice. No subscription is required for Action Free. Pro adds unlimited scripts, virtual reader voices and unlimited self-tape takes. Ultra includes everything in Pro, plus Live Scene Partner and 120 Live minutes each subscription month. Eligible new Ultra subscribers can try it free for three days. Apple shows your eligibility, local price and renewal terms before you subscribe.
Compare Action plans →How does Action! handle personal data?
Apple’s current privacy label lists purchase history and user ID as data that may be linked to your identity for app functionality and developer marketing. It also lists audio and other user content as data that may be collected for app functionality without being linked to your identity. Read the App Store label and privacy policy for full details.
Read the Action! privacy policy →No scheduling. No waiting.
Your reader just showed up.
Download for free. Load your script, pick your part and say the first line. Action Free includes one script and a basic reader voice, with no subscription required.