Rolltake features
Rolltake is a free iPhone teleprompter. It scrolls your script under a fixed reading line near the front camera, records the take, and takes commands from Bluetooth remotes or an Apple Watch so your hands stay out of the shot. This page lists everything in version 1.1, plus the things it does not do.
What's new in 1.1
No watermark, full resolution. Recordings now save at the camera's full resolution with no mark on the video. Version 1.0 capped takes at 720p and added a small "Rolltake" watermark, so if you are still on 1.0, update from the App Store.
Apple Watch app. Install Rolltake on your Watch from the Watch app on your iPhone (under Available Apps). Open a script on the iPhone, then play, pause, and change speed from your wrist.
Background saving. When you stop a take, it saves in the background with a small progress chip on screen, so you can start the next take right away instead of waiting. On iOS 26 the save keeps going after you leave the app, with progress in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen.
Share to Rolltake. Share text from Mail, Notes, ChatGPT, a Safari selection, or a .txt file, pick Rolltake in the share sheet, and it becomes a script. It opens in the editor the next time you open Rolltake. The ChatGPT guide walks through it.
Shortcuts, Siri, and Spotlight. A "Create Rolltake Script" action turns any text into a script, so you can build a shortcut that grabs the clipboard or the output of another action.
Switch scripts from the prompter. Tap the title pill at the top of the prompter to jump between your six most recent scripts without going back to the list.
Top reading line. A new reading line position sits just under the front camera, for the smallest possible gap between your eyes and the lens.
Separate layouts for camera on and off. The prompter keeps one layout for reading with the camera on and another for reading with it off, so setting up a take does not undo your reading setup.
Sorting and editor tools. Sort the script list by Recently Edited, Date Created, or Title A-Z. The editor menu adds Select All, Copy All, and Replace with Clipboard.
Countdown presets. Set the countdown before the scroll starts to Off, 3s, 5s, or 10s.
Better export. Notes, Mail, and Messages get the script title as a formatted heading over the text, Notion and Gmail get plain text, and Save to Files and AirDrop make a .txt file.
Contact Support in Settings. Tap Contact Support to start an email with your Rolltake version, iOS version, and iPhone model already filled in.
The prompter
The script scrolls under a reading line that stays put, so your eyes rest in one spot instead of drifting down the screen. You can move the reading line, including the new Top position under the camera.
Ten speed steps, 70 to 660 words per minute. The speed control steps through 70, 110, 150, 185, 220, 270, 330, 410, 520, and 660 WPM, with 220 as the default. The figures are a guide: the scroll moves line by line, so how many words reach the reading line each minute also depends on your text size and margins. The scroll eases in when you press play, and the speed is saved per script. The speed guide shows how to find your step in two minutes.
Steer while you read. Drag the text to scrub, jump back a sentence when you stumble, and use the countdown (Off, 3s, 5s, or 10s) so the first line waits for you. Elapsed and remaining time show while the script runs.
Edit from the prompter. Open the editor from inside the prompter, fix the line, and close it to carry on.
Display
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Themes | Classic, Amber, Green, Paper, Night |
| Typefaces | Sans, Serif, Rounded, Mono |
| Layout | Text size, margins, and line spacing, changed live while the script scrolls, with separate layouts for camera on and camera off |
| Reading line | Adjustable position, including Top, just under the front camera |
| Rigs | Mirror (horizontal flip) and vertical flip for beam-splitter glass |
Display settings are saved with each script, so a script you always read on a rig keeps its mirror setting. The beam-splitter guide covers mirror mode in a hood.
Camera recording
Turn on the camera in the prompter and Rolltake records from the front camera while the script scrolls over the lens. The text and reading line are never in the video. Takes save to your Photos library.
Recordings save at the camera's full resolution with no watermark. Version 1.0 capped takes at 720p and added a small "Rolltake" mark; update to the latest version for clean, full-resolution recordings. More in the recording guide.
Remote control
Rolltake works with an Apple Watch and with two kinds of Bluetooth remote, all free:
Apple Watch. Install Rolltake on your Watch from the Watch app on your iPhone (under Available Apps). Open a script on the iPhone, then play, pause, and change speed from your wrist. The Apple Watch page covers setup.
Neewer-style BLE teleprompter remotes pair inside the app (Settings, then Teleprompter Remote). Play/pause, text size up and down, and a three-line nudge are mapped.
Keyboard-style devices pair in iOS Settings and need no setup in the app: Bluetooth keyboards, presentation clickers, page-turner rings and pedals, and game controllers. They cover play/pause, speed up and down, and back a sentence.
Exact button maps are in the Neewer remote guide.
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Scripts
Write in the editor, paste, share text in from another app, use the Shortcuts action, or import .txt and .md files from the Files app. Export a script through the iOS share sheet: Notes, Mail, and Messages get the title as a heading over the text, Notion and Gmail get plain text, and Save to Files and AirDrop make a .txt file. The script templates are formatted for reading from a prompter.
Scripts stay on your iPhone. There is no account, no sign-in, and no server, and the app works fully offline.
Web app
A browser version at rolltake.app/app runs the prompter on a laptop or tablet, with .txt and .md import, mirror controls, and the same ten speed steps (shown there as levels 1 to 10). It does not record video.
What Rolltake does not do
Being clear about this saves you a download. Rolltake has no voice-following scroll, no PDF or Word import, no cloud sync between devices, no auto captions, and no iPad layout. It runs on iPhone only (with a companion Apple Watch app), on iOS 17 or later. If any of those matter, the 2026 app comparison lists who does them and what they charge.
Price
Free to download, with no ads, no account, and no in-app purchases right now.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It is free to download with no ads, no account, and no in-app purchases right now. Recordings save at the camera's full resolution with no watermark.
An Apple Watch app, recordings at full resolution with no watermark, background saving so you can record the next take right away, a share extension that turns shared text into a script, a Create Rolltake Script action for Shortcuts, Siri, and Spotlight, script switching from the prompter, separate layouts for camera on and off, a Top reading line position, list sorting, Select All, Copy All, and Replace with Clipboard in the editor, countdown presets, cleaner export, and Contact Support in Settings.
No. You pick one of ten speed steps, from 70 to 660 words per minute, and change it live from the screen or a remote.
Yes. Install it from the Watch app on your iPhone, under Available Apps. Open a script on the iPhone, then play, pause, and change speed from your wrist. Bluetooth teleprompter remotes, keyboards, clickers, page-turner rings, and game controllers work too.
Any iPhone on iOS 17 or later. The background-save progress in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen needs iOS 26.
Rolltake is a free iPhone teleprompter with a fixed reading line, camera recording, and Bluetooth remote control. No account, no ads, no subscription. Download it on the App Store or try the web app.
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