# Small Size Video Recorder — user reviews > 100 indexed App Store user reviews of Small Size Video Recorder by 勇 陈, rated 4.44/5 from 158 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/small-size-video-recorder/id688718205/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/small-size-video-recorder/id688718205.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 112 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Small Size Video Recorder? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💾 Saves significant storage space - 👍 Easy to use interface - 🎛️ Good control over resolution/bitrate - ✅ Better than native camera app - ⏸️ Pause recording functionality - 🌟 High quality at lower file sizes - 💲 Fair pricing for paid version - 📹 Useful for long videos - 📱 Matches old-school camcorder feel - 🎚️ Adjustable resolution - 📸 Good for specific use cases (e.g., surveillance, dance figures) - ✨ Continuous auto-focus - 📂 Saves as .mov files (handier for some) - 👍 Worth the purchase price **Cons** - ⏳ 20-second recording limit (free version) - 💰 Forced to pay for full functionality - 📉 Lower quality than desired by some - 📱 Image stabilization not working outside native apps - ⚠️ Low battery warning interrupts recording - 🔄 Doesn't save previous resolution choice - 🚫 Upload/transfer features not functional for some - ⏳ Recording duration limits - ❓ Complicated editing/deletion - 🤔 Annoying pop-up messages/ads - 🐌 Slow loading times - ⏸️ Pause/play buttons sometimes not functional - 🚫 No zoom functionality - ❌ Videos damaged if recorded over 1 hour - 📳 Notifications stop recording - 💾 Videos not saving - 🎛️ Limited video settings (e.g., no 60fps, 4K) - 🐛 Bugs and crashes - 💸 Paid version issues (not unlocking) - ❓ Time limit for recording - 🔄 Resolution setting resets on app exit - 🤔 Refocuses during recording - 🗑️ Files not saved - 🤷‍♂️ No selectable bitrate - ❓ Why the 20-second limit? - 🚫 No free options for longer recordings - ⚠️ Update ruined app (20-second limit) - ❓ Notification problem (low battery, texts, etc.) stops recording - 🐛 App crashes - ❓ Missing features like slo-mo and timelapse - 🚫 No zoom functionality - ❓ Can't figure out editing/deletion - 🚫 Uploads don't work - ❓ Recording duration limits - 🚫 No selectable bitrate - ❓ Time limit for recording - 🐛 Bugs and crashes - 💸 Paid version issues (not unlocking) - ❓ Missing features like slo-mo and timelapse - 🚫 No zoom functionality - ❓ Can't figure out editing/deletion - 🚫 Uploads don't work **Commonly reported bugs** - Upload/transfer features not functional - Recording duration limits - Pause/play buttons sometimes not functional - Videos damaged if recorded over 1 hour - Notifications stop recording - Videos not saving - App crashes - Paid version not unlocking - Resolution setting resets on app exit - Refocuses during recording - Files not saved - Notification problem (low battery, texts, etc.) stops recording **Most requested features** - Save previous resolution choice - Higher quality options (up to 4K 60fps) - Stereo audio recording - Remember last used camera (front/back) - 240p option - Support for wide angle lens - Ability to use front facing camera - Ability to change bitrate for slo-mo videos - Apple Watch remote to turn on camera - Record up to 5-6 hours - Add zoom functionality - Change frame rate - Digital zoom feature - Improve zoom in low resolution - Add slo-mo and timelapse features ## Newest reviews (16 of 100) ### 3/5 — Needs to save previous resolution choice. *2024-09-18, version 3.6.1* If it would’ve my last choice of resolution I’d pay for the app upgrade. I’m uninstalling now. If you add this feature, email me! nussjunk -at- gmail dot com ### 2/5 — Needs higher-quality *2023-11-04, version 3.6.1* Needs higher-quality than 1920x 1080 needs quality up to 4K 60 and stereo audio ### 4/5 — pretty straightforward good price *2022-10-01, version 3.6.1* they get you again for a few bucks for compression formats but overall I am stoked ### 5/5 — It’s the app Apple should have made! *2022-02-28, version 3.6.1* It’s fantastic! All kinds of resolution options! ### 