FloatText vs Floating Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Floating Clock
This app provides a versatile floating window for displaying a digital clock with millisecond precision and customizable text. It's ideal for video recording, offering teleprompter functionality and dynamic island integration.
- Floating digital clock
- Millisecond display
- Dynamic island time display
- Lock screen timer
- Teleprompter functionality
- Customizable text windows
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Floating Clock, a small window floating on the desktop, displays a digital clock, displays any text information, and helps you record short videos. - Display time in seconds on dynamic island and lock screen. - Desktop digital clock, providing millisecond display. - Support 12 hours, 24 hours switch. - Floating teleprompter, small text and script windows for easy video recording. Contact us: cuiling_shi@163.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FloatText at 86% against Floating Clock's 41%. FloatText also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Floating Clock's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. FloatText sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Floating Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FloatText holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 334 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of FloatText's written reviews are positive against 41% of Floating Clock's.
FloatText ships an update every 3 weeks, Floating Clock every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | FloatText | Floating Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (334 ratings) — better | 4.2 (94 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 41.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 334 — better | 94 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 东方 刘 | 书敏 贾 |
Customer experience
FloatText
Floating Clock
Bugs and 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
Floating Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FloatText
- FloatText Pro$9.991 Month
- FloatText - Teleprompter Pro$39.996 Months
- FloatText Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
Floating Clock
- Professional Version$0.99
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