PromptSmart Pro - Teleprompter

Name: PromptSmart Pro - Teleprompter
Rating: 4.60773 (8698 reviews)

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PromptSmart Pro - Teleprompter

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User Reviews for PromptSmart Pro - Teleprompter

When it works, it’s great...

...when it doesn’t, it’s frustrating. If you’re thinking about using this on something where time and quality are important, you may want to wait until the app works reliably and or the bugs are worked out. I’ve been using this for over a year and this latest version is definitely better, but I just recorded a bunch of clips in selfie mode on my iPhone and it seems audio was only recorded on about half the clips. Also the app doesn’t recognize external microphones (although the previous version did). To the programmers: please realize that your users are probably using this for at least quasi-professional presentations. If your development resources don’t permit you to beta test and address bugs quickly, you should remove the “pro” part of your name. The app is sooo close to being great. I hope you take the steps needed to service your market properly. Thanks!

Cuddy K, Feb 22, 2021

(Updated) Still Junk - Don’t Waste Your Time

**Reached our to their support and got a generic response with a link to optimize my script for the app. No help at all. For the cost and trouble of having to purchase each app separately the performance and support are severely lacking. I’d have better results and save time/money by just manually animating a script at reading speed and playing it in a teleprompter.Previous Review: This app and the remote are designed well but have never worked consistently even in the most ideal conditions and after the latest updates. They’ve both caused lots of headaches when I use them on client shoots and I’m extremely frustrated. Not only does it fail to consistently progress along when words are read but the remote app can’t even scroll properly which means I can’t even stand off camera and manually progress the copy. I literally have to crouch beneath the iPad and scroll with my fingers so the talent can read along. This thing is a glorified text document with buggy auto scroll

Dimitri G., Aug 06, 2020

The best- despite a few bugs.

It worked great until I upgraded to the subscription service. Then I started having all kinds of problems. At that point I gave it a one-star review. However, the company has been GREAT about communicating with me. I have found reasonable work-arounds for my main issues, and I have the impression that they are honestly working to correct the remaining bugs. When this thing works it is absolutely amazing. I have tried all the teleprompter apps I can find, and this one is hand-down the best- even with the bugs that remain. I am looking forward to upgrading to a five-star review when they fix my remaining issues.Update- I have been using this for several months. They have still not improved the editing feature (it is very buggie). I payed for the extended version because I wanted the script assist feature which is supposed to allow you to place cues within and have the script skip over these when reading. If this feature is enabled it causes many issues like randomly jumping to the top of the page. The extended version is just not worth it for my money. Still, it is the best teleprompter app out there.Update- They fixed everything. Five stars! I am so happy with it now!!!!!

dTom Sun, Aug 10, 2019

Big Letdown

I really wanted to like this app. However if you’re looking to use the voice tracking feature be prepared for it to stop be prepared to have to manually scroll be prepared for the unpredictability of this feature. It didn’t happen during the trial phase but shortly after I made the purchase nothing but problems. The voice tracking would be a great feature if it actually worked it stops and starts and appears to have a mind of its own totally useless but now I’m stuck with the yearly subscription but definitely will not be renewing. The developer did reach out however made me feel as though it was something that was an error on my end but clearly this is a common problem with this app when it comes to the voice tracking feature . And it clearly dates back and does not seem to be something that PromptSmart is able to correct. If you are looking for a true voice activated scrolling with this Teleprompter app I would say look elsewhere as it is nonexistent with this application.

Hallie Reed, Dec 25, 2021

Just Buy It - Works Like Beast

I used my iPad prompter this week for 5 days straight. I’ve been having connection issues with my former prompting app, Teleprompter 3+. So I gave it one more shot on a Monday. Failed again! I sent a support email to the developer and no response at all. On Tuesday I was shooting the CEO with a long speech. So I scrambled on Monday night looking for a new app that would work. And then...PromptSmart Pro! I usually use a remote app on my iPhone X to advance the script, but this app uses voice recognition to advance the script and IT WORKS! Tested it all night Monday and loaded the scripts for Tuesday. I contacted the developer about the remote app and they responded within a couple hours. Nice! It works fine without the remote app, but for confidence-sake, I’ll be buying the remote app as well.I filmed the CEO on Tuesday and it worked beautifully! Over the course the next 4 days I filmed 37 people using PromptSmart Pro and it worked flawlessly with all types of accents and ethnicities. It only failed twice; once in a room with no soft surfaces, so it was basically in an echo chamber. The other time was a person that was speaking so fast, my human ears could barely understand what she was saying. I asked her to slow down and the app picked her up just fine and worked. I am beyond thrilled with the app and the customer support.