4/5 — It’s ok *2022-02-21, version 3.6.1* I like the concept but it doesn’t automatically save to photos ### 5/5 — Great app *2021-09-23, version 3.6.1* Save space. Also can record at any resolution ### 5/5 — Great app *2021-05-11, version 3.6.1* Easy to use. It’s recordings are true and strong in photographic accuracy. ### 3/5 — Worked great at first but now max recording time even lowest resolution is ~20 minutes *2021-03-10, version 3.6.1* Need to fix recording duration, clearing memory did not help. ### 5/5 — Great *2021-03-05, version 3.6.1* It does exactly what I need it to do - shoot and shrink video🙏🏼 I also appreciate that I am able to easy upload to Google Drive. Thanks a lot! :) ### 5/5 — Prático *2020-12-09, version 3.6.1* Simples e eficiente. Recomendo! ### 5/5 — ! *2020-12-03, version 3.6.1* Awesome ### 5/5 — Great *2020-11-18, version 3.6.1* Great! Does exactly what I wanted to do which is to record videos at a reduced frame rate. ### 2/5 — Annoying *2020-10-31, version 3.6.1* Works well but Waste of my time, it did not tell me before there was a 20 second restriction. They should’ve been clearer. I wouldn’t even mind if they got support from advertising revenue ### 5/5 — Really good.!!! *2020-09-18, version 3.6.1* It works ### 5/5 — Very easy access service *2020-07-21, version 3.6* Very easy and free to access service , you can record video 360p in free. ### 5/5 — Very useful for long videos (surveillance) *2020-06-24, version 3.6* Simple and allows for lower res videos. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Отвратительное приложение *2025-05-14, version 3.6.1* Загорода видео ограничением в 20 секунд, а после покупки перестало вообще работать ### 1/5 — Great app *2024-11-17, version 3.6.1* 1 Star only because it costs money when it used to be free. A great app though, I am a coach and use it to record game and practice video at a good resolution with respect to size/clarity. Much better than a camcorder ### 1/5 — Uploads Don’t Work *2021-06-15, version 3.6.1* The recording aspect of this app works fine but none of the transfer/upload features are functional (Dropbox, drive, save to files, airdrop etc). This unfortunately renders the app useless and as the last developer update was 9 months ago it seems unlikely to be fixed soon. ### 1/5 — It's a Chinese app don't install this *2021-01-07, version 3.6.1* It's a Chinese app don't install this ### 1/5 — Best app ever *2020-05-24, version 3.6* This is the biggest app ever I can record my videos and show my friends ### 1/5 — More bugs than Canada! *2019-05-16, version 3.5* What garbage! Don’t bother! $2.79 🤬 ### 1/5 — Scam *2019-03-29, version 3.5* I paid for the app, but it never unlocked. Almost a week later and complaints to the author and to Apple have been ignored. With the trial size record length, it is of no use to anyone. Do not buy. ### 1/5 — No selectable bitrate *2019-03-22, version 3.5* The only setting available is resolution. This is no better than the the built in camera app ### 1/5 — Если во время съёмки кто-то позвонил, снятое виде исчезает, и нужно начинать снимать заново. *2017-09-21, version 3.4* Плохо ### 1/5 — Don't get this app *2017-08-25, version 3.4* Whenever you record something pops up and u have to buy it to get rid of it 😭😭 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Niccce *2025-09-29, version 3.6.1* Awesome ### 5/5 — Game changer! *2024-11-30, version 3.6.1* Saves me so much space without sacrificing quality! ### 5/5 — Finally! Control over file size (and pausing the recording without making a new clip) *2023-08-21, version 3.6.1* ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Finally! Control over file size (and pausing the recording without making a new clip). Another added benefit is that when recording at low quality it’s a bit zoomed out instead of in, so you can record a persons whole body for dance figures etc. 