Telepromptr vs Slimreel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Telepromptr
This app provides a professional teleprompter experience for video production and presentations. Easily import or type your scripts, customize text appearance, and utilize features like mirroring and eyeline mode for improved delivery. Record directly within the app and output to external displays.
- Mirroring text
- Record video
- Import various document types
- Customizable text appearance
- Remote control support
- Eyeline mode
- Output to external displays
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Telepromptr is your best solution for a simple, professional Teleprompter app. No account needed... Just type, import or paste your text and start in seconds. Over 11 years on the App Store, and featured on the App Store "Make a Film with iPad" promotion. Now, re-imagined with a modern design and a suite of new features. Telepromptr is designed to be lightweight, reliable and versatile. Perfect for video production, presenting, speaking, meetings, music performances and more! Key features • Simple & intuitive design • Portrait & Landscape support on all devices • Record Video • Mirroring (no upgrade required) • Remote Control with a keyboard or any compatible controller • Text: Adjust the colours, size, font and line spacing • Easy Markdown formatting for bold/italic • Import Word, PDF, plain text and Markdown documents • Eyeline Mode aligns the text beside your camera for better eye contact • Save and re-use Style Presets • See your words per minute and time remaining • Output to connected displays via AirPlay or HDMI • Add a countdown timer before scrolling starts The optional Pro upgrade is available as a one-time in-app purchase forever, or as a subscription. If you chose to subscribe (optional), you can cancel anytime within the app, or from your Apple ID settings. Privacy policy: https://telepromptr.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Slimreel
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Your video is too big to send. WhatsApp rejects it, email bounces it, and your phone's storage is one video away from full. Slimreel fixes that in three taps — right on your device, nothing uploaded, nothing waiting in a queue. Pick a target, not a guess • Fit in WhatsApp (16 MB), email (25 MB), or 100 MB — pick the destination, Slimreel works out the bitrate • Or choose a quality tier — High (1080p), Medium (720p), Small (540p) — whichever matches what you're sending See the size before you compress • Every preset shows its estimated output size live, before you commit — no more compress-and-hope, no wasted attempts on a video that's still too big • A clear before → after summary when it's done, e.g. "128 MB → 14.2 MB · 89% smaller" Batch compress a whole camera roll • Select up to 20 videos at once and let Slimreel work through them one at a time • One summary at the end, e.g. "4 videos: 512 MB → 61 MB · 88% smaller" Save it your way • Saved to Photos as a new video — your original is never touched • Share straight from the result screen Your video never leaves your device • All video processing happens entirely on-device. No upload, no cloud processing, no account, no sign-in. • No ads. If you allow it on first launch, Slimreel sends basic usage statistics (app opens, feature usage) with a random install ID that isn't linked to you — never your videos or file names. Turn it off any time in Settings • Works completely offline, including in airplane mode One price, forever • One price unlocks everything: unlimited compressions, every quality and target-size preset, 4K-to-4K (source-resolution) output, and batch • No subscription, no in-app purchases, no recurring charge, ever • No watermark, no file-size wall WhatsApp is a trademark of WhatsApp LLC. Slimreel is not affiliated with or endorsed by WhatsApp. Slimreel does one job — make your video smaller without giving up quality or your privacy — and does it well. No account to create, no subscription to remember to cancel, no ads interrupting the one thing you came here to do.
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Verdict
Telepromptr and Slimreel are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Telepromptr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Slimreel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Telepromptr ships an update monthly, Slimreel every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Telepromptr | Slimreel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teleprompter Apps Ltd | Tom Weiss |
Bugs and requests
Telepromptr
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bluetooth keyboard connectivity issues
- Inconsistent behavior when importing text files
- Crashes and freezes when using certain features
- Inability to delete or manage scripts
- Formatting problems with special characters
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to control the app remotely via Bluetooth or Apple Watch
- Improved text formatting options, including font color and background
- Playlist/library management for scripts
- Countdown timer before script starts
- Portrait mode support
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- Better error handling and feedback for importing files
Slimreel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Telepromptr
- Telepromptr Pro$19.991 Year
- Telepromptr Pro$59.99
Slimreel
- Slimreel Pro$9.99









