TellieBIGVU alternative
A BIGVU alternative built for the Mac.
BIGVU is a video app with a teleprompter inside, made for your phone and your browser. If what you want is your script beside your Mac camera, for calls and recordings alike, Tellie is built for exactly that.
First, should you switch at all?
Maybe not. BIGVU is a phone-first video studio: it records, captions and edits short clips, and the teleprompter is one part of that. If your videos start and finish on an iPhone, keep it. Tellie does not record or edit video, and it never will.
The trouble starts when the camera you care about is the one on your Mac. BIGVU has no native Mac app. You run its iPad app on an Apple silicon Mac, or open its teleprompter in a browser tab, and either way the script sits on the recording screen rather than up by the lens. Join a Zoom call and it has nothing to offer, because it was built to film, not to sit quietly beside a live conversation.
What Tellie does instead
Tellie lives in the MacBook notch, an inch from the camera, and keeps your words there while you use whatever you already record or call with: Zoom, Teams, Meet, QuickTime, OBS, Loom. macOS hides it from all of them, so a screen share shows your slides and never your script.
With Pro, it also listens. Voice Follow matches the words you say to the script on your Mac and holds your line by the lens, so a pause, a question or a tangent never sends you hunting for your place. BIGVU scrolls at a speed you set.
| Tellie | BIGVU | |
|---|---|---|
| Native Mac app | Yes | iPad app on Apple silicon, or a browser tab |
| Script position | In the notch, by the lens | On the recording screen |
| How it scrolls | Follows the words you say (Pro), or your set speed | Speed you set |
| Hidden on Zoom and screen share | Yes | No claim found |
| Works during live calls | Yes | Built for recording |
| Records and edits video | No, use the apps you have | Yes |
| Price | Free, Pro $29 once | Free tier, paid from $12/mo or $149/yr |
From bigvu.tv and BIGVU's App Store listing as of October 8, 2026.
The money
BIGVU's free plan caps videos at 9 minutes and exports 720p with a watermark; paid plans run from $12 a month or $149 a year up to $49 a month. Tellie's teleprompter is free for good, and Pro is a single $29 payment that covers up to 3 Macs. A year of BIGVU Starter costs about five times that.
BIGVU and Tellie, quick answers
Does BIGVU have a Mac app?
BIGVU does not offer a native Mac app. On Apple silicon Macs you can run its iPad app, or use its teleprompter in a browser. Tellie is a native Mac app that lives in the MacBook notch.
Is Tellie cheaper than BIGVU?
Over time, yes. Tellie is free to download and Pro is $29 once. BIGVU has a free tier and paid plans from $12 a month or $149 a year, as published.
Can I record video with Tellie?
Tellie is a teleprompter, not a video editor. Keep recording with QuickTime, OBS, Loom, Zoom or any app you like, and Tellie stays invisible to all of them.
Does Tellie follow my voice?
Yes, with Pro. Voice Follow matches the words you say to your script on your Mac, in more than 40 languages, and waits when you pause. Every download includes Pro free for 10 days.
Your script by the camera, on the Mac you already use.
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