Comparison

ProMovie Recorder vs iSoftBox

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

ProMovie Recorder

Unlock advanced video recording capabilities on your mobile device. Take full control of exposure, focus, frame rate, and audio settings to create professional-quality clips. Supports high resolutions and frame rates, external microphones, and various camera accessories.

Highlights
  • 4K and 1080p video recording up to 240FPS
  • Manual exposure, focus, and white balance control
  • High bitrate video recording
  • Switch between Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto cameras
  • External microphone and audio monitoring support
  • Grids, cropping guides, and level indicator
Features
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ProMovie Recorder is a feature-rich yet easy-to-use video camera App for your iPhone and iPad. Take control of exposure, focus, frame rate, and every other aspect of video recording right at your fingertip. Take full advantage of your device's videography capability and create professional clips. • 4K video recording (up to 120FPS) ¹. • 1080p video recording (up to 240FPS) ². • Manual camera control for exposure, shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance. • High-quality video recording with up to 224Mbps bitrate. • Switch between Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto cameras ³. ******** An In-App Purchase is required to record videos without the 'ProMovie Recorder' watermark. ******** Audio features: • External microphones (Lightning/3.5 mm headphone jack ⁴/Bluetooth). • Stereo audio recording *. • Audio monitoring through headphones and Bluetooth headphones. • On-screen audio level indicator. • Audio gain control *. • Supported audio formats: 256 Kbps AAC, 16-bit PCM. Camera control: • Separate Exposure Point and Focus Point. • Exposure compensation. • Manual control/parameter lock for: - Shutter Speed/ISO - Color Temperature - Focus • White balance presets. • White balance calibration with gray cards. Supported accessories: • 2.4:1 anamorphic adapters. • Video rotation/flip for lens accessories. • External displays connected via Lightning-to-HDMI/VGA adapters. • Bluetooth remote *. Other features: • Grids and cropping guides for easier composition. • Full-screen modes. • Level (tilt indicator). • Both HEVC and H.264 encoding *. • Standard and Cinematic stabilization mode. ¹ 4K @30FPS: iPhone 6s/6s Plus/SE and newer, iPad (2022), iPad Mini (2021 and newer), iPad Air (2020 and newer), iPad Pro 9.7-in., iPad Pro 10.5-in., iPad Pro 12.9-in. (2017 and newer), iPad Pro 11-in. (all models), iPad Pro 13-in. 4K @60FPS: iPhone 8/8 Plus/X and newer, iPad (2022), iPad Mini (2021 and newer), iPad Air (2020 and newer), iPad Pro 12.9-in. (2018 and newer), iPad Pro 11-in. (all models), iPad Pro 13-in. 4K @120FPS: iPhone 16 Pro/16 Pro Max/17 Pro/17 Pro Max. ² 1080p @30FPS: iPhone 5s and newer, iPad (2017 and newer), iPad Mini (2013 and newer), iPad Air (all models), iPad Pro (all models). 1080p @60FPS: iPhone 6/6 Plus/SE and newer, iPad (2022), iPad Mini (2021 and newer), iPad Air (2020 and newer), iPad Pro 9.7-in., iPad Pro 10.5-in., iPad Pro 12.9-in. (2017 and newer), iPad Pro 11-in. (all models), iPad Pro 13-in. 1080p @120FPS: iPhone 6s/6s Plus/SE and newer, iPad (2022), iPad Mini (2021 and newer), iPad Air (2020 and newer), iPad Pro 9.7-in., iPad Pro 10.5-in., iPad Pro 12.9-in. (2017 and newer), iPad Pro 11-in. (all models), iPad Pro 13-in. 1080p @240FPS: iPhone 8/8 Plus/X and newer, iPad (2022), iPad Mini (2021 and newer), iPad Air (2020 and newer), iPad Pro 12.9-in. (2018 and newer), iPad Pro 11-in. (all models), iPad Pro 13-in. ³ For iPhone and iPad models with Ultra Wide and/or Telephoto cameras. ⁴ Depending on your iPhone/iPad model and microphone connector, some of the following adapters may be required: • TRS to TRRS adapter • Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter • USB-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter * For supported devices only. Contact us: support@ProMovieApp.com

About

iSoftBox

This creative lighting tool allows photographers to illuminate subjects and add accent colors using their mobile devices. Explore dramatic effects with multiple devices or image stacking for enhanced still photography.

