Comparison

Ocean 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

Ocean

Features
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Create stunning videos effortlessly with Ocean : Video Editor. Whether you're making social media reels, vlogs, or personal memories, Ocean gives you all the tools you need in a simple and smooth editing experience. Easy Video Editing Trim, cut, split, and merge videos with precision. Edit your clips in just a few taps. Filters & Effects Enhance your videos with beautiful filters and modern effects to match any style. Music & Sound Effects Add background music and sound effects to make your videos more engaging. Text & Stickers Customize videos with stylish text, fonts, and fun stickers. Fast & Smooth Performance Enjoy lag-free editing with a clean and user-friendly interface.

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

Ocean4 screens
Open Prompter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Open Prompter at 6 against Ocean's 1. Ocean's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ocean against 5.0 for Open Prompter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Prompter has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ocean versus Open Prompter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOceanOpen Prompter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilin PatelLELAND ANDREW DUTCHER

In-app purchases

None

Ocean

No in-app purchases

None

Open Prompter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ocean free?
Ocean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Prompter free?
Open Prompter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ocean or Open Prompter?
Ocean and Open Prompter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Ocean or Open Prompter have ads?
Neither Ocean nor Open Prompter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ocean or Open Prompter?
Ocean ships an update fortnightly, and Open Prompter fortnightly. Most recently, Ocean was updated on October 24, 2026 and Open Prompter on October 24, 2026.

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