Que’d
Guide · reading on camera
Which teleprompter keeps your eyes on the iPhone camera?
Que’d shows one phrase at a time at the very top of the screen, right under the iPhone’s front camera, and lights each word at the pace you set. It runs in Safari with nothing to download, you can see yourself in a small camera window while you read, and the take is recorded and saved on your phone.
Why does it matter where the words sit on an iPhone?
The front camera is at the very top of the phone. A scrolling prompter puts the line you’re reading in the middle of the screen, so your eyes sit below the lens and the video shows you looking down. Que’d pins the current phrase to the top edge, right under the camera, so reading it and looking at your viewer are almost the same thing.
How is Que’d different from a scrolling teleprompter?
| Scrolling prompter | Que’d | |
|---|---|---|
| What you see | The whole script rolling past | One phrase, with the next one dimmed below |
| Where your eyes go | Down the middle of the screen | The top edge, under the camera |
| Pace | Scroll speed | Words light up at 110 to 190 words a minute |
| Pauses and emphasis | None | Beats, breaths and stressed words marked in the script |
| Install | App Store | Runs in Safari; nothing to install |
How do you set it up on an iPhone?
- Step 1
Open qued.ca/try in Safari
Pick a sample script or paste your own. Nothing to download, no account.
- Step 2
Hold it at eye level
Portrait, front camera, about an arm’s length away. Allow the camera when Safari asks, and you’ll see yourself in a small window you can drag, pinch or double-tap.
- Step 3
Read, record, save
Press Play to rehearse or Record to capture the take. Save it to Photos or Files, or share it straight from the phone.
Tips for reading on an iPhone without looking like it
- Raise the phone, don’t lower your chin. The lens should be level with your eyes.
- Read a phrase, then look up. Each phrase is short on purpose, so a glance is enough.
- Use the beats. A
/is a short pause,//a breath. They stop you rushing. - Pick a pace you can hold. 140 to 160 words a minute sounds natural for most people.
- Using teleprompter glass? Turn the camera window off: the stage is true black so it disappears behind the glass.
Questions
Do I need to download a teleprompter app for iPhone?
Not for Que’d. It runs in Safari, so you can try it at qued.ca/try right away with nothing to install.
Does Que’d work with the iPhone front camera?
Yes. The current phrase sits at the top edge of the screen, right under the front camera, and you can see yourself in a small camera window while you read.
Can I record video with captions on my iPhone?
You can record a take on the Try page and save it to your phone. The full Que’d app also writes SRT and VTT caption files from the words of your script, with no speech recognition.
Is my video uploaded when I record on iPhone?
No. The take stays on your phone until you save or share it yourself. Nothing is uploaded.
Does it work with a teleprompter rig or beam-splitter glass?
It’s made for it. The stage is true black so the screen disappears behind the glass, and the full app has a mirror setting for rigs that flip the image. We haven’t put it on every rig yet, so tell us how yours goes.
Read it once. Look up. Send it.
No sign-up to try. Your words sit right under the lens, and the take stays on your device.