My Selftape App

Review by eFreeware

My Selftape App is a mobile tool from Apps For Actors Inc. for the specific job of recording an audition at home and sending it to casting. The developer calls it the first all-in-one mobile solution for selftaping, and says it was designed by an actor to make the process easy, portable and inexpensive. That combination is the main reason to consider it: instead of juggling a camera, an editing program and a file-transfer service, you work through one app on your phone.

The app covers the whole chain an actor deals with when submitting a self-tape. You record the take, slate it electronically, trim and adjust it, compress and encode the file, then email it to the people who asked for it. The developer's pitch is that nothing else is required, which is a useful promise for anyone who auditions often and would rather not assemble a small studio every time a request arrives.

It is free to install, carries no ads, and offers in-app purchases. The app has been on Google Play since October 2016 and was updated in August 2025 with behind-the-scenes fixes, so it is a long-running tool rather than a fresh experiment. Its 3.2 average from 65 ratings suggests users have mixed feelings.

Recording a take and slating it

The core of the app is the recording step. It captures video in HD and includes electronic slating, so your name and project details appear on screen without you having to write them down.

An in-app actor profile feeds into project creation, so your details are already there when you start a new tape. The aim is to make each new audition quick to set up, which matters if you are taping several roles in the same week.

What the app does not change is the performance itself. It gives you a place to record and a way to organize the details, but the reading, framing and light are still yours to manage.

Editing, compressing and sending the file

Once a take is recorded, the app offers editing in the same workspace, so you can tighten a clip before it goes out. It also compresses and encodes the finished file, a step that trips up many actors when portals reject large attachments.

The final step is emailing the self-tape to as many recipients as you need. That fits auditions where an agent, a manager or a casting office all want a copy.

The trade-off is that one app now carries several jobs. Recording, editing, encoding and sending are different tasks, so you accept the app's approach to each instead of choosing your own tools.

What you need before your first tape

The shape of the app is clear enough. It is a mobile solution, so the work happens on your phone, and the emphasis on portability suggests it travels with you. An actor profile feeds into project creation.

Beyond that, the requirements are ordinary for any self-tape: a phone, a place to record, and the audition details. The app handles slating, recording, editing, encoding and the email step, which is the set of tasks the developer set out to remove from your plate.

The app is free to download and shows no ads, though it does offer in-app purchases. The recent update was limited to behind-the-scenes fixes, so the developer is still tending to the app.

Actors who tape often will get the most from it

This app is built for working actors who self-tape regularly. If auditions arrive weekly, having slating, recording, editing, encoding and email in one place is obvious value.

It also suits actors who are not especially technical. The app handles the parts of self-taping that require some knowledge of file formats and delivery, which is a real barrier for people whose training is in performance rather than video production. Having those steps built in means you can focus on the audition and trust the app to produce something sendable.

The 3.2 rating from 65 ratings is a counterweight. A middling score suggests the app works for some users and frustrates others.

A practical option for actors who tape on their phone

My Selftape App is worth considering if you self-tape regularly and want the whole job handled on your phone. The combination of an actor profile, electronic slating, HD recording, editing, compression and encoding, and email delivery covers the steps that make self-taping tedious, and the developer's claim that nothing else is required is the promise the app is built around. It is free, ad-free and has been maintained for years, which counts for something in a category full of short-lived tools.

The caveats are in-app purchases and a 3.2 average from 65 ratings that suggests a mixed reception. Those are reasons to approach it as a free trial rather than a commitment. Install it, run through a tape, and judge whether the built-in editing and encoding produce files you are happy to send.

For actors who already have a self-taping setup they trust, this app is unlikely to replace it. For everyone else, particularly those who audition often and tape from wherever they happen to be, it addresses a real gap between recording a take and getting it to casting. That is a narrow job, but it is the job the app was designed for, and it does it without charging you to find out.

What's new in version 0.0.0.593

Behind-the-scenes fixes.