Comparison

Teleprompter Controller vs TeleScroll

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

Head to head
About

Teleprompter Controller

Control your teleprompter software remotely from your phone. Manage playback, speed, and navigation of scripts. Requires the companion Teleprompter app on Mac or iPad.

Highlights
  • Remote playback control
  • Adjust prompting speed
  • Jump to script segments
  • View time remaining
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
Features
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The controller app for the "Teleprompter" app, available on the Mac and iPad App Stores. (pavonine.co/teleprompter) Play, pause, reverse prompting, change the speed, jump to segment markers, or see the time remaining, all from your phone. Teleprompter Controller has been carefully engineered with performance in mind, for distraction-free prompting control. Controlling the Teleprompter remotely requires both the Mac or iPad running the "Teleprompter" software and iPhone/iPod Touch running the "Teleprompter Controller" controller to be connected to the same WiFi network. Teleprompter Controller can also use Bluetooth to control Teleprompter or Teleprompter for iPad. Note that this application is useless on its own, and requires one of the following:  - The "Teleprompter" Mac app, available on the Mac App Store - The "Teleprompter for iPad: app, available on the iPad App Store

About

TeleScroll

This teleprompter application offers advanced features for broadcast professionals and novices alike. It enables dual-screen synchronization, extensive text customization, and script management for seamless presentations.

Highlights
  • Multi-Platform Dual Screen Synchronization
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Configurable text formatting (fonts, colors, alignment)
  • Built-in text editor with Find/Replace
  • Bookmark and multi-script support
  • Action assignment for navigation
  • Customizable application themes
Features
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TeleScroll is a powerful Teleprompter Application that offers many must-have features that is essential for broadcast professionals, while still very intuitive and easy-to-use for novice users. TeleScroll helps you to have the best experience in delivering production-ready presentations with its complete and up-to-date capabilities. TeleScroll offers many powerful features including: - Multi-Platform Dual Screen - * TeleScroll can connect two different devices via WiFi connection, where one device controls the other to display a synchronized teleprompter screen. * Different device screen sizes are automatically adapted by TeleScroll so the resulted scrolling text are still smooth and proportionally visible on both screens. * All supported platforms are fully interoperable to act as a Controller (device that controls the prompter) and also as a Host (device that display the prompter). - Main Features - * Support multiple languages (English, French, and Spanish). * Support Normal and Reversed text while scrolling, and can be configured independently on the Host and on the Controller. * Support using different Fonts and different Font Sizes. * Support using different Background Colors. * Support Left, Centered, and Right Alignment. * Support different Text Color and styles on each character such as Bold, Italic, or Underline. * Support Margins and Vertical Line Spacing. * Support showing Cue Marker with configurable position, size, color, and its shape. * Support variable Scrolling Speed and Start/Pause the prompter. * Built-in Text Editor to quickly change the script, complete with Find and Replace functions. * Support Bookmarks to quickly jumps to different script positions. * Support Multiple Scripts in one Document to quickly jump to different scripts in a single prompter session. * Support synchronizing the Editor's cursor with Prompter lines to maintain the scrolling position. * Highly configurable settings where any settings can be configured globally to be applied to all Documents and Scripts, or set specifically down to the Document and Script level. * Support opening many popular text file formats, from plain text, rich text, etc. * Support exporting into many popular text file formats, from plain text, rich text, etc. * Save Document changes to TeleScroll Document format to be compatible with all supported platforms. * Show and hide Button Slide Panels while prompting to easily clear the Prompter screen from the control buttons. * Action Assignment feature to change the default keyboard / touchpad / mouse navigation in Prompter screen. * Support Full Screen Mode in prompter with text margin adjustments (full-width, 4:3, 16:9). * Colorful Application Themes and Light / Dark modes.

Screenshots

Teleprompter Controller2 screens
TeleScroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TeleScroll at 5.0 against Teleprompter Controller's 3.8. TeleScroll also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months). Teleprompter Controller's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TeleScroll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Teleprompter Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TeleScroll holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teleprompter Controller has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Teleprompter Controller ships an update every 26 months, TeleScroll monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Teleprompter Controller versus TeleScroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeleprompter ControllerTeleScroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavonine SoftwarePrompter People Inc.

Customer experience

Teleprompter Controller

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative61.5%

TeleScroll

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Teleprompter Controller

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TeleScroll

One-time1
  • Upgrade License$9.99

Questions

Is Teleprompter Controller free?
Teleprompter Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TeleScroll free?
TeleScroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Teleprompter Controller or TeleScroll?
TeleScroll is rated higher. Teleprompter Controller averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while TeleScroll averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Teleprompter Controller or TeleScroll have ads?
Neither Teleprompter Controller nor TeleScroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Teleprompter Controller or TeleScroll?
Teleprompter Controller ships an update every 26 months, and TeleScroll monthly. Most recently, Teleprompter Controller was updated on June 1, 2026 and TeleScroll on June 6, 2026.

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