Comparison

RTL Teleprompter vs Open Prompter

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

Head to head
About

RTL Teleprompter

Features
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RTL Teleprompter - Your Professional Video Recording Companion Transform the way you create video content. RTL Teleprompter combines a powerful teleprompter with professional camera recording, helping you deliver flawless presentations, YouTube videos, and social media content. SIMULTANEOUS RECORDING AND READING • Record videos while reading your script • Never forget your lines again • Deliver with confidence and clarity SMART TELEPROMPTER • Adjustable scroll speed • Customizable font size and spacing • Text positioning and alignment control • Touch to scroll or auto-scroll PROFESSIONAL RECORDING • ProRes 422 HQ and Apple Log support • 4K and HD resolution options • 24, 30, and 60 FPS frame rates • Front and back camera switching BEAM SPLITTER MODE • Mirror text horizontally • Ideal for teleprompter rigs • Studio-ready performance ADVANCED CONTROLS • Exposure compensation • Real-time recording timer • Orientation lock • Dark or transparent background modes EVERYTHING LOCAL - YOUR SCRIPT IS YOURS ONLY RTL Teleprompter runs entirely on your device. Your scripts, recordings, and preferences never leave your iPhone or iPad. Nothing is uploaded or stored in the cloud. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Your content stays private, secure, and completely yours. PERFECT FOR • Content creators and YouTubers • Presenters and speakers • Educators and trainers • Marketing professionals • Podcasters and interviewers WHY RTL TELEPROMPTER Unlike other apps, RTL Teleprompter is built exclusively for iOS 26 with a beautiful glass UI and local-first design. It is optimized for performance, privacy, and simplicity, so you can focus on delivering your best content. OPTIMIZED FOR ALL DEVICES • iPhone (all orientations) • iPad (portrait and landscape) • Intuitive gesture controls • Dynamic Island support Create. Record. Own your words. Start producing professional-quality videos today with RTL Teleprompter.

About

Open Prompter

Record content with a teleprompter that reads markdown files directly from your device. Features voice tracking, customizable text, and front camera recording. Seamlessly saves videos to your Photos and script folders.

Highlights
  • Reads markdown files from iCloud, Obsidian, or Files
  • On-device voice tracking for scroll synchronization
  • Front camera recording with picture-in-picture
  • Adjustable font size, scroll speed, and legibility fonts
  • Horizontal and vertical mirroring for teleprompter rigs
  • Bluetooth remote support for playback control
  • Open source and no account required
Features
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Open Prompter is a teleprompter supporting markdown files and every "Pro" feature you need to record content (plus some extras). It reads universal .md files from iCloud, your Obsidian vault or any source in IOS Files — as-is, with live updates, no paste, no import needed. Read it back at your pace with voice tracking while the selfie camera records you. The file saves to your Photos and back to your script folder for the most seamless workflow. THE READING EXPERIENCE — Voice tracking using on-device speech recognition follows what you actually said, so the page advances when you do. Your data never leaves the phone. — Horizontal AND vertical mirroring for beam-splitter teleprompter rigs. — Six legibility-tuned fonts built in: Atkinson Hyperlegible (default), Lexend, System Sans, Verdana, New York (Serif), and the brand monospace. — Adjustable scroll speed (5–200 px/s) and font size (16–160 pt) so dense scripts and eye-line reads both work. — Focus mode dims the chrome for clean recording — a single eye button brings it back. — Full-bleed prompter with vertical or horizontal rotation. CAMERA AND RECORDING — Front camera native recording inside the app. A picture-in-picture tile floats over the script while you read; tap it to promote to a full-screen camera preview; tap minimize to collapse it back. — Open Gate recording on iPhone 17 with the full 1:1 front sensor at 3840 × 3840. Perform your script once, crop a 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9 from the same take in your editor. No reshoot for every platform. — Save next to the script: toggle in Settings → Recording. When on, the .mov writes to the same folder as the .md so iCloud delivers the take to your Mac next to the script. No "where did I put that file" hunt. — Standard or High Bitrate HEVC, sized for quality and efficiency. — True 24p frame rate or 30p or 60p (if you're feeling wild). BUILT-IN EDITOR Tap the pencil in the top bar to open the file. Changes save back through the file coordinator — iCloud syncs them to your Mac the same way it syncs any other file. BLUETOOTH REMOTE Pair any Bluetooth keyboard or media remote and bind buttons to play, pause, mirror, restart, and more. Volume-button capture is opt-in (Settings → Remote) so the volume rocker still works as a volume rocker by default. WHAT IT UNDERSTANDS Open Prompter parses real markdown. Headings render as headings, bullets as bullets, numbered lists as numbered lists. Front matter, Callouts (> footnotes, tables, and visual-direction brackets ([B-roll: ...]) are stripped. Aggressive stripping is on by default; turn it off in Settings if you want to see cues on screen. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No account. No subscription. No analytics. No tracking. No third-party SDKs. No network calls of any kind. Voice tracking and the camera both run entirely on-device. Open Prompter reads the files you pick from the built-in Files app, captures with the camera you already own. OPEN SOURCE Every line of code is on GitHub under the MIT license. REQUIREMENTS — iPhone on iOS 17 or newer — For iCloud live-sync: the same Apple ID on Mac and phone — For Obsidian vaults: Obsidian Sync or any folder the iOS Files app can reach — For Open Gate recording: iPhone 17 family (older iPhones record at the maximum frame their sensor exposes — the square-headroom re-crop trick is iPhone 17-only) — For Bluetooth remote: any keyboard or media remote your iPhone can pair with

Screenshots

RTL Teleprompter4 screens
Open Prompter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Prompter at none against RTL Teleprompter's 1. Open Prompter also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). RTL Teleprompter's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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. RTL Teleprompter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Open Prompter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTL Teleprompter ships an update every 6 days, Open Prompter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RTL Teleprompter versus Open Prompter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTL TeleprompterOpen Prompter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRecep Yusuf TetikLELAND ANDREW DUTCHER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RTL Teleprompter

One-time1
  • RTL Teleprompter Lifetime Access$14.99
None

Open Prompter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RTL Teleprompter free?
RTL Teleprompter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Prompter free?
Open Prompter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RTL Teleprompter or Open Prompter have ads?
Neither RTL Teleprompter nor Open Prompter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTL Teleprompter or Open Prompter?
RTL Teleprompter ships an update every 6 days, and Open Prompter fortnightly. Most recently, RTL Teleprompter was updated on October 25, 2026 and Open Prompter on October 24, 2026.

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