Compare · vs. Teleprompter Pro
Teleprompter Pro, formerly Teleprompter Premium, scrolls at a speed you set or under a remote. Avocado follows your voice, on iPhone, iPad and in the MacBook notch, and records and trims the take on iPhone.
| Feature | Avocado | Teleprompter Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free · $7.99/mo · $79.99/yr | Free · $59.99/yr · $159.99 lifetime |
| Native macOS app | Free | Yes |
| Notch placement | Free | No |
| Invisible on screen shares | Free | No |
| Voice-activated scrolling | Pro · 3 free sessions a week | No |
| Records & trims takes | Pro | Yes |
| Runs fully offline | Free | Yes |
| Remote control by a second person | Pro | Yes |
| Prompt on up to 5 devices | Pro | iOS devices, HDMI/AirPlay out |
| Rehearsal history & coaching | Receipts free · full history Pro | No |
| iPhone & iPad app | Free | Yes |
| Voice following on iPhone | Pro | No |
| Cuts pauses from a take in one tap | Pro (iPhone) | No |
| Apple Watch remote | Free | Yes |
Teleprompter Pro's listing doesn't mention voice scrolling: the text runs at a speed you set, or under a remote. Avocado listens as you read, holds when you pause and learns your natural pace, on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with speech recognition on the device.
On iPhone, Avocado records with the script right under the front camera, stops a beat after your last line, and cuts the silence and long pauses in one tap before you save it to Photos.
Teleprompter Pro renders as a conventional window, so on a Mac it sits wherever the window is, usually on a second monitor. Avocado docks into the MacBook notch right under the camera, which is what makes reading look like eye contact, and it's invisible on Zoom, Meet, Teams and OBS.
Avocado's free version is a full prompter on every device, with cues, Mirror Text, import and the Apple Watch remote, and no time limit. One App Store subscription for Pro covers iPhone, iPad and Mac with the same Apple Account.
Director Mode on the Mac passes play, pause and markers to a second person's phone over local Wi-Fi, and the Teleprompter Viewer puts your script on up to five devices at once through a plain browser, including an Elgato Prompter.
An honest take
If you drive a broadcast prompter monitor over HDMI or AirPlay, or run the scroll from a game controller, Teleprompter Pro is built around that hardware. If you want the script to keep up with your voice, a take that's ready to post, or a prompter right under the camera on a MacBook, that's Avocado, and its free version costs nothing to try on your own script.
Yes. Teleprompter Premium was renamed Teleprompter Pro from late 2023, according to its App Store listing. It's free to download, with Pro at $59.99 a year or $159.99 once.
Its App Store listing doesn't mention voice scrolling. It scrolls at a speed you set, on a timer, or under a keyboard, remote, game controller or Apple Watch. Avocado follows your voice on iPhone, iPad and Mac, holds when you pause and learns your pace.
Avocado, if you want the script to follow your voice and a take you can post straight away: it records with the script under the front camera, stops after your last line and cuts the pauses in one tap. Both have free versions and Apple Watch remotes. <a href="/blog/best-teleprompter-app-iphone-ipad">Here's how the iPhone teleprompters compare</a>.
Placement and visibility. Avocado renders in the MacBook notch above the camera and is excluded from video capture at the OS level, so it's invisible on screen shares. Teleprompter Pro renders as a standard window, which screen-sharing participants can see and which has to be positioned out of the camera frame.
No. It's a conventional window-based app, so it can't sit directly above the camera without taking main display space, and it can't be excluded from screen sharing the way Avocado is.
Yes. The free version needs no card or account. On Mac it includes unlimited constant-speed scrolling, notch and floating modes, screen-share invisibility, Script Markers and PowerPoint import; on iPhone and iPad, the prompter, cues, Mirror Text, import, scanning and the Apple Watch remote. Pro is $7.99/mo or $79.99/yr for voice following, recording, Director Mode and the multi-device Viewer.
Free for Mac. No account, no card.
