Comparison

FloatText vs PlainPDF

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Place scripts anywhere on screen
  • Customizable text size and color
  • Adjustable scroll speed
  • Save and manage scripts
  • Full customizable teleprompter screen
  • Adjustable side margins
Features
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Float your script anywhere — now with 4K, Voice-Follow, and full rotation. Want to look confident and speak naturally on camera? FloatText is a major upgrade built for iOS 26, redesigned to make recording smoother, clearer, and more professional. Read your script while recording — without memorizing, without paper notes, and without breaking your flow. Place the prompter anywhere on the screen, switch between Portrait and Landscape, and keep your delivery natural. Perfect for vlogs, short videos, live content, meetings, speeches, teaching, and more. KEY FEATURES • Floating Prompter Anywhere Overlay your script on the screen and place it exactly where you want. • Portrait & Landscape Support Record in portrait or landscape — the prompter rotates too. • New Zoom & Highlight Scroll Mode Bigger, clearer lines with highlighted reading for easier delivery. • Voice-Follow Scrolling (NEW) Auto-scroll that adapts to your speaking pace for a natural flow. • Smoother Scrolling Details Refined motion and timing for a more comfortable reading experience. • 4K Recording & Export Capture and export sharper, ultra-clear videos. • Full-Screen Prompter Mode Go immersive and focus on your script with minimal distraction. • Manage & Keep Your Recordings Save and organize your recorded videos inside the app. • Polished PiP Floating UI Cleaner, modern picture-in-picture prompter experience. WHO IT’S FOR • Vloggers & YouTube creators • TikTok / short-video creators • Streamers & presenters • Teachers & online course creators • Mobile journalists & reporters • Marketers & content teams • Anyone who records talking videos More features are coming soon! Have ideas or feedback? Email: app@floattext.com SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscribe to access premium features. • Subscription options: Monthly / Half-yearly / Yearly • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID 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 Account Settings after purchase. • If you cancel, your subscription remains active until the end of the current billing period. Auto-renew will be disabled, but the current period will not be refunded. • 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

About

PlainPDF

Features
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Scan, merge, compress and sign PDFs — every tool is free, with no watermarks, no account and no subscription. Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded. SCAN • Scan documents with automatic edge detection • Crisp black & white mode for text, plus colour and greyscale • Re-crop, rotate and reorder pages before saving • Make scans searchable with on-device text recognition EDIT • Sign PDFs: draw or type your signature, add the date, text and ticks • Organize pages: reorder, rotate, delete, duplicate, insert and extract • Add watermarks like CONFIDENTIAL or COPY • Add page numbers in six positions and four formats CONVERT • Merge PDFs and photos into one file • Split PDFs by page, by range or every few pages • Compress PDFs for email and upload limits — or set a target size, like "under 2 MB" • Turn photos into PDFs with A4, Letter or fit-to-photo pages • Copy text from any scan or photo PDF • Extract images from PDFs, or save pages as images SECURITY • Add a password to a PDF • Remove a password you know QR CODES THAT NEVER EXPIRE • Create QR codes for links, Wi-Fi, contacts, email, phone, SMS, UPI payments and locations • The information is stored in the code itself, so it keeps working without any server • Every code is tested before you save it • Printable sheets with 1, 4, 12 or 24 codes per page, with cut lines • Scan QR codes and see where a link really goes before opening it WORKS THE WAY YOU DO • Files app and "Open in PlainPDF" from Mail, Messages and other apps • Designed for iPhone and iPad, in light and dark mode FREE, HONESTLY Every tool is free with ads. PlainPDF Pro is a one-time purchase that removes ads, adds batch processing for many files at once, and unlimited text recognition on large documents. No subscription, ever. No account. Your files never leave your iPhone. Questions or ideas: hello@smileappsstudio.com

Screenshots

FloatText4 screens
PlainPDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlainPDF at none against FloatText's 3. FloatText's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FloatText sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PlainPDF asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FloatText ships an update every 2 weeks, PlainPDF every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FloatText versus PlainPDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatTextPlainPDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (332 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings332 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer东方 刘Swaminathan L

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

PlainPDF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FloatText

Subscriptions3
  • FloatText Pro$9.991 Month
  • FloatText - Teleprompter Pro$39.996 Months
  • FloatText Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

PlainPDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FloatText free?
FloatText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlainPDF free?
PlainPDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FloatText or PlainPDF have ads?
Both FloatText and PlainPDF show ads.
Which is updated more often, FloatText or PlainPDF?
FloatText ships an update every 2 weeks, and PlainPDF every 4 months. Most recently, FloatText was updated on October 11, 2026 and PlainPDF on October 6, 2026.

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