Rafy is a self-tape reader app for iPhone, Android, and web. Offbook is a web app for rehearsal and self-tapes. Upload your script, pick your role, and practice as many scenes as you like.
Both tools give you a reader for your scenes. Here is how they differ.
| Offbook | Rafy | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web app for your laptop or desktop browser. iPhone app coming soon. | iOS, Android, and web. |
| How cues work | Listens with speech recognition and plays the next cue after you say your line. | AI scene partner reads the other lines with text-to-speech. |
| Script setup | Upload a full script or sides as a PDF. Offbook detects the roles. AI voices read every other character. | Add a script and the app analyzes it to set up your scene. |
| Pricing model | Starter $9.99/mo, Pro $14.99/mo, Premium $29.99/mo. Annual billing from $7.99/mo. | About $9.99, $14.99, or $24.99/mo. Each plan includes a set number of scene tokens. |
| Free option | 7-day free trial (card required) | Check the Rafy site for current trial or free offers. |
| Best for | Learning full scripts and recording self-tapes at a laptop or desktop. | Self-taping from your phone, on iPhone or Android. |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of October 2026. Features and prices may change.
Paid plans do not cap how many scripts you upload each month. Each plan includes a monthly allowance for generated audio.
Offbook uses speech recognition to hear you finish your line. Then it plays the next cue, so you can take your time.
Use the same scene to memorize your lines and then to tape the audition. Practice modes help you move from script in hand to off book.
Both are good tools. The right pick depends on how and where you rehearse.
From PDF to rehearsal in a few minutes
Add a full script or audition sides as a PDF. Offbook finds the characters for you.
Choose who you play. AI voices read every other character.
Say your line out loud. Offbook hears you finish and plays the next cue.
No. They are separate products from separate companies. Both give actors an AI reader. Offbook focuses on full scripts, line learning, and self-tapes in a laptop or desktop browser.
No. Paid plans do not cap the number of scripts you upload each month. Uploads have page and file-size limits, and each plan has a monthly allowance for generated audio.
Yes. Offbook uses speech recognition to hear you say your line. When you finish, it plays the next cue.
Not yet. Offbook works in a laptop or desktop browser today, and an iPhone app is coming soon. If you need to tape from an Android phone, Rafy may suit you better.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. After that, Starter is $9.99/mo, Pro is $14.99/mo, and Premium is $29.99/mo. Annual billing lowers the price, starting at $7.99/mo.
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