PS4 Second Screen vs Postparty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PS4 Second Screen
Enhance your PlayStation 4 experience by connecting your mobile device. Control your console, view in-game content, and input text directly from your smartphone or tablet.
- Basic PS4 control
- Display second screen game information
- Enter text on PS4
- Connect mobile device to PS4
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Connect your PS4 and your mobile device with the PS4 Second Screen app to enjoy the following features: • Use your mobile device for basic control of your PS4. • Display information from second screen-compatible games on your mobile device. • Enter text on your PS4 with your mobile device. A Sony Entertainment Network account is required to use this app. Use of this app is governed by the license agreement at the following URL: (http://www.scei.co.jp/legal/index.html).
Postparty
Effortlessly capture, store, and share your best gaming moments. This app reminds you to save clips of your epic plays and allows easy editing and sharing across social media or directly with friends. Relive your highlights or get the recognition you deserve.
- Automatic clip saving
- Highlight reel storage
- In-game clip reminders
- Clip trimming and editing
- Easy social media sharing
- Console and PC support
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Postparty is the simplest way to capture, store and share gaming moments with friends and followers. How? Well, you know greatness when you see it, but you may not always think to save it. Postparty will fix that. And save your personal highlight reel in an easily accessible place. Whether you're a pro streamer looking to quickly share a victory with your followers on social media, or a casual gamer just trying to save a memorable moment with your squad - sharing gameplay clips, regardless of whether you're playing on console or PC has never been easier. Now when you make an awe-inspiring move during a game, Postparty won't just be there to save it for you, it will even remind you to clip your awesomeness to share with others. After clipping it, you can use Postparty to edit the clip and then easily share it through social media (or messages or email or however you want). You can finally get the recognition you deserve. Or you can save it to share later. With Postparty, you can store clips so they are easily accessible when you are ready to share them or just rewatch them over and over again for your own personal enjoyment. How does Postparty work? 1. Login to Postparty with your Epic Games account in order to directly upload content to the Postparty app. 2. Capture moments from Epic Games Fortnite or Psyonix Rocket League with the press and hold of a button on your controller. Postparty will save, store and even organize your content in the app. 3. When you're ready, you can easily trim your clips and share them however you like.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Postparty at 63% against PS4 Second Screen's 17%. Postparty also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (17K vs 3.7K). PS4 Second Screen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Postparty holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 17K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of PS4 Second Screen's written reviews are positive against 63% of Postparty's.
PS4 Second Screen ships an update every 3 months, Postparty every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PS4 Second Screen | Postparty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (3.7K ratings) | 4.7 (17K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.8% of reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PlayStation Mobile Inc. | Life On Air, Inc |
Customer experience
PS4 Second Screen
Postparty
User reviews
PS4 Second Screen
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Responsive and easy to use
- 👍 Useful for typing in games
- 💡 Allows remote control of PS4
- 👍 Works well when connected
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues
- 🔒 Requires extensive data collection
- 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
- 🤔 Limited functionality beyond basic controls
Postparty
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to clip and share gameplay
- 👍 Great for Nintendo Switch players
- 🚀 Instant clip saving
- 👍 Convenient for content creators
- 🚀 High quality clips
Room to improve
- 🐛 Clips don't always upload successfully
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Causes lag and performance issues
- 🐛 Clips sometimes have audio/visual desync
- 🐛 Unreliable clip capturing
Bugs and requests
PS4 Second Screen
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to find or connect to PS4
- Keyboard input not working as expected
- App freezes on startup or during use
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for PS5 and newer games
- Improve second screen functionality
- Allow control of media apps like Netflix
- Provide a dark mode option
Postparty
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clips not appearing in the app
- Inability to unlink account from app
- Accidental/unwanted clip recording
- Slow clip upload speeds
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to record full matches
- Improve clip editing and sharing options
- Integrate with more games beyond Fortnite and Rocket League
- Allow customization of clip duration
- Add social features to view and interact with other users' clips
In-app purchases
PS4 Second Screen
No in-app purchases
Postparty
No in-app purchases
Questions
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