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Best teleprompter apps in 2026
For a simple recorder that keeps scripts and takes on your phone, TakeFlow. To go from teleprompter to captioned vertical video in one app, Captions Bro. For a prompter next to the lens plus captions and a floating mode, Teleprompter for Video. For eye contact fixes and branded talking-head videos, BIGVU. For a prompter that scrolls at the pace of your voice, PromptSmart Lite. Full breakdown below.
How we picked: a teleprompter app has one job, to let you read without looking like you are reading. We checked each developer’s own App Store description for how the script scrolls, what happens to the video after the take and which platforms it runs on.
A simple teleprompter app for iPhone
TakeFlow lets you write or paste a script, read it while recording with the front or rear camera, and adjust the scrolling speed, text size, spacing, alignment and opacity. It has a mirror mode for teleprompter rigs, folders for scripts and takes, and trimming before you export to Photos. There is a free plan, with TakeFlow Pro for unlimited scripts, takes and exports and 4K recording, and the developer says scripts and recordings stay on your device. Captions Bro is built for vertical video: record with its teleprompter, transcribe the speech on device, then style subtitles with karaoke-style word highlighting on an editing timeline.
Teleprompter with captions
Teleprompter for Video scrolls the script next to the camera lens so you keep eye contact, and after recording it can caption the video automatically from the timings of your recording or export an .srt file. It also adds logos, resizes for social media, replaces a green screen background and has a floating mode that overlays the script. BIGVU pairs its teleprompter with automatic captions, themes with your brand logo and colours, green screen replacement and an AI eye contact fix.
A teleprompter that follows your voice
Most prompters scroll at a speed you set. PromptSmart Lite uses speech recognition, which it calls VoiceTrack, to follow your voice in real time: it pauses when you pause and waits if you go off script until you start reading again. Lite is the free version for trying VoiceTrack before PromptSmart Pro. For editing the video afterwards, see video editing apps, and for captions on their own, subtitle apps.
| App | Best for | Platforms | Also does |
|---|---|---|---|
| TakeFlowCensuusApp Store | a simple recorder that keeps everything on the phone | iOS | scroll speed, mirror mode for rigs, trim takes |
| Captions BroCensuusApp Store | teleprompter to captioned vertical video | iOS | on-device subtitles with word highlighting, editing timeline |
| Teleprompter for VideoApp StoreGoogle Play | script next to the lens while you film | iOS, Android | captions from the recording, .srt export, floating mode |
| BIGVUApp StoreGoogle Play | talking-head videos for social and business | iOS, Android | automatic captions, AI eye contact fix, green screen |
| PromptSmart LiteApp Store | a prompter that follows your voice | iOS | pauses when you pause, waits when you ad-lib |
Frequently asked questions
Is there a teleprompter app that follows your voice?
Yes. PromptSmart uses speech recognition to scroll at the pace you speak, pause when you pause and wait if you ad-lib. PromptSmart Lite is the free version for trying it.
Which teleprompter app also adds captions?
Captions Bro, Teleprompter for Video and BIGVU all add captions. Captions Bro transcribes on device and highlights words, Teleprompter for Video can export an .srt file, and BIGVU adds automatic captions to talking-head videos.
Is there a teleprompter app for Android?
Teleprompter for Video and BIGVU are on both iPhone and Android. TakeFlow, Captions Bro and PromptSmart Lite are iPhone apps.