# Nik's Playback App — Complete screen control

> Complete screen control (iPhone/iPad app by Nikolai Efimov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/niks-playback-app/id6475483656 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nikolai Efimov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1724224160)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 44 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2024-04-18
- Data updated: 2026-07-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/niks-playback-app/id6475483656/reviews.md

## What is Nik's Playback App?

Create mixed photo and video playlists, and use your device's entire screen to display only what you intend. This app was created for the film/TV industry, for occasions when a phone or tablet needs to 'perform' on camera, but it may be useful to anyone who wants to use their device screen as a highly customizable, flexible and remotely controllable display.
Features include:
-Assignable hotkeys for a remote Bluetooth keyboard
-User-defined unlock code to unlock the display during playback
-Use the proximity sensor to simulate a phone call
-Support for on-device camera, with working photo and video recording during playback
-Image adjustment settings (including numerical colour temperature correction)
-Stretch and reposition any image or video
-Save and load playlists
-Generate a chroma green, blue, or any single-colour screen sized to the device display, with or without tracking marks to assist screen replacement in postproduction.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock this device for a year | $9.99 | one-time |
| Unlock this device for a month | $3.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.5 — 2026-07-02

Backend updates and minor UI fixes

### 1.3.4 — 2026-06-04

Various back-end code optimizations

### 1.3.3 — 2026-02-16

Fixed a bug that caused a half-second delay when opening drop-down menus.
Added a command to disable/enable all hotkeys (except for the one used to send this command).
Fixed an issue where a command to jump to a currently-paused video would leave it in its paused state. Now jumping to a paused video will play the video.

### 1.3.2 — 2026-01-29

Addressed a bug that caused drop-down menus to not work properly.
This is a temporary fix that will result in a half-second delay when a drop-down menu button is tapped.
The next version will attempt to alleviate this delay.

### 1.3.1 — 2026-01-21

Added a hotkey and command to finely adjust the rotation of images and videos, with 0.1 degree granularity.

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