Record it! vs Awesome Screen Recorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Record it!
Record your iPhone or iPad screen with optional face cam reactions and audio commentary. Edit your videos with trimming, filters, and speed adjustments. Organize and share your recordings directly to YouTube or save them to your device.
- Screen recording
- Face cam reactions
- Audio commentary
- Video trimming
- Video filters
- Adjustable playback speed
- Direct YouTube sharing
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Record It! is a screen recorder for iPhone and iPad. Capture anything on your screen in one tap: games, app demos, tutorials, training videos, then trim it, add a face-cam reaction, and share it without leaving the app. RECORD • One tap to start recording your entire screen • Capture games, apps, tutorials, and walkthroughs • Configure bitrate, audio channels, video encoder, and quality. • A Live Activity keeps recording status visible in the Dynamic Island FACE CAM REACTIONS • Overlay your camera live while you record, on supported iPad models • Or add a face-cam reaction to any recording afterward • React to videos from your camera roll • Set the reaction's shape, position, and size AUDIO COMMENTARY • Record audio-only commentary over your video VIDEO EDITOR • Trim, rotate, and adjust playback speed • Apply video filters • Change the canvas and background color ORGANIZER • Every recording in one place, with quick access to what you need SHARE • Save straight to your camera roll • AirDrop to a Mac or another device • Export to Files, email, or any app that accepts video — including desktop editors for more specialized work Face-cam reactions are the fastest way to put yourself in the frame: let people watch you play, or walk someone through a task in your own voice. Sharing is limited to 10-minute videos. Upgrade to Record It! Pro to share longer recordings (In-App Purchase).
Awesome Screen Recorder
Easily capture your iPhone screen for gameplay, live streams, app demos, or tutorials. Edit recordings with trimming, splitting, and adding facecam reactions. Export and share your creations directly.
- One-tap screen recording
- High-resolution recording
- System audio and microphone recording
- Trim, split, and compress videos
- Add facecam reaction and voice commentary
- Convert video to GIF
- Save and share recordings
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Want to record gameplay or live stream, or make app demos and tutorials on your iPhone? Awesome Screen Recorder can help. It allows you to capture everything on your screen easily, edit the recordings with various useful tools and export the videos to your photo library. Check out the description below to see how it can help. Record Your Screen •One tap to start recording • High-resolution for free •No ads or watermarks •System audio and microphone sound Edit Your Recording •Change length by trimming and splitting •Mute audio •Change aspect ratio •Add facecam reaction •Add voice commentary •Compress video •Convert video to GIF Share Your Video •Save to Photos •Share through Messages •Share to other apps Get the app and start creating your recording videos today! Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Awesome Screen Recorder at none against Record it!'s 1. Awesome Screen Recorder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (70% vs 62%). Record it!'s advantage is ratings volume (455K vs 689). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Record it! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Awesome Screen Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Record it! against 4.6 for Awesome Screen Recorder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Record it! has 455K ratings behind it against 689, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Record it!'s written reviews are positive against 70% of Awesome Screen Recorder's.
Record it! ships an update every 8 days, Awesome Screen Recorder every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Record it! | Awesome Screen Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (455K ratings) | 4.6 (689 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 455K — better | 689 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DIGISET LLC | Diigo Inc. |
Customer experience
Record it!
Awesome Screen Recorder
User reviews
Record it!
From 455K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Good quality recordings
- 🚀 Useful editing features
- 👍 No watermark
- 👍 Reasonable pricing for Pro
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio sync issues
- 🐛 Recordings sometimes stop unexpectedly
- 🐛 Saving/exporting issues
- 🔒 Concerns about privacy/data usage
- 💰 Free version very limited
Awesome Screen Recorder
From 689 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 🚀 Efficient and works great
- 💡 Useful features like face cam and audio recording
- 🔒 No watermark or subscription needed
- 🚀 High quality and resolution
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent video saving
- 🐛 Audio/video sync issues
- 🐛 Randomly stops recording
- 🐛 Doesn't save videos sometimes
- 🐛 Doesn't work right, issues with recording
Bugs and requests
Record it!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recordings not saving properly
- App freezing/crashing during use
- Audio not recording correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Add pause/resume recording feature
- Improve video editing capabilities
- Allow cropping/trimming of videos
- Add option to record face cam simultaneously
Awesome Screen Recorder
Reported bugs
4 issues- Recorded videos disappear
- Can't convert videos to GIF
- Face cam and microphone issues
- Laggy performance
Requested features
5 requests- Add more bitrate recording options
- Improve video trimming and editing tools
- Add ability to livestream
- Fix issue with rotating screen to record games
- Improve compatibility with apps like Zoom and Teams
In-app purchases
Record it!
- Record it! Pro$8.99
Awesome Screen Recorder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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