Highlights
  • Key light illumination
  • Accent light for colors
  • Multiple device synchronization
  • Image stacking for dramatic effects
  • Creative lighting control
Features
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iSoftBox turns your iPhone or iPad into a clean, controllable light source for photography. Use the display you already have to illuminate small subjects, digitize film, create calibration frames, or paint with light. A Clean, Full-Screen Light The selected color fills the entire display without permanent controls, toolbars, or status indicators contaminating the light. Choose HSB to shape hue, saturation, and brightness, or switch to CCT to fine-tune white light through temperature, tint, and intensity. A temporary visual readout appears only while you make an adjustment. Made for Real Photography • Product and Macro Lighting — Use one device as a key, fill, rim, or accent light for small subjects. Combine multiple devices when your setup needs more coverage or separation. • Film Digitizing — Place a negative carrier over a neutral white screen to create a practical backlight for camera scanning. • Astrophotography Flat Frames — Rest the device over an upward-facing telescope aperture and use its uniform screen to capture flat-field calibration frames. • Light Painting — Move a colored screen through a long exposure to create broad, expressive trails that are difficult to achieve with a point light. Controls That Stay Out of the Shot Each color mode has its own gesture assignments. Customize which one- and two-finger swipes adjust each property and choose the drag direction that increases its value. Double-tap to open precise controls for the active mode. When your setup is ready, lock gestures to prevent accidental changes while positioning a subject, film carrier, or other equipment. Choose a Brightness Curve that suits how you want adjustments to respond. Enable Preserve Settings when you want iSoftBox to restore your Color Mode or Color Adjustments the next time it opens. Built-in Color Accuracy guidance identifies display settings that can affect color consistency. iSoftBox keeps the display awake while the light is active. When the app leaves the foreground, it restores your original system brightness. Accessible and Private All gesture-driven adjustments are also available through standard controls for VoiceOver and Switch Control users. iSoftBox requires no account and includes no analytics or tracking identifiers. Your preferences remain on your device. Whether you are building a careful tabletop setup or experimenting outdoors after dark, iSoftBox gives you a simple photographic light that is always close at hand.

Screenshots

ProMovie Recorder4 screens
iSoftBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iSoftBox at none against ProMovie Recorder's 1. iSoftBox also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). ProMovie Recorder's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 8). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ProMovie Recorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iSoftBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ProMovie Recorder against 4.6 for iSoftBox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProMovie Recorder has 21K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of ProMovie Recorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of iSoftBox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProMovie Recorder ships an update every 5 months, iSoftBox monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ProMovie Recorder versus iSoftBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProMovie RecorderiSoftBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21K ratings) — better4.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPanda Apps LimitedHaoyuan Xia

Customer experience

ProMovie Recorder

All ratings20,725 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews1,996 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.5%

iSoftBox

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ProMovie Recorder

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent audio quality and sync issues
  • Occasional screen flickering and black screen crashes
  • Settings reset after app relaunch
  • Incompatibility with certain iPhone models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for external USB microphones
  • Improve audio sync with external audio sources
  • Provide more advanced video settings (e.g. log profile, focus peaking)
  • Allow saving videos directly to cloud storage
  • Add multi-camera support for simultaneous recording

iSoftBox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ProMovie Recorder

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$2.99
None

iSoftBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProMovie Recorder free?
ProMovie Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iSoftBox free?
iSoftBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ProMovie Recorder or iSoftBox?
ProMovie Recorder is rated higher. ProMovie Recorder averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while iSoftBox averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do ProMovie Recorder or iSoftBox have ads?
Neither ProMovie Recorder nor iSoftBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProMovie Recorder or iSoftBox?
ProMovie Recorder ships an update every 5 months, and iSoftBox monthly. Most recently, ProMovie Recorder was updated on November 7, 2026 and iSoftBox on November 3, 2026.

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