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Sotto vs BIGVU An AI video studio, or just the teleprompter.
BIGVU bundles a teleprompter with recording, AI editing, captions, eye-contact correction and dubbing, on a subscription. Sotto is only the teleprompter. It hangs your script under your Mac's camera or your iPhone's front camera, scrolls while you talk, and costs one payment.
We make Sotto, so we're not neutral. Every fact about BIGVU here comes from its website and App Store listing, checked on 12 November 2026 (sources). Sotto launches soon on the Mac App Store and the App Store.
Choose BIGVU if you want
- To record, edit, caption and publish short videos in one app.
- AI tools such as eye-contact correction, filler-word removal and dubbing.
- Android and the web as well as Apple devices.
Choose Sotto if you want
- A native Mac prompter that hangs from the notch, for calls, screencasts and webcam recording.
- Scrolling that waits when you stop talking.
- One payment, no account and nothing collected.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Sotto | BIGVU |
|---|---|---|
| Devices | Mac, iPhone and iPad. | iPhone, iPad, Android and web. On Macs with Apple silicon, the iPad app runs; its listing says "Designed for iPad". |
| On a Mac | A native Mac app that hangs from the notch, or the top centre on Macs without one. | The iPad app, or the web app. |
| Price | One payment, announced at launch. No in-app purchases. | Free plan. AI Pro is $19 a month or $229 a year; Max is $49 a month or $589 a year. App Store prices differ, for example $89.99 for a yearly subscription. |
| Free plan limits | There's no free plan. | 720p with a watermark, recordings up to 9 minutes. |
| How it scrolls | At your set speed while you speak. It waits when you stop. | At the speed you set. We found no voice-paced scrolling on its pages. |
| Video recording and editing | No. Sotto prompts while another app records. | Yes: recording, auto-captions, filler-word removal, background replacement, AI eye-contact fix, B-roll and dubbing. |
| Cloud | None. Scripts stay on your device. | Videos can be uploaded to the BIGVU Cloud and opened on the web. |
| Remote control | The iPhone app controls the Mac and sends scripts to it. | We found no phone remote on its pages. |
| Data collected | Nothing. No analytics, no servers. | The App Store label lists identifiers and usage data used to track you, and contact info, photos or videos, identifiers and usage data linked to you. |
Prices in US dollars, from bigvu.tv/pricing and the US App Store.
Different jobs
BIGVU is for making the whole video on your phone, start to finish, with AI doing the editing. If that's what you need, it does far more than Sotto, and Sotto isn't trying to compete.
Sotto is for the moment you're reading to a camera you already have: a video call, a webcam recording in OBS or QuickTime, a talk to your team, a take on your iPhone. It keeps the words under the lens and gets out of the way. Its voice pacing waits when you stop to think, which a fixed-speed scroll can't do.
What a few years cost
BIGVU's AI Pro plan is $229 a year on its website, or $687 over three years. Sotto is one purchase with every feature included, and it never asks you to renew.
Questions
Does Sotto add captions or edit video?
No. Sotto is a teleprompter only. Record and edit with the tools you like.
Does Sotto work on Android?
No. Sotto is for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
How much will Sotto cost?
One payment, announced at launch. Join the waitlist and we'll email you once, on launch day.
Sources
Checked on 12 November 2026. Prices and features change, so check the developer's pages before you buy. BIGVU is a trademark of its owner, BIGVU Inc. Sotto isn't affiliated with it.
- bigvu.tv: features and platforms.
- bigvu.tv/pricing: plans, prices and free plan limits.
- BIGVU on the App Store: devices, requirements, in-app purchases, privacy label.
Keep your eyes on the lens.
Sotto is coming soon to Mac and iPhone. Join the waitlist for one email on launch day, or see how Sotto compares with other teleprompters.
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