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Lightshot compared
with other teleprompter apps.

Nine side-by-side comparisons, each opening with who should pick which app, then a table of prices in US dollars, store ratings and yes, no or “not found” answers, checked October 8, 2026. Voice-following is shared by several apps; the rest of the workflow matters too.

Written by Lightshot’s maker, with dated sources and a place for where each alternative does better.

Updated

Start with your priorities

The right app
depends on the take.

An iPhone recording, a cross-device setup and a more involved edit can call for different tools. Each comparison follows the same questions.

Read the wider app guide
While you speak
How do the words move, and what happens after a mistake?
After the take
Where do captions, editing, exports and posting happen?
Before you pay
Which devices work, what costs extra, and can you try it first?

Side by side

Choose an app to compare with Lightshot.

What the workflow adds

Voice-following alone isn’t a reason to choose Lightshot. Teleprompter.com’s voice scrolling runs on the device and is free on every plan, and PromptSmart, Norton Five, VoicePrompter, Speakflow, EyePrompt, Cue and HighlightMe follow the speaker’s voice too. Several wait while you go off script, and several put the script next to the lens.

Retakes aren’t unique either: Cue lets you reshoot script sections and merges the best takes, and HighlightMe lets you undo a segment. Lightshot adds lift, land and breathe marks to the script, and its redo trims the take back to the start of the sentence you were reading and rewinds the script there, without splitting the script first. If that sentence started in an earlier recording part, redo removes the whole last part instead. After recording, tapping Auto edit cuts silences and adds captions on your iPhone, with no credits to spend.

Where other apps do better

Some of these apps are the better choice for some people, and each comparison says when.

  • You can try them before paying. Teleprompter.com, PromptSmart Lite, Norton Five, VoicePrompter, Speakflow, BIGVU, Captions, CapCut and Instagram all have a free way in, and Lightshot has no free plan or trial.
  • They run on more devices. Teleprompter.com runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and the web, while Lightshot runs on iPhone only.
  • Some state more voice-follow languages: VoicePrompter says more than 60, Teleprompter.com 28 and PromptSmart+ 15. Lightshot’s depend on your iPhone.
  • Some jump a sentence on a spoken command. Lightshot steps sentences from a Bluetooth remote, a foot pedal or the Apple Watch remote instead.
  • Some fit a studio better. Teleprompter Pro drives several screens at once, and Teleprompter.com’s Director Mode puts the script beside an iPhone Duo’s rear camera. Lightshot links one iPhone to one iPhone.
  • Some cost less or can be bought once. Teleprompter for Video lists annual plans from $29.99, and VoicePrompter and PromptSmart Pro sell one-time purchases. Lightshot is a subscription.

How the comparisons are written

Each comparison states the date its facts were checked, links to the other app’s own pages for its prices and features, and has a section on where that app is the better choice. None quotes an individual review, and other apps’ names are used only to say which app is meant. Lightshot’s side comes from the app itself, including its limits: it is paid only, runs on iPhone only, and its voice-follow languages depend on your iPhone.

QUESTIONS

Questions about the comparisons

Is Lightshot the only teleprompter app that follows your voice?

No. Teleprompter.com, PromptSmart, Norton Five’s Teleprompter for Video, VoicePrompter, Speakflow, EyePrompt, Cue and HighlightMe also follow the speaker’s voice, and Captions matches the speaker’s pace. Lightshot’s version keeps moving at the pace it learns from you, settles on the next unread word when you stop, and holds there if you talk for three seconds without saying a word from the script.

Can I try Lightshot for free before choosing?

No. Lightshot is paid only, at $3.99 a week, $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year in US dollars, with every feature on every plan. There is no free plan or trial, which is why each comparison names the apps you can try for free first.

How current are these comparisons?

Each comparison shows the date its facts were checked on the other app’s own website, pricing page, help center or App Store listing. They are checked again at least every three months, and sooner when either app changes its prices or features.