Teleprompter · iPhone
A teleprompter app for iPhone that records your video too
The hardest part of a talking-head take is remembering your words while looking at the lens. A teleprompter solves that, but most prompter apps hand you a recording you still have to edit somewhere else.
In Zella the prompter sits on top of the camera you are already filming with, and the take goes straight into the editor, where Auto-Polish can cut the pauses, caption you and lay in music the moment you stop.
- iPhone
- Free on every tier
Quick answer
Zella for iPhone is a free teleprompter app that records video, because the prompter is built into the camera: tap Teleprompter above the record button, paste your script, and it scrolls over the preview while you record. You set the Reading pace in words per minute and the scroll is timed to your script, so it finishes when you do. The script never appears in the video, and it is free on iOS 18 or later.
How to do it in Zella
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Step 1: Start a camera recording
Open Zella, start a camera recording and pick the front camera, so the script sits right under the lens you are talking to.
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Step 2: Open the teleprompter
Tap Teleprompter above the record button. The panel starts collapsed, because most takes are unscripted.
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Step 3: Paste or type your script
Add the text you want to read. It shows on your screen only and is never written into the recording.
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Step 4: Set the reading pace
Set Reading pace in words per minute. Zella times the scroll to your script's real laid-out height, so the last line arrives as you finish.
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Step 5: Record your take
Tap record. The prompter waits a beat after the countdown before it moves, pauses when you pause and rewinds between takes.
Why do it this way
A pace you can reason about
Words per minute is a number you can match to how you actually talk, instead of guessing at an abstract speed dial and restarting the take.
Built for retakes
It pauses with you, rewinds between takes and holds a couple of lines back at the end, so the last sentence is still on screen when you reach it.
Straight into the edit
Stop recording and the take is already on the timeline. One tap of Auto-Polish cuts silences and fillers, captions you and adds a music bed that dips under your voice.
What you need
- iPhone on iOS 18 or later
- Camera recordings only: on a screen recording the script would become part of what is recorded
- Free on every tier: no watermark, exports up to 2 minutes at 1080p
Questions
Does the script show up in my video?
No. The script is drawn on your screen only and is never written into the recording.
Can I use the teleprompter while recording my screen?
No, it is camera-only. On a screen recording the prompter would be captured as part of the video, so Zella offers it only over the camera preview.
How do I control the scroll speed?
Set Reading pace in words per minute. Zella measures how tall your script is once laid out and times the scroll so it finishes when you do.
Is the teleprompter in the Mac app?
No. The teleprompter is part of Zella for iPhone. You can still hand a phone project to the Mac as a .zella file to finish the edit on a bigger screen.
Is it free?
Yes. The teleprompter, the camera, the editor and all of the AI are free, with no watermark and no account. Free exports run up to 2 minutes at up to 1080p.
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