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Tellie vs. Avocado, honestly compared
Tellie follows the words you actually say. Avocado scrolls to the sound of your voice. Both live in the MacBook notch and stay invisible on Zoom, and Tellie Pro is $29 once, where Avocado Pro is a subscription.
Each download unlocks all of Tellie for 10 days. No account, no card.
The core difference
What “follows your voice” means
Avocado
Sound-paced scrolling
A polished notch prompter that moves while it hears you talking and pauses when you go quiet. It keeps a rhythm, but it doesn't know which words you said. Skip a line, double back or say it differently, and it keeps rolling to its own clock.
Tellie
Word-level tracking
On-device speech recognition matches your spoken words to the script, so the read line sits on the exact words you're saying. Backtrack and it follows you back. Ad-lib and it waits, then picks up where you return.
Side by side
Tellie vs. Avocado, feature by feature
Both are native Mac notch teleprompters that hide on screen share.
| Feature | Tellie | Avocado |
|---|---|---|
| Follows your voice | Word-level: your actual words | Sound-paced: scrolls while you talk |
| Lives in the MacBook notch | Yes | Yes |
| Invisible on Zoom & recordings | Yes | Yes |
| Must-cover coaching | Yes: Stagehand marks + Take Coach | Rehearsal history & timing |
| Phone or tablet as prompter + remote | Companion (Pro) | Director Mode + Viewer, up to 5 devices |
| Slide notes | Keynote (Presenter Magic) | PowerPoint import |
| Runs on-device (nothing leaves your Mac) | Yes | Yes |
| Says your next line in your ear | Yes: Nudge (Pro), only in Tellie | No |
| Price | Free tier · Pro $29 once | Free tier · Pro $7.99/mo or $79.99/yr |
The honest summary: Tellie leads on word-level following and a one-time price, and only Tellie can say your next line in your ear; Avocado is further along on multi-device prompting and PowerPoint.
Prices as published by each maker. Check the latest before you buy, or visit Avocado and judge for yourself.
Stagehand PRO
Tellie makes sure you say the thing you came to say
Both apps can time a rehearsal. Stagehand also keeps track of what you covered: mark your must-cover points and each one checks off the moment you say it, in any wording, with a gentle nudge while there's still time to cover everything. Then Take Coach scores the take and gives you one fix. All on-device.
Honest advice
When Avocado is the better pick
Avocado is a genuinely good app, and it does some things Tellie does not do yet.
Pick Avocado if
- A second operator drives the prompter on your shoots. Director Mode and Viewer are more mature than Tellie's Companion.
- You need the script mirrored across several devices at once.
- Your notes live in PowerPoint. Avocado imports it directly; Tellie's Presenter Magic is Keynote-only.
- You'd rather start on a permanent free tier that already includes voice scrolling, and pay monthly only when you need more.
Pick Tellie if
- You want a prompter that follows the words you actually say, through skips, backtracks and ad-libs.
- You want a calm, simple prompter: one row of controls, nothing to set up, no account.
- You want your key points kept track of, so you land the one you came to make.
- You'd rather pay $29 once than every month.
“I’d downloaded teleprompters before, but they were always too much fuss to set up. But this is a teleprompter that listens to you.”
Tellie vs. Avocado: common questions
More in Help, or email Steve at steve@skytech.io. He answers every message himself.
Is Tellie or Avocado better?
Neither is better for everyone. Tellie is the pick if you want a prompter that follows the exact words you say and coaches you to cover your key points, at a one-time $29. Avocado is the pick if you need mature multi-device prompting, a second-operator remote, or PowerPoint import today. Both are native Mac notch prompters that hide on screen share.
What is the real difference between Tellie and Avocado?
How they follow your voice. Avocado scrolls to the sound of you talking; Tellie matches the words you say against your script, so it follows you through skips, backtracks, and ad-libs, and can check off the points you actually made. And only Tellie has Nudge: lose your place and it says your next line in your ear, through AirPods or any headphones (Pro, Beta).
Is Tellie cheaper than Avocado?
Over time, yes. Tellie Pro is a one-time $29; Avocado Pro is a subscription ($7.99/mo or $79.99/yr as published). Both have a free tier, and Tellie includes 10 days of Pro with no card.
Can Tellie or Avocado use a phone or tablet as the prompter?
Both can. Avocado's Director Mode and Viewer run across up to 5 devices and are the more mature option today, including a second operator driving the prompter. Tellie's Companion (Pro) turns your phone, tablet or laptop into the prompter and remote over your own Wi-Fi, while your Mac does the listening.
Do Tellie and Avocado work with PowerPoint or Keynote?
Avocado imports PowerPoint directly. Tellie's Presenter Magic shows your Keynote speaker notes in the notch and is Keynote-only.
Tellie, head to head
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Words, not just sound. Once, not monthly.
Download Tellie free and see the difference on your own script. Ten days of Pro on the house, no card.