iMediafx, Dec 07, 2019

Do not buy

Man I really wanted to love this app but it just doesn’t work. If you are planning on using it without the voice control I guess it’s fine but the reason I spent all this money was because of the voice control. There are lots of free apps out there that do manual scroll options for free . The voice control just moves erratically to whatever position it wants. You could be reading the very first line of your script and the app just jumps to the last paragraph with no reason. They have a single line option vs multiple line options where it can move line by line or multiple lines at times but it does the same thing no matter what. It’s impossible to read a script the way you intended when the app has its own mind. I also tried to connect a microphone to the tablet to get better audio to see if the app can understand better what I was saying ,but it does the same thing every time. There is no way of moving smoothly from line to line . It’s a waste of money. Get one of those free teleprompter app and save your hard earn money

jrjeaa, Mar 21, 2021

100% Worth It

I have been using PromptSmart Pro weekly for two years to give sermons at my church. I typically use an iPad, but have also used my iPhone and my MacBook Pro. This software is virtually flawless. It is by far the best speech recognition engine I have tried, it is easy to learn, and it has never let me down before a live audience. I am a good writer, but I have problems with memory when I try to give a speech live. PromptSmart Pro is a lifesaver for me. Every time I forget what I am going to say next, PromptSmart Pro has correctly moved the teleprompter to the correct next line in my sermon. This allows me to speak fluently and flawlessly while focusing my attention on my audience, not on my text. In my past career, I was a VP of Products in the software industry (I led the creation of Rosetta Stone language learnning software), so I know a great product when I see it and use it. PromptSmart Pro is a great product.

LucianT3, Feb 16, 2023

Meh, at best

I don’t know why the developers chose to place the controls at the top when you mirror the iPad. On a real Teleprompter just makes it extremely difficult to operate the program. It would be really nice if they were an option to place the controls at the bottom of the screen when it is mirrored or at least have the option of where you want the controls. This is even worse on iOS 15 because it makes the play/stop button (that you have to hit a second time to start) sit right on top of the split screen menu, which takes priority over the button.Getting the “smart“ voice tracking to work is kind of hit or miss, although it is functioning most of the time. Unfortunately when it doesn’t work I have to pull the iPad out because the controls are so hard to get to which makes the program frustrating which translates into bad recordings.

MakerMelissa, Nov 09, 2021

no there yet...

Works wonderfully when it works... but there are some desparately needed improvements.#1 At the end of a script, skipping to the beginning brings you to the beginning of the text, but the recognition software doesn't seem to work so well after you've done that so you really have to exit the prompter and restart it to have the voice recognition work.#2 The back button to exit the prompter is just way too small. I have tried using it in a small iPhone teleprompter case, and the button is so unresponsive that you have to remove the iphone from the case everytime to address the problems of my first prompt.#3 Clearly the voice recognition gets confused at times and loses sync with what you're saying, there really needs to be either a) word highlighting that lets you know where the app thinks it is in your script, so that if the app gets stuck you know where to read from in order to get it on track again#4 better import filtering... the app turns apostrophes into garbage. If it can't represent apostrophes properly it should at least have the smarts to turn them into a right single quote.#5 more import options. i don't want to use drop box or any of the other options... let me accept imports from files on my iCloud drive.I love the concept of this app... but it's annoying rough edges make it unusable.

