Instant Prompter vs FloatText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instant Prompter
This app acts as a professional teleprompter for recording videos. It allows users to input scripts that automatically scroll while recording, offering customizable text size and scroll speed for a polished look. Scripts can be saved for later use, and videos can be recorded in high quality and easily shared.
- Automatic script scrolling during video recording
- Customizable text size and scroll speed
- Save scripts for rehearsal and editing
- High-quality video recording
- Easy sharing and saving to camera roll
- Apple Watch extension for remote control
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Do you want to raise the bar on the quality of your Stories videos? Instant Prompter is a professional Teleprompter that will help you follow a script during your videos! Just type your script and Instant Prompter will automatically scroll the content in front of you while recording the video. With customizable options like text size and scroll speed to suit your specific needs, it will be easy to follow the script and give that PRO look to your productions! You can also save your scripts for rehearsing or later editing! Instant Prompter records videos with high quality and allows you to share your creations easily within other apps or just save them to your camera roll. -- Apple Watch Extension The new Apple Watch extension lets you interact with Instant Prompter while recording! Start and stop your recording session with a quick tap on the Watch or adjust the script offset rotating the Digital Crown! It works like magic! Instant Prompter is now available for all iOS Devices!
FloatText
This app acts as a teleprompter, allowing you to place customizable text anywhere on your screen. Read your script while recording yourself for professional-looking videos without memorizing lines.
- Place scripts anywhere on screen
- Customizable text size and color
- Adjustable scroll speed
- Save and manage scripts
- Full customizable teleprompter screen
- Adjustable side margins
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Float your script anywhere — now with 4K, Voice-Follow, and full rotation. FloatText is a teleprompter that floats your script over any app, follows your voice as you speak, and records sharp video. Version 4.0 adds Script Challenge: read a script aloud, get scored, and level up. TELEPROMPTER & RECORDING • Floating Prompter — keep your script on screen over other apps with picture in picture, and place it where you want. • Voice Follow — the script scrolls as you speak. Choose Classic or Adaptive read-along. • Auto Scroll — set your speed; guide-line and highlight modes for easier reading. • Portrait & Landscape — the prompter rotates with you. • Full-Screen Prompter — focus on your script with nothing else on screen. • Style It Your Way — font size, colours, alignment, line spacing, background opacity and a countdown. • 4K Recording — with the script right under the camera while you record. • Scripts & Recordings — save, reuse and organise your scripts and videos in the app. WHO IT’S FOR • YouTube creators and vloggers • TikTok and short-video creators • Streamers and presenters • Teachers and online course creators • Mobile journalists and reporters • Marketers and content teams • Anyone practising clear, confident speaking Challenge scoring uses on-device speech recognition and requires iOS 26 or later. On earlier versions you can still read and record challenges for practice. Have ideas or feedback? Email: app@floattext.com SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscribe to FloatText Pro for unlimited scripts, longer recordings, unlimited Voice Follow and floating prompter, and 4K recording. • Subscription options: Monthly / Half-yearly / Yearly • Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. • If you cancel, your subscription remains active until the end of the current billing period. • Any unused portion of a free trial (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.floattext.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.floattext.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Instant Prompter at free with in-app purchases against FloatText's subscription. Instant Prompter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). FloatText's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and ratings volume (334 vs 101). On price, rating, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Instant Prompter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FloatText sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Instant Prompter against 4.7 for FloatText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 334 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Instant Prompter's written reviews are positive against 86% of FloatText's.
Instant Prompter ships an update weekly, FloatText every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instant Prompter | FloatText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (101 ratings) — better | 4.7 (334 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 | 334 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. | 东方 刘 |
Customer experience
Instant Prompter
FloatText
Bugs and requests
Instant Prompter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FloatText
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera stops recording when app is running
- Text resizing/speed issues
- Buttons/features not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with iOS 16.2
Requested features
4 requests- Free trial option
- Improved camera integration
- More customization options
- Better customer support
In-app purchases
Instant Prompter
- Insta Prompter Premium$1.99
FloatText
- FloatText Pro$9.991 Month
- FloatText - Teleprompter Pro$39.996 Months
- FloatText Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
Questions
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