Comparison

Record it! vs FacePiP

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

Head to head
About

Record it!

Easily record your iPhone or iPad screen with one tap. Add face-cam reactions, audio commentary, and edit your videos directly within the app. Share your creations instantly or export them for further editing.

Highlights
  • One-tap screen recording
  • Face-cam overlay
  • Audio commentary
  • Video trimming and editing
  • Canvas and background customization
  • Organizer for recordings
  • Direct sharing and export
Features
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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).

About

FacePiP

Record your screen and face simultaneously with a floating camera overlay. This app simplifies video creation for reactions, tutorials, and social content, eliminating complex editing. It also features a unique 'Proof of Human' system to verify authenticity.

Highlights
  • Floating picture-in-picture camera overlay
  • Simultaneous screen and face recording
  • No timelines or complex editors
  • Proof of Human digital provenance system
  • Dynamic QR code for video verification
  • Ideal for reaction videos and tutorials
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Record your screen and your face at the same time. A floating camera overlay follows you into any app — no timelines, no layers, no editor. Hit record, post, done. PERFECT FOR • TikTok reaction videos • Instagram Reels and Stories • YouTube Shorts • Gaming playthroughs • Tutorials and walkthroughs • Commentary and educational videos • Live-style social content NEW — PROOF OF HUMAN In an era where AI-generated video is becoming indistinguishable from reality, how do you prove you're real? Turn on the Identity Watermark and FacePiP turns every recording into its own certificate of authenticity — three layers deep. 1. SIGNED BY YOUR IPHONE Your signing key is generated inside the Secure Enclave, the dedicated security chip that protects Face ID and Apple Pay. It cannot be copied off your device — not by an attacker, not by us. That signature is woven into your video as a living watermark that refreshes as you move. 2. SEALED TO YOUR FOOTAGE This is what makes a stolen code worthless. Every watermark carries a cryptographic fingerprint of the exact moment it appears in. Lift one off a real video, paste it over a deepfake, and verification fails — the footage underneath doesn't match what the code promises. It can't be edited to fit, because changing a single character destroys the signature. And it can't be re-signed without your phone in hand. 3. PROVEN HUMAN Using the TrueDepth camera, FacePiP measures the true three-dimensional contour of your face as you record. A real face has depth. A screen replaying AI-generated video is flat — and can never earn the human seal, however convincing the image on it is. VERIFY FROM A SINGLE SCREENSHOT No account. No uploads. No original file. Screenshot any frame, long-press the watermark to open it in FacePiP, and get a verdict in three plain steps: signed by a real iPhone, a live person was present, and matches this video. A single frame carries its own proof — so it survives being reposted, re-shared and re-compressed across the internet. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Camera overlay only. FacePiP is a camera overlay and nothing more. • Your video never leaves your phone. Verification reads the proof out of the picture itself — there is nothing to upload. • Nothing is stored per video. The only thing FacePiP publishes is a public verification key, once, so others can check your work. • Native iOS security. All screen recording, audio and video synchronisation are handled directly by the iOS system recorder. Your face. Your proof. Your reality. Identity Watermark requires the Tall shape and FacePiP Pro. Liveness verification requires an iPhone with Face ID.

Screenshots

Record it!4 screens
FacePiP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FacePiP at none against Record it!'s shown. FacePiP also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Record it!'s advantage is ratings volume (458K vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Record it! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FacePiP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FacePiP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Record it! has 458K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Record it! ships an update weekly, FacePiP every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Record it! versus FacePiP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecord it!FacePiP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (458K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings458K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDIGISET LLCPatrick Bridgeman

Customer experience

Record it!

All ratings457,088 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews3,461 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative28.0%

FacePiP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

FacePiP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Record it!

One-time1
  • Record it! Pro$8.99
1 purchases

FacePiP

One-time1
  • FacePiP Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Record it! free?
Record it! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FacePiP free?
FacePiP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Record it! or FacePiP?
FacePiP is rated higher. Record it! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 458K ratings, while FacePiP averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Record it! or FacePiP have ads?
Record it! shows ads; FacePiP does not.
Which is updated more often, Record it! or FacePiP?
Record it! ships an update weekly, and FacePiP every 2 weeks. Most recently, Record it! was updated on November 10, 2026 and FacePiP on October 30, 2026.

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