VoicePrompter is a voice-controlled teleprompter that scrolls as you speak, available as native apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, plus a free web app that runs in any browser. This guide covers the whole family: how the voice tracking works, what each platform adds, and how to set up the common workflows.
Why VoicePrompter exists
I spent years looking for a teleprompter that worked for real recording - videos, demos, presentations - and everything failed the same two ways: scrolling that didn't follow me, and windows that showed up in my screen shares. So I built the tool I wanted. Today it's used by creators in 125+ countries, holds a 5.0★ App Store rating, and over 9,500 scripts are read aloud through it every month.
The core: whole-script voice tracking
Every version of VoicePrompter is built around the same idea: the script follows you, not the other way around. The engine matches your speech against the entire script at every moment - not just the next few words - which is what makes real speaking work:
- Pause, and the text waits.
- Ad-lib, and it picks you up when you return.
- Skip ahead or jump back, and it finds you - including scrolling backward, which almost no other prompter can do.
- Tap or click any word to sync instantly from that point.
Recognition runs on-device (Apple's engine in the native apps, the browser's in the web app), so it works offline and nothing you say leaves your machine. The native apps track 60+ languages with automatic detection; the web app covers 34. There are also two simpler modes when you want them: Sound scrolling (advances on your voice's sound, any language) and Constant speed (the classic crawl). The full comparison of methods is in the five ways a teleprompter can scroll.
VoicePrompter for Mac
The Mac app is a 2 MB menu-bar utility whose floating, transparent overlay stays on top of everything - including full-screen Keynote and Zoom - and is excluded from screen capture at the macOS level: Zoom, Teams, Meet, OBS, and QuickTime recordings simply don't contain it. That's the feature that makes it work for sales calls, webinars and podcasts, product demos, and Zoom/Google Meet presentations.
Mac-specific touches: Start from clipboard in one click, menu-bar quick settings, follow-your-cursor mode, hover-to-pause, settings presets, mirror mode for beam-splitter rigs, and full display customization (fonts, colors, spacing, active-line position, RTL text).
VoicePrompter for iPhone and iPad
The iOS app adds two things a desktop can't do. First, in-app recording up to 4K (lens choice, 10-bit HDR) with the script scrolling just below the front camera. Second - and unique in the App Store as far as I can tell - a floating picture-in-picture prompter that stays on top of TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, or any camera app while their camera records you. Combined with hands-free voice commands ("go next", "go back", "go to start"), you can run entire filming sessions or TikTok Lives without touching the phone.
On iPad, the big screen plus Mirroring mode makes a classic tripod or beam-splitter prompter rig; text scales for reading at a distance, and the prompter and camera can run side by side as windows. One purchase unlocks iPhone, iPad, and Mac via Apple's Universal Purchase.
The free web app
The web app is free, open source, and runs in Chrome, Edge, or Safari on any device - including Android and Windows. Voice scrolling, mirror mode, video recording, and offline use (it installs as a PWA), with no account and no watermark. Its limits: a browser tab can't float over other apps or hide from screen shares - that's what the native apps add.
Pricing, simply
Every native app is free to use for up to 3 custom scripts (unlimited length and sessions) plus an unrestricted demo script - a real product, not a trial. Going past 3 scripts takes Pro (subscription) or a one-time Lifetime purchase if you'd rather pay once. Current prices are always on the Mac and iOS pages, and everything ships through the App Store.
Getting set up in a minute
- Write your script anywhere - Notes, Docs, Notion. Write it the way you talk.
- Copy it and start from clipboard - one click on Mac, one tap on iOS.
- Position the window near your camera and scale the font up.
- Talk. The script follows. If it's your first prompter read, the technique guide is how to read a script without looking like you're reading.
Frequently asked questions
What platforms does VoicePrompter run on? Native apps for macOS, iPhone, and iPad (one Universal Purchase covers all three), plus a free web app for any browser - including Windows, Android, and Chromebooks.
Is VoicePrompter really free? The web app is fully free, and every native app has a free tier: 3 custom scripts with unlimited use plus a demo script. Paid plans only remove the script cap.
How is it different from other teleprompters? Whole-script voice tracking (with backward scrolling), a Mac overlay invisible to screen capture, and an iPhone window that floats over TikTok and Instagram - the comparisons are in the Mac ranking and the iPhone ranking.
Does it work offline? Yes - speech recognition runs on-device in the native apps and in the browser for the web app; no audio or scripts touch a server.
Where do I see what's new? The full release history is on the changelog.
