Comparison

Live Now vs Screen Recorder

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

Head to head
About

Live Now

Stream mobile games and live sports events directly from your phone with professional tools. Features include customizable layouts, facecam, overlays, and real-time interaction. Sports streaming offers dynamic scoreboards and instant replays without needing a desktop.

Highlights
  • Mobile game streaming
  • Sports live streaming with scoreboards
  • Vertical & landscape layouts
  • Facecam and floating chat
  • Instant replay for sports
  • Multistreaming to multiple platforms
  • 1080p screen recording
Features
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Live Now is a mobile-first live streaming app built for mobile game streaming and live sports events. Stream directly from your phone with professional tools, including landscape and vertical layouts, facecam, overlays, and real-time interaction. Live Now also supports sports live streaming with dynamic scoreboards and instant replay, all without a desktop setup. Top Features • Mobile Game Streaming - Vertical & Landscape Layouts – Stream mobile games in landscape for standard gameplay, with optional vertical layouts optimized for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels. - Facecam & Floating Chat – Show your reactions and interact with viewers in real time while streaming. - Privacy Protection – Shield mode prevents accidental exposure of passwords or sensitive information during gameplay. • Sports Live Streaming - Instant Replay & Scoreboards (Sports Only) – Replay key moments such as goals, fouls, and highlight plays during live sports streams. Customize real-time scoreboards for football, basketball, hockey, baseball, tennis, billiards, and snooker. - Professional Overlays – Add match overlays and live information to deliver a broadcast-style sports streaming experience. • Multistreaming & Platform Support - Simulcast Live – Stream simultaneously to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, and any RTMP server. - Platform Integration – Schedule, create, and manage live streams for YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch directly from your phone. • Recording & Creator Tools - Screen Recording & High-Quality Capture – Record gameplay, tutorials, or app demos up to 1080p, 60 FPS, and 12 Mbps. - Music & Sound Effects – Enhance streams with background music or live sound effects. - Logos & Frames – Brand your stream with custom logos, watermarks, and frames. - Camera Stabilizer & Shield Mode – Keep streams smooth and secure. - Wireless Transfer & World Time Overlay – Transfer recordings via Wi-Fi and display multiple time zones during live streams. - Works with Accsoon SeeMo: Connect your DSLR camera directly to your phone for live video input. Live Now helps creators stream mobile games professionally and cover sports events with broadcast-style features — all from a single mobile device. • Disclaimer for Live Now app: * All recording activities must comply with the Terms of Service of the content-providing platforms. * If you intend to record any content for any purpose other than personal use, please obtain PERMISSION from the content owner first. * We cannot be held responsible for any infringement of intellectual property rights resulting from unauthorized recording. • Terms of Subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Setting after purchase. As soon as you purchase your subscription, any unused portion or period of the free trial period will be forfeited. ◆ Privacy Policy: https://livenow.one/privacy-policy/ ◆ Terms of Use: https://livenow.one/terms-of-use/ If you have any feedback, please feel free to contact us at support@nabiapp.com

About

Screen Recorder

Record your iPhone or iPad screen with audio and facecam in high definition. Create tutorials, capture gameplay, or record streaming content without time limits or watermarks. Convert videos to GIF and use the whiteboard feature for creative projects.

Highlights
  • Record screen with audio and facecam
  • Full HD video recording (up to 4K)
  • Internal/system sound recording
  • No recording time limits
  • Whiteboard recording
  • Convert video to GIF
  • No watermark
Features
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Screen Recorder helps you to record screen on iPhone, or iPad. TOP FEATURES + Record the entire screen with audio & facecam + Record full HD videos(720p/1080p/4k) + Recorder internal or system sound + No recording time limits + Whiteboard recording + Easy taking Screenshot + Audio/voice Recording + Record Streaming + No Watermark + Convert Video to GIF Screen Recorder is an efficient and easy-to-use professional stable video recording tool for iPhone, iPad. Screen Recorder for iPad enables you to capture everything that happens on your screen as a video with great quality up to 1080p. It has all the advanced features needed to create professional-looking demonstrations of new applications, record online, capture amazing game tricks or gameplays, presentations, and image slideshows on your iPhone screen! The whiteboard feature helps the artist or the teacher to create drawings or tutorial videos! What you can do with our Screen Recorder app - Create the demonstration video for any app program - Get creative with whiteboard & create tutorial videos for school and or collage class - Start recording with one click - Capture audio with a system built-in microphone or any audio input devices - Enable the camera to record reaction videos - Create a game reaction or commentary videos - Record YouTube live videos - Camera Roll Videos are supported - No Ads at all To access the app you'll need to Subscibe to Screen Recorder app. Choose from weekly, monthly 3-day trial, or yearly plans for the ultimate screen recording experience on iPhone and iPad. Privacy Policy & Terms and Conditions of Use: https://appscreenrecorder.com/privacy-policy-macos Feel free to share your valuable feedback or suggestions at support@appscreenrecorder.com

Screenshots

Live Now4 screens
Screen Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Live Now at free with in-app purchases against Screen Recorder's subscription. Live Now also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Screen Recorder's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Live Now sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Screen Recorder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Live Now against 4.4 for Screen Recorder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.8K and 3.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Live Now's written reviews are positive against 33% of Screen Recorder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Now ships an update every 5 days, Screen Recorder every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Live Now versus Screen Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive NowScreen Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.8K ratings) — better4.4 (3.1K ratings)
Positive reviews50.4% of reviews — better32.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better3.1K
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB425 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNABIAPP SOFTWARE SOLUTION COMPANY LIMITEDAppSmartz

Customer experience

Live Now

All ratings3,842 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral14.7%
Negative34.8%

Screen Recorder

All ratings3,128 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive32.6%
Neutral17.0%
Negative50.4%

User reviews

Live Now

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Functionality
  • 💡 Helpful features
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great app
  • 🚀 Excellent streaming

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Excessive problems
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 Laggy
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🔒 Requires subscription

Screen Recorder

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for making videos
  • 💡 Useful for streaming

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Laggy and unstable
  • 🔒 Locked behind paywall
  • 🔋 Overheats device
  • 🚫 Doesn't work as advertised

Bugs and requests

Live Now

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Screen recording stops randomly
  • Audio desynchronization
  • Streaming freezes or disconnects
  • Unable to go live without subscription
  • Microphone issues
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  • Orientation issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add multi-streaming for free
  • Add game tags
  • Add ability to move scoreboard overlay
  • Add screen sharing option
  • Add landscape mode support
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  • Add live chat comments

Screen Recorder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recordings stop unexpectedly
  • Can't save videos to camera roll
  • Streaming doesn't work properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add delete button for recordings
  • Improve video/audio sync
  • Allow customization of video settings
  • Fix issues with streaming to platforms

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Live Now

Subscriptions2
  • One Month Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • One Year Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1,500 points$1.99
  • 4,000 points$2.99
6 purchases

Screen Recorder

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly$2.497 Days
  • Weekly_Exclusive7 Days trial$2.497 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly_exclusive1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Exclusive1 Year trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Live Now free?
Live Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Recorder free?
Screen Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Now or Screen Recorder?
Live Now is rated higher. Live Now averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Screen Recorder averages 4.4 from 3.1K ratings.
Do Live Now or Screen Recorder have ads?
Both Live Now and Screen Recorder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Now or Screen Recorder?
Live Now ships an update every 5 days, and Screen Recorder every 3 weeks. Most recently, Live Now was updated on November 2, 2026 and Screen Recorder on November 2, 2026.

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