🪱🍎One downside is that the miraculous image stabilization built into the iPhone doesn’t work outside of apple’s native apps. But that is likely an apple problem, and not the fault of this developer… 🤨 It just makes you think about whether you really own the device that you bought, if the manufacturer and owner of the app store can prevent competing apps from accessing the miraculous image stabilization built into your device. We do indeed live in a society. 🤪 ### 5/5 — Better than iOS default camera app *2023-05-31, version 3.6.1* I have been using this app for years to record videos mainly due to it having many advantages over the default app such as more flexibility in resolutions, pause recording, and a recording time remaining display. What has been most beneficial though is the continuous auto focus. Having to constantly touch the screen to get it to focus on what I wanted was giving me a headache, and this app solved that issue. The only downside is that the video cuts out when the low battery warning comes on but it’s no biggie. ### 5/5 — Virtually my MOST used & go-to app for capturing video! *2023-05-07, version 3.6.1* I LOVE that it lets you capture video in a standard definition with lower bitrate. It matches identically with what an old school Camcorder would capture around 2000. Or in other words it’s able to produce what pretty much is a VHS tape 📼 with it set to ‘SP’ and my iPhone being 119gb That’s like… a whole 2 rows of tapes on a shelf’s worth. It lets you capture a butt f***n TON of footage that all looks just as good as it rightfully needs to look. There’s like.. nothing that should need 4K HD resolution image quality.. It’s just a waste. Waste of space. Waste of resources. A standard DVD-Video 📀 disc was/is the perfect standard for all storage/ video playback purposes. If I pop in a movie to watch on DVD.. No one would even notice or care Unless you were somehow presenting to a BIG audience but who’s gonna have over 10 people to watch the same screen? THIS APP .. fixes & fills in what my iPhone 6s camera original app lacks. Apart from SD quality capture/ low file sizes.. I can actually ‘pinch’ zoom in / out on the selfie camera mode. (Can’t with the original app) Then (just like an actual camcorder) You can hit a pause button ⏸ that turns into a ▶️ button until you press it to resume recording. It also I noticed stores it as a ‘slightly’ different sorta file format than the original app does with videos. Yeah, I just checked, it saved them as .mov Instead of .mp4 Which for some reason is handier and plays back on ANY device. So TWO thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻 For this app’s developer !! SERIOUSLY worth the 💵 Purchasing the paid version. Big time. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2023-02-03, version 3.6.1* Great app for taking videos with a low file size. Customization options are just right. ### 5/5 — Nifty App *2023-01-24, version 3.6.1* My kind of app. Simple to use and gets the job done. The adjustable resolution and easy to use interface makes it perfect for my needs. ### 5/5 — Nice video App *2022-06-23, version 3.6.1* Needed an easy way to record video using less storage. This makes it easy, with the quality still good. Very happy. ### 5/5 — Fantastic review - a MUAT BUY for anyone sharing social video *2022-05-21, version 3.6.1* What a great app. It allows you to record videos in various bitrates including 720p and you can get a ten minute video at h see 300mb. This is great and something that the native iPhone camera doesn’t allow. I am super happy to pay for this one. ### 5/5 — Probably best in class *2022-05-18, version 3.6.1* For the people who actually need an app to record low res video, I promise you guys, I tried all of them. This one is the best. I would like to suggest to the developer that if the app remembers the last used camera (front or back) on opening, this would be awesome. Most of us use such a niche app for 1 task only, and most of the time, this task should use the same camera. So having it defaulted to the back camera on every opening is kind of a 1 click / 1 more second that adds up in user experience. Hope you guys welcome my suggestion. Also, a 240p option would be a pretty cool bonus. You guys rock. Thank you. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-02.*