Comparison

Parrot Teleprompter vs Teleprompter-Read script

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Parrot Teleprompter

Transform your smartphone or tablet into a professional teleprompter. Easily scroll scripts, adjust text, and manage your content for seamless video production. Works on Mac with external monitor support.

Highlights
  • Scroll scripts in landscape, portrait, and mirror modes
  • Adjust scroll speed and text size
  • Jump forward/backward in scripts
  • Toggle marker for line focus
  • Edit scripts or import from Dropbox (.txt)
  • Remote control functionality
Features
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The Parrot Teleprompter app is easy to use, and has all the top requested features for turning your smartphone into a high end professional teleprompter. It was designed to be used by itself on a smartphone, tablet - or run it on your M1 or M2 Mac directly to an external monitor with the Parrot Pro Teleprompter Here are just a few things you can do with the Parrot Teleprompter app: - Scroll scripts in landscape, portrait and mirror mode - Control scroll speed - Change text size - Jump forward or backward - Add toggle marker to focus your eye on specific lines of text - Adjust the foreground and background colors for easy visibility - Directly type and edit your scripts within the app or connect to you Drop Box account (Supports .txt files) - Remote control functionality (With additional Parrot Pro Teleprompter remote accessory (included with the Parrot Pro Teleprompter) or sold separately HERE (link: https://padcaster.com/products/parrot-remote?variant=12364300812374) - Unlimited number of scripts - Loop script setting and more to simplify your production The patented Parrot Pro Teleprompter is the worlds most portable and affordable teleprompter! Use it in your home studio or take it anywhere you need to film your next video. If you have ever tried to memorize lines for a video, then you know how challenging it can be. Teleprompters display a script in front of the camera so the actor can read their lines and maintain eye contact with the audience. Until now teleprompters have been reserved for large budget productions often costing thousands of dollars each. The Parrot Pro teleprompter is a professional quality teleprompter at an affordable price that still delivers a professional quality experience. Combined with virtually any smartphone, the Parrot Pro Teleprompter will take any script and scroll it in front of you so you no longer need to worry about what to say on camera. It's innovative design removes all the unnecessary components which allows you to mount the Parrot teleprompter directly to a standard DSLR or digital camcorder lens, or mount to any support with a standard 1/4-20 thread. It's compact size makes it easy to throw in your camera bag and take it wherever you go for your next interview, on location news report, documentary, video blog, podcast, corporate video, video tutorial, or speech.

About

Teleprompter-Read script

Record and caption videos with a built-in teleprompter. Read scripts, adjust text size and speed, and import files. Edit videos with logos, backgrounds, and auto-captions.

Highlights
  • Create and edit scripts
  • Import text, Word, and PDF files
  • Record videos within the app
  • Customizable font size and speed
  • Bluetooth keyboard remote control
  • Video editing with logo and green screen
  • Automatic video captioning
Features
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Read, write your lyrics or speech for any notes or be it the notes section, We got you covered with our speed changing and font changing app. With color changing background, quickly drift your texts away with the new one for you to read smoothly and sound confident in what you do. With this app you can read your scripts, dialogues or anything super easily and without worrying about forgetting your next line. This works well on your iPhone, iPad very smoothly. It has the following features:- - Create and edit your scripts on the device. - Import texts, word and PDF files from your cloud storage and read accordingly. - Record videos inside of this app. - Select your font size according to your vision and speed, totally customizable. - Use your blue tooth keyboard as a remote to control the playback. - Customize keyboard shortcuts. Perfect for recording videos, hosting a meeting and delivering a speech, teaching a lesson and so much more. Makes it super easy for you to create professional looking videos on your iPhone or iPad. It's perfect for anyone wanting to record a vlog, practice a speech for give business communication. After recording, you can edit your videos, add your logo, resize for socials, replace background using a green screen, add text and automatically caption the video using the timings from your recordings or do anything you like, the possibilities are endless. Privacy Policy:- https://solitudecolorsllc.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ Terms Of Use:- https://solitudecolorsllc.wordpress.com

Screenshots

Parrot Teleprompter4 screens
Teleprompter-Read script4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Teleprompter-Read script at 86% against Parrot Teleprompter's 28%. Teleprompter-Read script also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (519 vs 24). Parrot Teleprompter's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teleprompter-Read script holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teleprompter-Read script has 519 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Parrot Teleprompter's written reviews are positive against 86% of Teleprompter-Read script's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parrot Teleprompter ships an update every 5 weeks, Teleprompter-Read script every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Parrot Teleprompter versus Teleprompter-Read script: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParrot TeleprompterTeleprompter-Read script
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (24 ratings)4.6 (519 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.5% of reviews85.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24519 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Padcaster, LLCSolitude Colors

Customer experience

Parrot Teleprompter

All ratings24 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral20.8%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive28.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative59.4%

Teleprompter-Read script

All ratings519 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.1%

User reviews

Parrot Teleprompter

From 24 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app when it works
  • 👍 Hardware is very cool
  • 🚀 Works seamlessly with Bluetooth remote
  • 👍 Excellent teleprompter app
  • 👍 Foolproof but effective

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Extremely buggy, glitches out keyboard
  • 🐛 Keyboard disappears after use
  • 🐛 Dropbox sync issues
  • 🐛 Margins too big for some devices
  • 🐛 Scroll speed issues

Teleprompter-Read script

From 519 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth scrolling
  • 💡 Customizable text size and speed
  • 🔒 Reliable performance
  • 🎨 Bright and intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing or crashing
  • 🔋 Screen dimming during recording
  • 🔍 Lack of landscape mode
  • 🔊 Audio volume issues

Bugs and requests

Parrot Teleprompter

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Keyboard disappearing issue
  • Dropbox sync not working
  • Script jumping to beginning when using remote
  • Formatting issues when pasting text
  • Inability to edit saved scripts
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  • Crashes and freezes
  • Scroll speed issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Support for more cloud storage services
  • Revamp of user interface
  • Shortcut actions for scripts
  • Donation/subscription option to support development
  • Voice control/recognition
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  • Better control over scroll speed and direction

Teleprompter-Read script

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Text scrolling stops unexpectedly
  • Replay feature not working reliably

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add pause/resume functionality
  • Implement landscape mode
  • Provide more customization options
  • Improve audio quality and volume control

In-app purchases

None

Parrot Teleprompter

No in-app purchases

None

Teleprompter-Read script

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parrot Teleprompter free?
Parrot Teleprompter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teleprompter-Read script free?
Teleprompter-Read script is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parrot Teleprompter or Teleprompter-Read script?
Teleprompter-Read script is rated higher. Parrot Teleprompter averages 2.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Teleprompter-Read script averages 4.6 from 519 ratings.
Do Parrot Teleprompter or Teleprompter-Read script have ads?
Neither Parrot Teleprompter nor Teleprompter-Read script shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parrot Teleprompter or Teleprompter-Read script?
Parrot Teleprompter ships an update every 5 weeks, and Teleprompter-Read script every 3 weeks. Most recently, Parrot Teleprompter was updated on September 21, 2026 and Teleprompter-Read script on September 24, 2026.

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