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Teleprompter and video editing guides for iPhone creators
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What competing apps cost
List prices, plan limits and what a year costs, read from each seller on the date shown.
- CapCut pricing in 2026: what free, Standard and Pro cost CapCut is free to start. On the App Store Standard is $9.99 a month and Pro is $19.99. Here is what each tier adds and what a year costs.
- Descript pricing in 2026: every plan and what it costs Descript is free for 60 media minutes a month. Paid plans run $16 to $65 a month depending on billing. See each plan's hours, export quality and credits.
- BIGVU pricing in 2026: plans, limits and what you pay BIGVU is free with a watermark. Paid plans run from $12 to $239 a month, and 4K needs AI Pro at $19. Plans, length limits and one pricing oddity.
- Captions app pricing in 2026: Max, Frontier and credits The Captions app is free with basic editing. Max is $24.99 a month for 500 credits, and Frontier runs $69.99 to $279.99. What credits buy and cost.
Two apps, compared row by row
Editors that people weigh against each other, and where each is better.
- Descript vs CapCut for talking-head video Descript edits video by editing its transcript. CapCut is a phone-first timeline editor. Prices, filler and retake removal, and which suits spoken video.
- Captions vs CapCut: AI edits, credits and price Captions charges $24.99 a month for 500 AI credits. CapCut charges $9.99 or $19.99 a month. How they differ on AI edits, teleprompter and account.
Teleprompter for your kind of video
Script length, setup and quality for the place your video ends up.
- Teleprompter app for YouTube videos on iPhone What a YouTube teleprompter needs: a script that fits your video length, voice following for long reads, and quality that survives upload. Setup for iPhone.
- Teleprompter app for TikTok videos on iPhone TikTok has a built-in teleprompter. Here's when to use it, when to record elsewhere, and how many words a 15 to 90 second TikTok script really needs.