Comparison

Smart Prompter App 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

Smart Prompter App

Features
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Smart Prompter App is the intelligent teleprompter that listens to you and follows along as you speak. Unlike traditional teleprompters with fixed scroll speeds, Smart Prompter App adapts to your natural pace and keeps you on track word by word. VOICE‑FOLLOWING TECHNOLOGY Speak naturally and watch your script follow. Speed up during confident sections, slow down for emphasis, or pause to collect your thoughts—Smart Prompter App adapts in real time. The next word is highlighted, spoken words fade, and the display scrolls smoothly to keep you focused. VOICE COMMANDS Navigate hands‑free with voice commands. Say "skip to," "go to," "jump to," or "section" followed by a heading name to jump instantly. Pause and resume with customizable trigger phrases—ideal for Q&A or dynamic delivery. REMOTE DISPLAY & MULTI‑DEVICE SYNC Use a second screen as your teleprompter while controlling everything from your device—perfect for stages, studios, and conference rooms. • Connect Display: Turn any iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a dedicated teleprompter display over your local network. Place your iPad on a stand facing you while your iPhone sits at the podium picking up your voice. Scripts transfer instantly and scroll in sync—no internet required. • AirPlay & External Displays: Send a clean, full‑screen teleprompter to any Apple TV, AirPlay‑compatible display, or HDMI monitor. Your device remains the controller with all your presentation tools while the big screen shows only the scrolling text—no UI chrome, no distractions. • SharePlay for Co‑Presenters: Share your live teleprompter session during a FaceTime call. A co‑presenter or stage manager joins on their own device and follows along in real time, seeing exactly where you are in the script for seamless handoffs and cue coordination. All three sync modes work alongside voice following—speak naturally and every connected display scrolls with you automatically. AI ASSISTANT (On‑Device Apple Intelligence) Use built‑in AI tools to speed up creation and polish: • Generate a full script from a topic, with tone and target duration • Rewrite an existing script in a different tone • Create transition suggestions between sections • Extract concise talking points for quick reference AI features run on‑device and require Apple Intelligence support. THREE PRESENTATION MODES • Present Mode: Full teleprompter experience with voice following for live presentations and recordings • Practice Mode: Rehearse with automatic audio recording and pacing feedback • Cue Cards Mode: Convert headings into swipeable talking points with timed auto‑advance and progress indicators PROFESSIONAL TEMPLATES Start quickly with built‑in templates like Keynote Presentation, Sales Pitch, YouTube Script, Podcast Episode, Team Meeting, Wedding Toast, Product Demo, and Elevator Pitch. Create your own custom templates for repeatable formats. POWERFUL SCRIPT EDITOR Organize content with markdown headings that become navigation points and cue cards. Import scripts from files or paste from the clipboard. See word count and estimated reading time as you write. CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY • Adjustable font size • Custom text and background colors • Reading line position (top, middle, or custom) • Mirror mode for beam‑splitter teleprompters • Keep screen awake during presentations ANALYTICS & RECORDING Track your progress with detailed stats like speaking time and words per minute. Record audio during practice sessions and review your delivery. iCloud sync is available for audio recordings. Perfect for content creators, public speakers, executives, educators, podcasters, video producers, and anyone who wants to deliver with confidence. Present smarter. Let your voice lead the way.

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

Smart Prompter App4 screens
Open Prompter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Open Prompter at Free against Smart Prompter App's $5.99. Open Prompter also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Smart Prompter App's advantage is chart position (#195 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Open Prompter is free to download; Smart Prompter App costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Prompter App ships an update every 10 days, Open Prompter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Smart Prompter App versus Open Prompter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Prompter AppOpen Prompter
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutTasker LLC.LELAND ANDREW DUTCHER

In-app purchases

None

Smart Prompter App

No in-app purchases

None

Open Prompter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Prompter App free?
Smart Prompter App costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Prompter free?
Open Prompter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Prompter App or Open Prompter have ads?
Neither Smart Prompter App nor Open Prompter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Prompter App or Open Prompter?
Smart Prompter App ships an update every 10 days, and Open Prompter fortnightly. Most recently, Smart Prompter App was updated on October 19, 2026 and Open Prompter on October 8, 2026.

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