PromptSmart vs Inream Teleprompter
Updated 19 September 2026 · by Viktor, video creator
Choose PromptSmart if you read long scripts and want its patented VoiceTrack speech recognition, remote control from another device, or a studio edition for Windows and Mac. Choose Inream Teleprompter if you want to record in all major browsers on phone and laptop with nothing to install, have the script wait for you in any language, and get subtitles from your script.
We make Inream Teleprompter. The PromptSmart column comes only from its maker’s own pages and app-store listing, checked on 18 September 2026; each cell links to its source.
| Inream Teleprompter | PromptSmart | |
|---|---|---|
| Paid price | $19/month, $35 for 3 months or $73/year | Starter Pack $9.99/month or $99.99/year; Team $19.99/month source |
| Free option | Unlimited recording; exports are 720p with a watermark | 7-day trial; free PromptSmart Lite for iOS (one script at a time, up to 5,000 words) source |
| Where it runs | All major browsers on phone and laptop; nothing to install | iOS and Android apps; Studio Edition for Windows and macOS source |
| Scrolling | Auto-pause (moves while you speak, waits when you stop; detects your voice, not your words), Linear 60-200 words per minute, Adaptive (learns your pace) | VoiceTrack speech recognition: moves as you speak, stops when you pause or improvise; also fixed rates source |
| Languages | Any language or accent for scrolling (no speech recognition) | VoiceTrack: English, Spanish, French, Russian, German source |
| Records the video | Yes, with the phone or laptop camera | Yes, in the iOS and Android apps source |
| Fixing a stumble | Step the script back a line and re-read it while the take keeps recording; afterwards trim the start and end, or retake the whole take | Not described on its pages |
| Subtitles | Made from your script, word for word; editable; .srt file included; free | Help centre section on generating .srt caption files source |
| Where videos are stored | On your device; uploaded only for the length of a server render when the phone cannot render the video itself, then deleted | On the device; scripts sync via cloud source |
Checked 18 September 2026: promptsmart.com/pricing.html, apps.apple.com/us/app/promptsmart-lite-teleprompter/id922921003, promptsmart.com/promptsmart-pro, promptsmart.com/how-it-works.html, promptsmart.com/help.html. “—” or “not described” means the page does not say.
Choose PromptSmart if
- You want word-by-word tracking that resumes when you come back to the script after improvising.
- A second person runs the prompter from another device (Remote Control Room).
- You need a desktop studio edition for Windows or macOS.
Choose Inream Teleprompter if
- You want nothing to install: it runs in the browser.
- You speak a language VoiceTrack does not cover: Auto-pause works with any language or accent.
- You want subtitles made from your script, with an .srt file, on the free plan.
Speech recognition or voice detection?
PromptSmart’s VoiceTrack matches your words to the script, so it can find your place after an ad-lib, in five supported languages. Inream Teleprompter’s Auto-pause detects whether you are speaking and calibrates to the room’s noise during the countdown; it works in any language but does not jump to a word you skipped to.
Questions
Is Inream Teleprompter a PromptSmart alternative?
Yes, for recording to camera in a browser. For crew remote control or a desktop studio app, PromptSmart does more.
Which works with any accent?
Inream Teleprompter’s Auto-pause detects your voice rather than your words, so accent and language do not matter. VoiceTrack lists five languages.
Which one is cheaper?
PromptSmart: its Starter Pack is $9.99/month or $99.99/year, against $19/month, $35 for 3 months or $73/year for Inream Teleprompter Pro. Inream Teleprompter also has a free plan with unlimited recording; PromptSmart offers a 7-day trial and a free Lite iOS app.