PromptSmart vs Teleprompterly

PromptSmart is a cross-platform video production suite centered on teleprompter software. Its VoiceTrack feature follows a script as you speak, pauses when you stop or improvise, and resumes when you return to the text. The company says speech processing happens locally on the device and does not need an internet connection. Scripts can be drafted or edited in the My PromptSmart portal and synced across devices; listed cloud sources include iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Box. For session control, PromptSmart offers a mobile Remote Control app and a browser-based control room. Starter Pack includes one remote-control session, while Team supports multiple sessions. The portal can create unlimited duplicate displays, but this feature requires internet access. The company says its iOS and Android apps can record video in 4K. PromptSmart lists public speakers, educators, actors, clergy, audiobook narrators, salespeople, influencers, and corporate users among the audiences it serves. Starter Pack costs $9.99 a month, and Team costs $19.99 a month. Enterprise pricing is available by contacting the company. A 7-day trial is offered, with no free plan.

Teleprompterly is a browser-based teleprompter for reading a script while recording video or audio. Its Studio records from a camera and microphone, with the script scrolling over the camera feed and framing options of 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1. Readers can choose among ten scroll speeds and adjust them while reading. Display controls include font sizing, an eye-line marker, a progress bar, tap-to-pause and keyboard shortcuts; mirror mode flips text for beam-splitter rigs. It supports English and Hindi in Devanagari, including mixed-language scripts. The free plan is free forever, allows unlimited script length, requires no account and adds no watermark; recordings can be downloaded. Scripts stay in browser storage and recordings in browser memory until download, and the site says data is not sent to a server. It works in Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on desktop and mobile browsers, including phones and tablets. You can use it alongside Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Webex. Voice-follow scrolling is described as a native-app feature, not a Teleprompterly feature.