Scene-read calls now ring like real calls — even with the app closed or your phone locked. Answer from the lock screen and land straight in the read. Missed a call? It's waiting in your chat. Your Tape Review score reveals with a build-up worthy of the verdict. Home shows where your latest take stands the moment you open the app. One Readers page: browse scene partners and see who wants to read with you. Fixed the AI reader going quiet after listening to your lines. Performance, stability, and design polish throughout.

New: no tape handy? Record our 30-second practice scene and get real casting notes on it. We give you the lines, you give us the take. Smoother first recording: a quick heads-up screen before the camera asks for permission, so you know exactly what to tap. Your first AI Tape Review is now front and center on the getting-started list. Cleaner writing across the app and small fixes throughout.

Notifications now reconnect faster and more reliably after your phone sleeps. Fixed a rare issue that could sign you out of every open session at once. You stay signed in for the long haul — sessions now refresh silently in the background. Stability and diagnostics improvements across the studio.

You stay signed in now — no more surprise sign-outs mid-session. Smoother first session for new actors. Performance and stability improvements across the studio.

Meet Slate, your on-set assistant. Tap the clapperboard in the corner any time you need a hand. Ask Slate anything: notes on a tape, which take to send, running lines, or calming nerves, and it points you to the right tool in a tap. Slate knows what you are working on. It sees your current auditions and scenes, so its help is specific to you, not generic. Attach a saved scene or upload a PDF right in the chat, and Slate gives you a quick read: the spine, the want, one strong choice, and one trap to avoid. Plus stability, accessibility, and polish across the studio.

• Sharper, more human casting notes on your self-tapes • Compare Takes now catches duplicate uploads and ranks your takes like a casting director • Next Take Mission: turn a note into a drill, re-record, and compare your takes • Share your read by posting a branded card of your Tape Review • A faster launch and a smoother way to find scene partners and run lines • Plus lots of polish and fixes

Reliability release — the app should now just work, everywhere: • Navigation fixes across the app — profiles, notifications, and deep links land where they should • Uploading a tape from your camera roll is now dependable • Profile edits save the first time, every time • Going Premium unlocks instantly after purchase • Green Room conversations load their full history • Tighter account security: signing out fully clears your tapes from the device

A rebuilt app that puts your work first. • AI Tape Review front and center — upload or record a take, get casting-grade notes the moment you stop. • Record in the app — capture a take and send it straight to the AI for notes. • Compare Takes one tap away — film a few takes and the AI picks the winner. • A more reliable scene partner: the reader's voice recovers automatically after calls and interruptions, and a sample scene lets you try it instantly. • Your notes, forever — reread any past review's casting notes, and an interrupted analysis picks back up where it left off. • Five clear, labeled tabs, a calmer home screen, live progress while your notes are written, and an honest practice streak.

Subscription polish under the hood: Your Premium plan now clearly shows as Unlimited instead of a token count. Free-trial messaging only appears for new subscribers — not if you've already subscribed or upgraded. Plus reliability fixes across the app.

A smoother Dr Self Tape — we tightened things up across the app: Live scene reads now ring reliably, even when the app is fully closed. More reliable subscriptions: upgrades and Restore Purchases are steadier, with fewer silent hiccups. A faster first run that gets you to your first free AI Tape Review sooner. A livelier update screen, plus dozens of fixes and refinements throughout.

New: your first AI Tape Review is on us. Record a self-tape and get instant, casting-grade notes the moment you finish - free, right from your first session. Plus a faster first run, clearer data-use info, and reliability fixes across the studio.

Tap any notification to jump straight to it — new matches, messages, scene requests, and review results now open right where you need them. Live scene-read invites reach you even when the app is fully closed. Smoother, more reliable AI Tape Review and Compare Takes. Faster, more dependable in-app purchases. Polish and stability fixes across the studio.

Big update for actors: AI Tape Review — submit a self-tape and get instant, casting-grade notes on your performance, framing, and eyeline. Compare Takes — shot a few? Drop them in and we rank them, telling you which to submit and why. Bring your own sides — upload a real audition PDF and rehearse it with the AI reader; it reads the other part for you. A reader that LISTENS — it waits for your beat instead of running on a timer. Live scene reads — a FaceTime-style ring when a partner is ready to run lines. Plus a smarter Find a Reader, a refreshed look, and lots of fixes. Thanks for using Dr Self Tape!

Performance and stability improvements for a smoother, more reliable self-tape experience. Steadier self-tape recording and playback in the studio. Behind-the-scenes security and reliability hardening. Various bug fixes and polish across the app.

Dr Self Tape is the all-in-one studio for working and aspiring actors. Your scene partner, your self-tape rig, your audition tracker — in one app. WHAT'S INSIDE AI SCENE PARTNER Run lines with an AI reader who actually responds — voiced, paced, emotionally tuned to your scene. Available at 2am when the third take finally has to land. SELF-TAPE STUDIO Professional recording with a built-in teleprompter, instant take review, and a one-tap trimmer. Submission-ready in minutes. LIVE REHEARSALS (GREEN ROOM) Get matched with verified actor readers for live peer-to-peer rehearsal sessions over video. Real partners, on demand. CASTING DIRECTOR SIMULATOR Practice cold reads under callback pressure. AI casting director gives real notes — pacing, specificity, listening. CRAFT JOURNEY Skill-tree progression across your acting work. Daily drills, scene challenges, growth tracked across the year. AUDITION TRACKER Every submission, every callback, every booking — tracked in one place. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.0.4 • Live Session video calls — peer-to-peer rehearsals solid end-to-end • Top app chrome rebuilt — clean, ingrained, no more floating elements • Force-update gate so you're always on the latest experience • Six modal layering fixes across the app • In-call chat handles long URLs cleanly • Paywall RESTORE now part of the page, not floating • Faster cold-start with no invisible-text flash Built by actors, for actors.

Craft Journey: practice 12 acting skills with AI-generated scenes built for each muscle — cold reads, anger work, vulnerability, and more. Subscription flow rebuilt for smoother in-app purchases. Improved audio engine for the live AI scene partner. Performance, accessibility, and stability fixes across the studio.

• Onboarding + every modal now hides the persistent navigation chrome — no more covered Close buttons • Live rehearsal: AI Reader auto-advances on iPhone (mic mode wasn't reading you back); script + your line are much more readable • Cleaner Practice toolbar (Practice + AI Reader) — Self-Tape mode paused while we polish it • Audition tracker properly syncs to the home callback-rate graph, refreshes whenever you reopen the app • Marketplace + tip checkout now opens in an in-app sheet so Apple Pay can appear (if available) • Splash screen swapped to the Dr Self Tape mark • Sign in with Apple double-tap race fixed; signup error rendering hardened • Find-a-Reader swipe deck now skips readers without a headshot

• Sign in with Apple: smoother first-run — we never re-ask for your name • AI features now ask permission before sending data to our providers • Live HD video rehearsals via Daily.co — cleaner audio, no more drops • Tap any actor's avatar or name to open their profile • Faster signup + a fix for the duplicate-email edge case • A new look on the App Store