Comparison

Teleprompter Pro vs TheDriftApp

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

Head to head
About

Teleprompter Pro

This professional teleprompter app helps users record scripts for videos. It offers features like remote control, script import, and mirroring for professional rigs. An optional Pro upgrade unlocks advanced capabilities such as auto-caption generation and enhanced remote control options.

Highlights
  • Import PDF, Word, and other file types
  • Mirror/reverse text for professional rigs
  • Record scripts using device camera
  • Remote control via keyboard, remote, or controller
  • Auto-generate SRT captions (Pro subscription)
  • Display scripts full screen
  • Customize text and background colors
Features
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Teleprompter Pro (formerly known as Teleprompter Premium) is industry recommended Teleprompter app. Used by television and movie studios including Netflix, ABC, CBS, BBC, Fox, ITV, Channel 4, UKTV and many more. With 141K+ five-star ratings worldwide, Teleprompter Pro is widely considered the best Teleprompter app. Teleprompter Pro is the most versatile and professional teleprompter app for your iPad and iPhone. The best Teleprompter app for iPhone, iPad and Mac! Upgrade to Pro to access extra features: • Import PDF, Word, Powerpoint, txt and rtf files instantly from any of your favourite apps • Enable 'Mirroring' to reflect/reverse the text for use in professional teleprompter rigs • Use your device camera to record your scripts as you read from the Teleprompter • Control scrolling and speed of the Teleprompter remotely with a keyboard, handheld remote or gaming controller (with customisable button/key assignments) • Compatible with PlayStation and Xbox Controllers • Use other iOS devices monitor and control scrolling and speed of your scripts remotely • Use IKAN Elite Remote to control scrolling and speed of the Teleprompter • Mirror/reverse your script full screen on a connected display or AirPlay TV • Export your scripts as Rich Text (.rtf) files to edit on any computer, tablet of smartphone • Auto Captions: Automatically generate '.srt' captions and subtitles for your videos. (Pro subscription required) Other features available without upgrading: • Scripts scroll smoothly and clearly on the display • Display your scripts full screen by hiding the controls while scrolling • Control the Teleprompter from any web browser on the same WiFi network • Control your script full screen on a connected display or AirPlay TV • Compose and manage unlimited scripts • Customise the text size and colour of your scripts • Customise the background colour behind your script • Adjustable side margins • Select between "Continuous" or "Paging" scroll modes • Add cue points to your scripts • Re-arrange your scripts by title, date or arrange them in a custom order • AirDrop your saved scripts to nearby devices • Export and share your scripts with others quickly • Use Timed Scrolling to have the Teleprompter scroll from start to end in a specified amount of time • Easily export all of your script and settings to share with others, or as a backup file • Use Apple Watch to control the scrolling of your script on your connected iPhone ... and much more! Pro Upgrade: The Teleprompter Pro upgrade is available as a one-time in-app purchase forever, or as a subscription for extra features. If you chose to subscribe (optional), you can cancel anytime within the app, or from your Apple ID account settings. Terms of service are available at: https://joeallenpro.com/legal/ Teleprompter Premium has been renamed to Teleprompter Pro from Late 2023 onwards. • "The price vs performance is hard to beat. I own several software many times more expensive than this. This does the job well." • "This app is the one thing that was missing from my professional home setup for recording videos. Friends of mine have bought actual Teleprompters and are now returning them after I told them about how great this app is! It’s easy to use, and inexpensive – 100% worth it!" • "Over the decades I’ve used many prompters. This one is my favourite. Used it for a critical broadcast with an attentive audience, where I needed to maintain eye contact and yet be word-perfect. Worked a treat." Teleprompter is designed for presentations, lectures, broadcasters, filmmakers, YouTubers, vlogging, speeches, music & singing, business professionals, or public speaking!

About

TheDriftApp

A private space for temporary thoughts and notes. This app stores your entries on your device only, with no accounts or cloud sync. Notes will eventually disappear without warning, encouraging ephemeral writing.

Highlights
  • Private note-taking
  • No accounts or sync
  • Temporary notes
  • Device-only storage
  • Ephemeral writing focus
Features
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Drift is a quiet, private place to write things down, then let them go. There are no accounts. No sync. No cloud storage. No timelines to manage. Open Drift, write what you need to write, and leave it there. For a while. Every note in Drift is temporary. Some may stay for days. Some may stay longer. One day, without warning, they will disappear. There is no countdown. No archive. No recently deleted. No recovery. That is the point. Drift is not built for organisation, productivity, or keeping everything forever. It is built for thoughts, fragments, memories, feelings, and moments you want to put somewhere private without turning them into something permanent. Your notes stay on your device. Drift does not require an account and does not connect to a server. Write it down. Lock it away. One day it’s gone.

Screenshots

Teleprompter Pro4 screens
TheDriftApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Teleprompter Pro at Free against TheDriftApp's $0.99. Teleprompter Pro also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). TheDriftApp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On 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

Teleprompter Pro is free to download; TheDriftApp costs $0.99 up front. Teleprompter Pro sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. TheDriftApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Teleprompter Pro versus TheDriftApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeleprompter ProTheDriftApp
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (16K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeleprompter Apps LtdDanny Smedley

Customer experience

Teleprompter Pro

All ratings15,559 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews958 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative17.0%

TheDriftApp

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Teleprompter Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scripts disappearing after edits
  • Scrolling speed not saving properly
  • Mirroring issues when using external displays
  • Connectivity problems between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add voice recognition and auto-scrolling
  • Improve remote control functionality
  • Allow for more customization of text formatting
  • Implement better file management and organization
  • Add support for more document formats (e.g. Google Docs)

TheDriftApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Teleprompter Pro

Subscriptions6
  • Teleprompter$6.997 Days
  • Teleprompter3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Teleprompter$7.991 Month
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  • Teleprompter1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Teleprompter$59.991 Year
  • Teleprompter3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Teleprompter$59.99
  • Teleprompter$159.99
None

TheDriftApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Teleprompter Pro free?
Teleprompter Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TheDriftApp free?
TheDriftApp costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Teleprompter Pro or TheDriftApp have ads?
Neither Teleprompter Pro nor TheDriftApp shows ads.

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