A free teleprompter app for iPhone

Plenty of teleprompter apps say "free" and then bury the useful parts behind a paywall, or they park an ad in the middle of your take. Here is an honest breakdown of what you actually get for nothing with Reelvana, and what Pro adds.

Updated July 2026 · by the Reelvana team

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What "free" usually hides

When you search for a free teleprompter, the results tend to fall into a few traps. Some are free to open but limit recordings to a minute or two. Some show ads between takes. Some watermark every export so heavily that the video is unusable unless you upgrade. And a lot of them quietly send your script and your recorded video to a server to do their processing, which is a privacy cost even when there is no money changing hands.

It is worth knowing which of those apply before you build a workflow around a tool. A prompter is something you use over and over, so a small annoyance compounds fast.

What you get for free in Reelvana

The free tier is a real, working studio, not a demo. Without paying you can:

• Use the teleprompter. Write or paste a script, then read it on an overlay over your camera view while you record. Set the font size and text color, and glide it at a reading speed you set on a words-per-minute slider (80 to 360). Arabic reads right to left automatically, and you can save scripts to a searchable library.
• Record your video. Film with the front or back camera, tap to focus, set exposure, and use the framing guides. Your music from another app keeps playing while you record.
• Clean up and edit. Cut dead air and filler with on-device detection, then split, trim, and re-speed on a real editing timeline.
• Add captions. Transcribe your speech on the device and burn in animated captions in English or Arabic.
• Share. Export the finished clip and share it to any app through the system share sheet.

All of it runs on the phone. There is no ad SDK, and your video never leaves it.

What Pro adds

Pro is there for people who want the top-end features, and it is honest about which ones those are. The teleprompter itself stays free:

• A custom watermark, or none. Free exports carry a small Reelvana mark. Pro lets you use your own name, handle, or logo, or turn the watermark off entirely.
• Premium transitions beyond the free basics.
• Background effects to blur, recolor, or replace what is behind you.
• Premium caption styles and animations.
• Unlimited cloud captions beyond the free monthly quota.
• Unlimited AI script generation. Generate as many scripts as you like from a prompt.

Pricing is 9.99 US dollars per month, 49.99 US dollars per year with a 3-day trial, or a one-time 99.99 US dollars lifetime license. The lifetime option matters if you dislike subscriptions: you pay once and keep Pro.

Why on-device is the better kind of free

A free app that uploads your face and voice is paying its bills somehow, often with your data. Your video stays on your device. The teleprompter, the recording, the silence detection, the caption transcription, and the editing all happen locally. That is why they work in airplane mode, and it is why free here does not mean "free until we sell your footage."

Common questions

Is Reelvana really free to use as a teleprompter?

Yes. You can write a script, read it on the overlay, and record a video without paying. Pro unlocks a custom watermark or no watermark, premium transitions, background effects, premium caption styles and animations, unlimited cloud captions, and unlimited AI script generation. The teleprompter is free.

What is the catch?

Free exports carry the Reelvana watermark, which Pro removes. The teleprompter and its scroll are free. There are no ads and your video never leaves your phone.

Does the free version follow my voice?

No. Reelvana's teleprompter is an auto-scroll prompter that you pace yourself with a words-per-minute slider (80 to 360); it does not listen to you or advance on its own, and it is free. Arabic is supported with a right-to-left layout, so you can read however suits you.

How much is Pro?

9.99 monthly, 49.99 yearly with a trial, or 99.99 once for lifetime. No subscription needed if you take the lifetime option.

Do I need internet?

No. Recording, editing, on-device captions, and export all work offline, so your video never leaves your phone.