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Sotto vs Teleprompter.com A recording studio on a subscription, or a prompter under your camera.
Teleprompter.com is a full video app: it prompts, records in up to 4K, adds captions and writes scripts with AI, on every major platform. Sotto only prompts. It keeps your script under your Mac's camera or your iPhone's front camera while you record with whatever you already use.
We make Sotto, so we're not neutral. Every fact about Teleprompter.com 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 Teleprompter.com if you want
- To record, caption and trim video in the same app.
- Android and a web app as well as Apple devices.
- Scripts synced through the cloud across your devices.
- A free plan to start with, if a watermark is fine.
Choose Sotto if you want
- Your script hanging from the Mac's notch, beside the camera, during calls and recordings.
- To pay once instead of subscribing.
- No account, and no tracking.
- To keep recording with Zoom, OBS, QuickTime or your camera app.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Sotto | Teleprompter.com |
|---|---|---|
| Devices | Mac, iPhone and iPad. | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision, Android and web. Apple Watch works as a remote. |
| On a Mac | Hangs from the notch, or the top centre on Macs without one. Global shortcuts work in any app. | A Mac app with mirror windows and an external display mode. We found no notch placement on its pages. |
| Price | One payment, announced at launch. No in-app purchases. | Free Starter plan. Pro is $19.99 a month, or $7.50 a month billed yearly. Max is $49.99 a month, or $24.99 a month billed yearly. The App Store lists Pro from $89.99 a year. |
| Free plan limits | There's no free plan. | Exported videos carry a watermark and are capped at 1080p. AI scripts and subtitles can be tried once. |
| How it scrolls | At your set speed while you speak. It waits when you stop. | VoiceGlide: "the text follows your voice, pauses when you pause, and picks up where you left off." |
| Account | None. | Its FAQ starts with "Create a free account". Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Scripts are stored in the cloud. |
| Video recording | No. Sotto prompts while another app records. | Yes, up to 4K on paid plans, with background replacement, noise removal and subtitles. |
| Remote control | The iPhone app controls the Mac and sends scripts to it, directly over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. | Yes, including from an Apple Watch, online or offline. |
| Screen sharing | A private window, which asks macOS to keep it out of screen shares and recordings. | We found no claim that it's hidden from screen shares. |
| Data collected | Nothing. No analytics, no servers. | The App Store label lists identifiers used to track you, and email address, user ID, device ID and product interaction linked to you. |
| Works offline | Always. There's nothing online to use. | Yes, its FAQ says "the app works fully offline". |
Prices in US dollars, from the US App Store and teleprompter.com/pricing.
Where Teleprompter.com is ahead
If you film yourself on your phone and publish straight from it, Teleprompter.com does the whole job: prompt, record, clean up the audio, add subtitles, export in 4K. It runs on Android and the web too, and syncs your scripts between them. Sotto does none of that recording and editing, and it won't.
Where Sotto is different
Made for reading on the Mac
Most people reading a script on a Mac are on a call, recording a screencast or filming with a webcam, in an app that already does the recording. Sotto sits on top of all of them, hanging from the notch a few millimetres below the lens. ⌃⌥ Space plays and pauses from any app, and your iPhone can be the remote.
No account and no tracking
Open Sotto and start reading. There's nothing to sign up for, no cloud and no analytics. Voice pacing measures loudness only, so nothing you say is recorded or transcribed.
One payment
Teleprompter.com's Pro plan is $89.99 a year on the App Store, or about $270 over three years. Sotto is a single purchase with every feature included.
Questions
Can Sotto record video?
No. Use any recorder you like, from QuickTime and OBS to your iPhone's camera app, and let Sotto prompt alongside it.
Does Sotto sync scripts between devices?
No. Scripts stay on the device where you wrote them. Send a script from your iPhone to your Mac with the remote, or use Share.
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. Teleprompter.com is a trademark of its owner, Teleprompter LLC. Sotto isn't affiliated with it.
- teleprompter.com: features, platforms, offline use, FAQ.
- teleprompter.com/pricing: plans, prices and free plan limits.
- Teleprompter.com on the App Store: devices, requirements, VoiceGlide, sign-in, 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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