Open Prompter vs Mr Prompter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Mr Prompter
This app acts as a teleprompter for your iPhone, scrolling text at the pace of your voice while filming you. It offers modes for filming yourself or using it as a standalone teleprompter, with features for text customization and recording quality.
- Voice-following text scroll
- Selfie and Pro recording modes
- Import text from Files (PDF, Word, RTF)
- Adjustable text and background settings
- Record up to 4K HDR video
- Manual white balance and brightness
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
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Mr Prompter (Mister Prompter) is an all-in-one teleprompter for iPhone, iPad and Mac: a selfie mode with voice tracking to film yourself alone, a pro mode with a mirror for teleprompter glass, and a remote mode to control another iPhone, iPad or Mac. And its signature: the text scrolls at exactly your pace while you speak, with no button to press and no speed to guess. Keep your eyes near the lens, talk naturally, and the prompter follows. SELFIE: ALONE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA • The front camera films you and the text sits right next to the lens. You read, you record, it is done. • Voice tracking moves the text along with you; say "GO" to start recording, hands-free. • Cinematic mode (background blur on supported iPhones) and video stabilization. • ProRes on iPhone Pro models, in 422 or 422 HQ, with Apple Log where the iPhone offers it, and 4K at 60 fps on an external SSD. SUBTITLES FROM YOUR OWN TEXT • After a take, the app listens to the video and lays your script on it, word by word, with your spelling and punctuation. • 8 styles, TikTok and karaoke included. Edit the blocks, and fine-tune each word on the waveform. • Translate your subtitles and add your logo. Export the video with everything burned in, or the .srt file. PRO AND TELEPROMPTER GLASS • Nothing is recorded: the camera may stay on, but its image is neither shown nor kept. The screen becomes a prompter for a real camera, a teleprompter glass or an audience, and your voice still drives the text. • Mirror effect in one tap: the text flips for a beamsplitter rig, before you even start. • On iPad, pro mode fills the screen: set the tablet under the glass and read straight through it. ANOTHER DEVICE AS A REMOTE • An iPhone, iPad or Mac running Mr Prompter controls another one, in any direction: start, stop, speed, chapters. • The remote shows your text exactly as it appears on the prompter. Position it with a finger, and set the size, line spacing, speed, mirror and presets of the controlled device from where you stand. Send it one of your scripts, or have it open one of its own. • A direct link between the two devices, no router and no server: just turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. A four-digit code pairs them. CAMERA CONTROL, KEYBOARD AND PRESENTER REMOTE • On iPhone, a click on the Camera Control starts and stops the take, and a slide along it sets the speed. The volume buttons start and stop it too, on iPhone and iPad. • A presenter remote starts and stops the take, pauses in pro mode and jumps between chapters, without touching the screen. Ideal on an iPad set on a stand, out of reach. • On a keyboard, the arrow keys also set the speed, even while recording. MADE TO FIT • Manual mode: a constant speed you set, adjustable with a swipe while recording. Or by hand: the text moves only under your finger. • Auto stop at the end of the text, on by default. • Calibration: read a short passage and the app measures your natural pace. • Adjustable font, size and line spacing, white on black or black on white. • Movable, resizable text window, placed near the lens whichever edge it sits on. • Chapters to cut a long script and jump where you need, even added on the fly while you read. • Presets to recall your favorite settings in one tap. • Import and share your texts: .txt, .rtf, .pdf and Word (.docx). PRIVACY FIRST No sign-up, no account, no data collection. Your videos go to your photo library, or on Mac to a folder you choose, and they stay on your device. The remote links your devices directly: nothing goes through the internet. ON IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC The same app, the same scripts, on the three screens, and each one can control the others. Free on all of them, with no watermark and no subscription. Perfect for creators, trainers, journalists, speakers, and anyone who wants to talk to camera without losing their place, or their eye contact.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open Prompter at 5.0 against Mr Prompter's 3.5. Open Prompter also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Mr Prompter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Open Prompter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Open Prompter's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mr Prompter's.
Open Prompter ships an update fortnightly, Mr Prompter every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Open Prompter | Mr Prompter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LELAND ANDREW DUTCHER | Sebastien Raynal |
Customer experience
Open Prompter
Mr Prompter
In-app purchases
Open Prompter
No in-app purchases
Mr Prompter
No in-app purchases









