RED Tools vs Teleprompter One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RED Tools
This app assists filmmakers and camera operators with camera setup by providing tools for crop factor, recording time, flicker-free video, depth of field, panning speed, and exposure. It offers customizable settings for various shooting situations and RED camera systems.
- Crop factor preview
- R3D recording time evaluation
- Flicker-free video calculation
- Depth of field estimation
- Panning speed guidance
- Exposure assistance
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RED Tools is a convenient reference tool designed for use by filmmakers and camera operators to outline best practices in camera set-up for a variety of shooting situations. Each tool is customizable based on a selected RED camera and sensor type. Standard film formats are also included for comparison. RED Tools is also included in the RED Control app, which also provides free, full-featured camera control and video streaming for RED’s latest DSMC3 products. TOOLS INCLUDED: CROP FACTOR Preview how a given focal length will appear depending on resolution setting and sensor type. Illustration depicts viewable area relative to a traditional 35 mm stills photography sensor by default, but other reference sensors are selectable within the drop-down menu. R3D RECORDING TIME Evaluate the video data rate and available recording time based on your RED camera settings. This can help you understand media requirements and production costs in advance of a shoot. FLICKER FREE VIDEO Find a flicker-free shutter speed and frame rate combination when shooting under artificial lighting. DEPTH OF FIELD Understand how various camera settings influence depth of field. PANNING SPEED Estimate the panning speed where judder will likely become too pronounced. The goal is to provide a more accessible tool than the charts and tables commonly referenced in cinematography manuals. It uses the standard rule of thumb that camera panning should not cause objects to transit the entire horizontal extent of an image in any less than seven seconds. EXPOSURE Assist with exposure when one camera setting has to change. Example usage scenarios include when a higher frame rate needs to be used for slow motion, when the T-stop has to change for depth of field, or when the shutter angle has to change to minimize flickering in artificial light. NIKKOR Z Lens Coverage Use this tool to understand how NIKKOR Z lenses will look on your RED Z Mount camera bodies. The tool shows the extent the light will fall off at different sensor formats, and if any hard vignetting occurs.
Teleprompter One
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Teleprompter One puts your script right under the front camera, so you can read it and still look into the lens. Write a script or import one from TXT, RTF, DOCX or PDF, press record, and the text scrolls at the speed you set. When you stop, the take opens right away so you can watch it, share it or save it to Photos. What you can adjust: • Speed, text size, width, line spacing and alignment • Position of the text: next to the lens, top, center, bottom, or anywhere you drag it • Countdown before recording, reading guide, mirrored text • Front and back camera, and you can switch between them during a take Scripts in any language work, including Kazakh, Arabic and Hebrew (right to left), Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Hindi. There is also a full-screen prompter mode without the camera for teleprompter rigs. There is no account and nothing is uploaded. Scripts and videos stay on your iPhone. Free: unlimited takes up to 60 seconds in 1080p, one export every 24 hours, up to 3 scripts. Teleprompter One Pro: 4K recording (60 fps and HDR on supported iPhones), longer takes, unlimited exports and scripts, custom colors and presets, keyboard, page turner and foot pedal control, automatic saving to Photos. Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jaicomkz.github.io/teleprompter-one/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RED Tools at none against Teleprompter One's 2. RED Tools also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Teleprompter One's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 21 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Teleprompter One sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. RED Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
RED Tools ships an update every 21 months, Teleprompter One daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RED Tools | Teleprompter One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RED Digital Cinema | Asylbek Kalybek |
In-app purchases
RED Tools
No in-app purchases
Teleprompter One
- Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
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