SottoTeleprompter apps for Mac and iPhone Eight of them, side by side.
Some teleprompters record and edit your whole video. Some follow every word you say. Some just hang your script under the camera and stay out of the way. This page sorts them by what you need.
We make Sotto, so we're not neutral. Every fact about the other apps comes from their own websites, App Store listings or code, checked on 12 November 2026, and each detailed comparison links its sources. Sotto launches soon on the Mac App Store and the App Store.
Which one fits
- You read on calls or webcam recordings on a MacBook. Get a notch prompter, which hangs the script right under the camera: Sotto, Notchie, Moody, Textream or NotchPrompter. Compare the notch prompters.
- You want the script to follow your exact words. PromptSmart Pro's VoiceTrack and Textream's word tracking both use speech recognition to keep your place. Textream is free.
- You make the whole video on your phone. BIGVU and Teleprompter.com record, caption and edit as well as prompt, on a subscription.
- You want to pay once, with no account, on Mac and iPhone. That's what Sotto is for. Textream is the free option here, if macOS 15 and iOS 26 suit your devices.
At a glance
| App | Devices | Price | How it scrolls | On a Mac | Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotto | Mac, iPhone, iPad | One payment, announced at launch | Moves at your speed while you speak, waits when you stop | Hangs from the notch | None |
| Notchie | Mac | $29.99, or Setapp from $14.99 a month | Scrolls when you speak, pauses when you pause | In the notch | None |
| Moody | Mac | $29 one-time on its website | Moves as you speak, pauses when you pause | In the notch | None |
| Textream | Mac, iPhone, iPad | Free, open source | Word tracking, voice-activated or constant speed | In the notch, floating or full screen | None |
| NotchPrompter | Mac | One-time purchase on the Mac App Store; free from GitHub for personal use | Scrolls when you speak, pauses when you stop | Notch, corner or floating | Not stated |
| PromptSmart Pro | iPhone, iPad, Android; the iPad app on Apple silicon Macs | $29.99 plus subscriptions; plans from $9.99 a month | VoiceTrack follows your words | A window you place over your meeting | Needed for Studio Edition |
| Teleprompter.com | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, web | Free with a watermark; Pro $19.99 a month | VoiceGlide follows your voice | A Mac app window | Free account |
| BIGVU | iPhone, iPad, Android, web; the iPad app on Apple silicon Macs | Free with a watermark; AI Pro $19 a month | At a fixed speed | The iPad app or web app | Not stated |
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Prices in US dollars. "Not stated" means the developer's pages don't say.
Detailed comparisons
Notch teleprompters for Mac
Sotto, Notchie, Moody, Textream and NotchPrompter: price, scrolling, iPhone apps and screen sharing.
Sotto vs Notchie
Two notch prompters, close on the Mac. The difference is the iPhone side, the remote and imports.
Sotto vs PromptSmart
VoiceTrack word tracking on a subscription, or one payment and a prompter under your camera.
Sotto vs Teleprompter.com
A recording studio on every platform, or a prompter that sits on top of the recorder you already use.
Sotto vs BIGVU
An AI video studio, or just the teleprompter, paid for once.
Everything in Sotto
The full feature list for Mac, iPhone and iPad, and the Mac remote.
How we compared
We read each developer's own website, App Store listing and, for open-source apps, their code and README. Where two of a developer's pages disagree, we say so. We quote their words for anything we couldn't check ourselves, such as whether a window stays hidden from screen shares, and we don't claim an app lacks a feature just because its pages don't mention it.
Prices and features change. If something here is out of date, email open.neural.node@gmail.com and we'll fix it. Product names are trademarks of their owners, and Sotto isn't affiliated with any of them.
Keep your eyes on the lens.
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