Avocado vs. Moody
Moody has been doing notch prompting for a while and does it well. The difference is everything around the reading — and whether you can try it before you pay.
| Feature | Avocado | Moody |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free · $7.99/mo · $79.99/yr | $29 once |
| Usable free tier | Permanent, no card | No |
| Notch placement | Free | Yes |
| Invisible on screen shares | Free | Yes |
| Voice-activated scrolling | Free | Yes |
| Adaptive speed | Free | No |
| Remote control by a second person | Pro | No |
| Prompt on up to 5 devices | Pro | No |
| Rehearsal history & coaching | Free | No |
| PowerPoint (.pptx) import | Free | No |
- Free
- included in Avocado's free tier
- Pro
- needs Avocado Pro, $7.99/mo or $79.99/yr
- No
- not available
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Why professionals choose Avocado over Moody
Try it before you pay anything
Moody is a $29 one-time purchase with no free mode. Avocado's free tier doesn't expire, doesn't watermark anything and doesn't ask for a card — unlimited words-per-minute scrolling, notch and floating modes, invisibility, Focus Guide and Script Markers.
More than a prompter
Moody is deliberately focused: it scrolls a script above your lens and stops there, which is a reasonable position. Avocado adds a tagged, searchable script library, PowerPoint import that builds a marker per slide, and session history.
Multi-device and remote control
Director Mode lets a producer drive the prompter from their phone on your local network. The Viewer mirrors your script to up to five devices at once, in sync, through a plain browser. Neither has an equivalent in Moody.
It tells you how the take went
Session receipts, run-over-run rehearsal history, a weekly recap and on-device Delivery Coaching. Scrolling text is solved; knowing your pace drifted in the third paragraph is not.
When to pick Moody instead
Moody is a solid, focused prompter and $29 once is fair. If a script above your lens is genuinely all you need, buy it and be happy. Pick Avocado if you'd rather start free, or if you need the script on more than one screen.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the difference between Avocado and Moody?
- Both are native Mac notch teleprompters with screen-share invisibility and voice scrolling. Moody is a focused, one-time $29 purchase. Avocado has a permanent free tier and adds multi-device prompting, remote control, PowerPoint import, and rehearsal history with on-device coaching.
- Does Moody have a free trial?
- Moody is sold as a one-time purchase without a free tier. Avocado is free to use indefinitely, with Pro at $7.99/mo or $79.99/yr if you need unlimited voice scrolling, Smart Cues, Director Mode or the multi-device Viewer.
- Do both work on a MacBook without a notch?
- Avocado does — Floating Mode is a draggable, resizable window that works on any Mac, external monitor or studio display, with the same screen-share invisibility. Check the current Moody release for its behaviour on non-notch hardware.
- Which is better for recording video solo?
- Either will keep your eyes near the lens. Avocado adds the parts that matter across many takes: adaptive speed that learns your pace, a Focus Guide that keeps your place when you glance away, and history so you can see whether take four was actually better than take one.