This guides provides an overview and comparison of CuePrompter, Teleprompter Mirror, PromptDog, BIGVU Teleprompter, and Teleprompter Premium.
This guide helps you evaluate which teleprompter application is the most suited for you to self-capture videos. For each app, this guide provide information on platform availability, teleprompting features, and cost.
If you are looking for help on self-capturing, we have multiple guides available.
This guides contains information and recommendations about non-vetted tools. These tools are not part of the academic toolbox and are not supported. If you are implementing a non-vetted tool in your course, we encourage you to review our guide to safely implementing un-vetted tools in your course. It helps to ensure that you are implementing these tools according to U of T's guidelines for third party tools. We want you to use great tools in your course - but safely, securely, and thoughtfully.
There are many teleprompter apps with different levels of functionality. This guide looks at the following five options:
| CuePrompter | Teleprompter Mirror | PromptDog | BIGVU Teleprompter | Teleprompter Premium | |
| Available on Desktop | Yes, web-based | Yes, web-based | Yes, Win/Mac | Yes, web-based | Yes, Mac-only |
| Available on Mobile | No | No | No | Yes, iOS/Android | Yes, iOS-only |
| Cost | Free | Free | $99 (one-time) | $18.99/month | Free |
| Record w/ Phone Only | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Record w/ Computer Only | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Record w/ Webcam or Phone, Teleprompter w/ Computer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Good for | Self-capturing with a webcam or a phone mounted on top of a computer screen | Self-capturing with a webcam or a phone mounted on top of a computer screen | Self-capturing with a webcam or a phone mounted on top of a computer screen | Self-capturing with a phone only, or a webcam or a phone mounted on top of a computer screen | Self-capturing with a phone only, or a webcam or a phone mounted on top of a computer screen |
| Minimum Hardware Required | Computer with a webcam |
Computer with a webcam |
Computer with a webcam |
Phone with front camera |
iPhone with front camera |
| Sign-up Required? | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
For instructions on what kind of teleprompter setup and how to set up to record with a teleprompter, please visit our teleprompter setup guide.