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2.90 (Rating count: 313)

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Review summary

LineLearner offers valuable line learning features for actors, including recording and playback with various customization options. Many users appreciate its effectiveness for memorization and convenience for on-the-go rehearsal. However, multiple reviews highlight a confusing and outdated interface, inconsistent recording and playback performance, and lack of responsive support or updated instructions. Android users report volume and feature discrepancies compared to iOS. Despite its promising concept and core functionality, the app's technical and usability problems often hinder the user experience, leading to mixed satisfaction and recommendations to consider alternative apps until updates improve these issues.

Pros

Effective tool for learning and memorizing lines, especially useful for actors.
Ability to record and playback lines, with some options to vary playback speed and prompt cues.
Supports uploading or importing scripts (PDF), aiding script checking alongside audio learning.
Simple and functional for auditory learners focusing on practicing cues and lines.
Helpful for practicing lines on the go, allowing users to rehearse anywhere (e.g., walking, driving).

Cons

User interface is confusing, unintuitive, and outdated, making navigation and usage difficult for many users.
The app has unreliable or problematic recording features, including cutting off lines and difficulty deleting or rearranging recorded lines.
Playback issues such as lines playing back faster than recorded, inability to speed up/slow down user's own lines, and playback stopping when the phone sleeps or runs in background.
Poor and outdated instructions/documentation; help/support is lacking or non-responsive.
Some users experience low volume issues on Android devices, and inconsistent or missing key features present in the iOS version. Most mentioned points include the app's strong utility in aiding line memorization and recording functionality contrasted with frequent complaints about a confusing UI, problematic audio recordings and playback, poor support and documentation, and missing or buggy Android-specific features. Users are divided with some praising the functionality and others frustrated by usability and technical issues, leading to recommendations to seek alternative apps until improvements are made.
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Recent rating average: 2.20

All time rating average: 2.90

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-20	Al*****	Not really usable, would not have bought this app if I had had a trial of 15 minutes with it. Interface is unintiutive, online instructions are lacking and seem to have been last updated when Google+ was still active and relevant, and the capabilities don't seem to be there (whether they are there and hard to find, or simply not there, I don't know).
Not really usable, would not have bought this app if I had had a trial of 15 minutes with it. Interface is unintiutive, online instructions are lacking and seem to have been last updated when Google+ was still active and relevant, and the capabilities don't seem to be there (whether they are there and hard to find, or simply not there, I don't know).
2024-11-10	Ch*****	I have been using this app for years on my Apple devices. Switched to Android recently and this app is still fantastic!
I have been using this app for years on my Apple devices. Switched to Android recently and this app is still fantastic!
2024-11-03	Al*****	This app is so useful! I use it every time I need to learn lines and have recommended to various other actors. I particularly like the simplicity of recording my lines and "everyone else's". Also, the range of ways to play back my lines when learning and ability to change the speed. My tip is to put on another voice when you're reading everyone else's lines so you can easily distinguish between them when it's playing back both yours and theirs, otherwise it can get confusing.
This app is so useful! I use it every time I need to learn lines and have recommended to various other actors. I particularly like the simplicity of recording my lines and "everyone else's". Also, the range of ways to play back my lines when learning and ability to change the speed. My tip is to put on another voice when you're reading everyone else's lines so you can easily distinguish between them when it's playing back both yours and theirs, otherwise it can get confusing.
2024-10-06	Gu*****	Waste of money. No different than showing a PDF and recording your own lines. Script rehearser is free and already reads the lines from imported pdf. What a waste of time and money this app is. Not user friendly at all.
Waste of money. No different than showing a PDF and recording your own lines. Script rehearser is free and already reads the lines from imported pdf. What a waste of time and money this app is. Not user friendly at all.
2024-09-20	Ri*****	DO NOT PURCHASE THIS APP! YOU WILL WASTE YOUR MONEY. Extremely Frustrating. Difficult to use. Instructions are poor and confusing and outdated towards the current interface. Spent hours trying to figure it out. Dont use this app, not until they get it together. Wish I could get a refund.
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS APP! YOU WILL WASTE YOUR MONEY. Extremely Frustrating. Difficult to use. Instructions are poor and confusing and outdated towards the current interface. Spent hours trying to figure it out. Dont use this app, not until they get it together. Wish I could get a refund.
2024-09-10	Jo*****	Excellent app for learning scripts! You can record your lines and playback, you can leave a gap for your lines, get prompts, and also upload a pdf of your script so you can check where you are. It has got me through several productio ns.
Excellent app for learning scripts! You can record your lines and playback, you can leave a gap for your lines, get prompts, and also upload a pdf of your script so you can check where you are. It has got me through several productio ns.
2024-08-16	Aa*****	Why would it need permission to make and manage phone calls? Try the Script Rehearser app instead. It's a lot more straightforward, user friendly, and functional. LineLearner feels like the developer gave up halfway through.
Why would it need permission to make and manage phone calls? Try the Script Rehearser app instead. It's a lot more straightforward, user friendly, and functional. LineLearner feels like the developer gave up halfway through.
2024-07-26	St*****	Concept of the app is extremely useful. Unfortunately, the UI is quite unfriendly, difficult to navigate through, and is confusing even when reading the FAQ and watching tutorials. I would advise users to look into other memorization apps or techniques and abstain from using LineLearner until the UI gets a drastic overhaul.
Concept of the app is extremely useful. Unfortunately, the UI is quite unfriendly, difficult to navigate through, and is confusing even when reading the FAQ and watching tutorials. I would advise users to look into other memorization apps or techniques and abstain from using LineLearner until the UI gets a drastic overhaul.
2024-06-03	Fe*****	Not recommended - on the basis that the time for your recorded lines is much faster, which is a big problem when you have long lines. E.g. my line takes 12s to deliver and I record it that way, but when I play back for learning purposes, it only gives me 7s. I'm constantly re-recording my lines to guess what the time gap will actually give me. Meanwhile, the speed meter only adjusts the speed of your co-stars' lines, not yours. Interface isn't great as others have said, you get used to it but...
Not recommended - on the basis that the time for your recorded lines is much faster, which is a big problem when you have long lines. E.g. my line takes 12s to deliver and I record it that way, but when I play back for learning purposes, it only gives me 7s. I'm constantly re-recording my lines to guess what the time gap will actually give me. Meanwhile, the speed meter only adjusts the speed of your co-stars' lines, not yours. Interface isn't great as others have said, you get used to it but...
2024-04-04	Wa*****	This use to be better. Now it's near unusable. Less than a coffee to buy yet I feel like I want my money back! Forget trying to upload 99% of pdfs. The voice pitch change is a gimmick. The menus and interface is confusing and non logical. No update bar a redevelopment from the ground up would fix this app. 2024 and it feels like it was made in the 90s.
This use to be better. Now it's near unusable. Less than a coffee to buy yet I feel like I want my money back! Forget trying to upload 99% of pdfs. The voice pitch change is a gimmick. The menus and interface is confusing and non logical. No update bar a redevelopment from the ground up would fix this app. 2024 and it feels like it was made in the 90s.