Comparison

Basic Prompter vs Teleprompter

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

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About

Basic Prompter

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Basic Prompter is a simple, private teleprompter and video-recording app. Follow your script on screen while recording with your iPhone camera. Designed for creators, speakers, teachers, presenters, and anyone who wants to speak confidently on camera. Features: • Smooth teleprompter-style scrolling • Adjustable text speed, size, and appearance • Live camera preview • Video recording with microphone audio • 3-2-1 countdown • Save your recordings to the Photos library • No account or sign-in required • Interface automatically follows your iPhone language Basic Prompter works locally on your device. Your scripts, videos, and audio are not uploaded to our servers or shared with third parties.

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Teleprompter

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Teleprompter is a teleprompter and autocue app for iPhone and iPad. Read your script on screen while you record video, and keep natural eye contact with the camera. Use Teleprompter as a teleprompter app for creating videos for TikTok and YouTube Shorts, property tours, online courses, presentations, and speaking on camera at work. WHY TELEPROMPTER? 1. VIDEO RECORDING Record While You Read: Record video inside the app while your script scrolls. Virtual Backgrounds (Pro): Blur your background or choose Heavy Blur, Black, White, or Green Screen for a cleaner recording setup. Auto Captions (Pro): Show your script as subtitles that stay in sync with the cue line. They are created on your device and burned into the recorded video. 2. ADVANCED TELEPROMPTER CONTROLS Pinch-to-Resize: Adjust font size and text margins directly on the teleprompter stage. Scrolling Modes: Choose manual scrolling or continuous auto-scroll. Tap the stage to quickly start or pause. Timed Scrolling (Pro): Set a target duration and the scroll speed adjusts automatically to finish your script on time. Mirror Mode (free trial, then Pro): Mirror your script for beam-splitter teleprompter glass, professional rigs, and studio setups. External Display Output (Pro): Display your teleprompter on an external monitor, TV, or studio setup using a wired HDMI adapter or AirPlay screen mirroring. 3. HANDS-FREE REMOTE CONTROL Keyboards, Clickers and Pedals: Use Bluetooth and USB keyboards, plus presentation clickers and page-turning pedals (such as AirTurn) that send keyboard keys, to start, stop, and control scrolling. Multi-Device Control (Pro): Connect a second device running Teleprompter over Bluetooth to control your session remotely. 4. ON-DEVICE, OFFLINE SCRIPT MANAGEMENT Organize Your Scripts: Group scripts into projects, archive older content, and recover deleted scripts from Trash for up to 30 days. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Does Teleprompter work offline? Yes. Teleprompter works offline: create, edit and present scripts without an internet connection. Do I need an account? No. Teleprompter needs no account. Scripts and recordings are stored locally on your device. Can I record video while reading the script? Yes. Free recordings use the front camera, last up to 30 seconds and carry a watermark. Pro adds 4K on supported devices, the rear camera, longer recordings and no watermark. Which remotes, keyboards and foot pedals work? Teleprompter works with Bluetooth and USB keyboards, and with presentation clickers or page-turning pedals (such as AirTurn) that act as keyboards. Controlling it from a second device running Teleprompter is Pro. FREE & PRO What is free and what is Pro? FREE PLAN Includes core teleprompter scrolling, unlimited scripts, projects, text and margin controls, manual speed adjustment, basic keyboard controls, and front-camera video recording limited to 30 seconds with a watermark. PRO PLAN Unlock 4K video recording on supported devices, longer recordings without a watermark, the rear camera, virtual backgrounds, automatic captions, timed scrolling, unlimited mirror mode, multi-device control, and external display output. Teleprompter Pro is available as a monthly subscription, yearly subscription, or one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions through your Apple Account settings. PRIVACY & TERMS Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Basic Prompter3 screens
Teleprompter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Prompter at none against Teleprompter's 3. Teleprompter's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Teleprompter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Basic Prompter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Prompter ships an update every 3 months, Teleprompter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Basic Prompter versus Teleprompter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic PrompterTeleprompter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEFA EROMER FARUK COKUN

In-app purchases

None

Basic Prompter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Teleprompter

Subscriptions2
  • Teleprompter For You Pro1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Teleprompter For You Pro1 Year trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Teleprompter For You Pro$99.99

Questions

Is Basic Prompter free?
Basic Prompter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teleprompter free?
Teleprompter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Basic Prompter or Teleprompter have ads?
Neither Basic Prompter nor Teleprompter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic Prompter or Teleprompter?
Basic Prompter ships an update every 3 months, and Teleprompter monthly. Most recently, Basic Prompter was updated on October 31, 2026 and Teleprompter on October 28, 2026.

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