muchAdoAboutAdo, Aug 07, 2017

Nice, good, but falls well short of advertised

If you are looking for a good basic teleprompter, this fits the bill. I like its words over minute speed adjustment. But if you are looking for voice tracking, this falls far short of reliable. Maybe it works on short, under five minute scripts. I tried a 27 minute script and it was impossible to use the voice track. For example, if you repeat a phrase or point within a few paragraphs of where you are speaking it often doesn’t recognize the first one where you are actually at and will skip forward to the next one. The voice tracking works better, but still skips forward all too often, in a room with lots of sound deadening. But in a room with wood floors and windows, it freezes up like it can’t understand you. The instructions say stay within 5 feet of the iPad to get better voice tracking. I was within 4 feet in a wood floor room and it was extraordinarily glitchy. So I hooked a Bluetooth mic to the iPad and it wouldn’t recognize that at all. I am on iOS 13.3.1 on a 6th Gen iPad with lots of free memory. If I were buying this for a standard set the speed and go teleprompter, then I would give it a 4 star. Good, not great. But I bought it for the voice track so I could save time in production and it miserably fails in that regard.

QuestTraining, Mar 20, 2020

Description

PromptSmart is the only “smart” teleprompter app. Our patented VoiceTrack™ speech recognition technology is revolutionary because it provides a robust solution to automatically follow a speaker's voice in real time. Make your video productions less stressful and more efficient.

VoiceTrack™ is a powerful and smart prompting tool that will automatically start and stop at the speaker's natural pace, allowing you to focus on other production values rather than film take after take trying to match a pre-set scroll speed to the speaker's cadence. Save time, energy, and keep your talent focused with PromptSmart. Other teleprompter apps fall short--relying on clunky hardware or pre-set scrolling speeds. We asked tens of thousands of users what they liked most about our prompter app, and over 90% of respondents said "VoiceTrack," calling it "awesome," "astonishing," "tremendous," “easy to use,” a “game changer”—“absolutely brilliant!!!” Our customers tell our story best and PromptSmart products are the highest rated and most frequently rated teleprompter apps in the App Store. PromptSmart is also an invaluable tool for anyone that engages in regular public speaking, like clergy, educators, politicians, podcasters, audiobook creators, or business leaders. Our prompter apps are useful as a practice tool or to help keep you on-message at live speaking engagements. If you’re on a budget or trying to film videos by yourself, there is no better companion than the PromptSmart teleprompter app because VoiceTrack starts and stops at your natural pace. PromptSmart Pro includes an introductory month trial of an optional, paid Extended subscription service, which unlocks added features, including: a Remote Control, File Sync, and Scroll Assist! (See below) PromptSmart Pro features: [+] VoiceTrack—Speech-recognition based scrolling. If you go off-script, VoiceTrack knows and will hold your place, waiting for you to return. [+] Invert text to reflect off two-way teleprompter glass [+] Narrow the side margins to avoid eye tracking [+] Selfie Mode: fix text next to the camera and record HD video simultaneously [+] In-app camera controls: tap-to-focus, auto-exposure lock, and auto-focus lock [+] Import these file-types into PromptSmart: -DOCX -PDF (must be OCR-scanned first) -RTF -TXT -GDOC (Google Documents) [+] Import and export scripts to and from the cloud: Google Drive, One Drive, Box, Dropbox, or iCloud [+] Bulk delete scripts [+] Annual or monthly term of Extended Subscription (in-app purchase) [+] Buy PromptSmart Remote Control (in-app-purchase) without subscribing [+] An optional mic meter in Presentation Mode [+] Volume buttons play/pause presentations (Selfie Stick friendly!) [+] And many more! IMPORTANT! Review carefully before purchase: -VoiceTrack language supported: English only -Minimum system reqs: iPad Air (and up); iPhone 5S (and up); iOS 11 (OS below 11 not supported) -Maximum recommended script word count: up to 5,000 -Recommended max of continuous VoiceTrack use: ~30 minutes (not a strict cap) -Recommended max Notecards: 200 -External wired microphone recommended with VoiceTrack (but not required) Your satisfaction is important to us. Contact us anytime: [email protected] Important Disclosure: PromptSmart Pro includes an optional PromptSmart Extended subscription. Depending on your chosen subscription period (monthly or annual), either a $1.99 purchase or a $19.99 purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of your introductory trial. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled at least within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime within your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more info, see our Help Center, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service: https://promptsmart.com/help