Motion Sensor vs Record3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Motion Sensor
This application acts as a motion detector, automatically recording video when movement is detected. It offers various features for surveillance, security, or capturing pet activities. Videos can be saved to cloud storage or viewed within the app.
- Automatic video recording on motion detection
- Cloud storage integration (Dropbox, iCloud)
- Adjustable video resolution and frame rate
- Configurable detection zones and schedules
- In-app gallery and video playback
- Customizable motion sensitivity and recording duration
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This app is a motion detector that records video automatically when it detects movement. Perfect for surveillance, motion detection, security, pranks, or just recording what your pet does when you are not home. Features ▸ Dropbox™ - Sends your videos to your Dropbox™. ▸ iCloud Drive - Sends your videos to your iCloud Drive. ▸ Resolution - 4K¹, 1080p¹, 720p or 480p. ▸ Frame Rate - 30, 60¹, 120¹ or 240¹ frames per second. ▸ Detection Zone - Defines the portion of the camera that the motion detection algorithm uses. ▸ Schedule - Defines start and end times for the motion detection. ▸ Gallery - View videos directly in the app. ▸ Time Stamp - Adds the date and time to your videos. ▸ Camera Control - Select between front or rear camera. ▸ Sensitivity - Controls the motion detection sensitivity. ▸ Idle Record - Controls how long the app continues recording after the motion stops. ▸ Visualize Motion - Visualizes motion detected by the app. ▸ Alarm - Plays an alarm sound when motion is detected. ▸ Door Bell - Plays a bell sound when motion is detected. ▸ Light - Toggles the flashlight when using the rear-facing camera. ▸ Rick Roll - Surprise your friends with Rick Roll when you catch them on camera. ▸ Auto Focus - Option to turn off autofocus to avoid re-focusing of the camera during motion detection. ¹ Dependent upon device's capabilities.
Record3D
Capture 3D videos using your device's camera or LiDAR sensor. Export in various 3D formats or stream directly to your computer. View your creations in AR with a true 3D effect.
- Record 3D videos with selfie camera or LiDAR
- Export to FBX, glTF, PLY, OBJ, Alembic
- Spatial Video and SBS stereo video export
- AR viewing with True3D effect
- WebRTC Wi-Fi streaming
- USB streaming for developers (C++/Python)
- RGBD mp4 video export
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Record your very own 3D Videos using the selfie *FaceID* camera or the *LiDAR* sensor! Export them into FBX, glTF, sequence of PLY files, OBJ or Alembic. Use WebRTC Wi-Fi Streaming, export into RGBD mp4 videos. Export 3D videos into the Spatial Video format (only on iOS 17 or newer) or into SBS (Side-by-Side) stereo videos. Show your Volumetric Videos in AR and experience the **True3D effect**: turn your iPhone or iPad into a window through which you can see into the world behind your screen, where your 3D Videos live! True3D is activated by pressing the "3D" button in the vertical toolbar. Be sure to be in portrait orientation to activate True3D. Are you a Digital Artist or a Developer? Then there is something for you too. You can stream RGBD video from your device into your computer via USB cable. Just install C++ or Python library and you are good to go. The C++ and Python libraries are open source — therefore there is no need to be worried about privacy (as you can easily verify for yourself). You can also buy the Wi-Fi Streaming & RGBD Video export Extension Pack and stream 3D Videos (with color-coded depth data) via Wi-Fi using WebRTC — that means you can stream 3D Videos even into a web browser! Note that Wi-Fi Streaming works ONLY over your local network (LAN), NOT over the Internet. Wi-Fi Streaming delivers lower quality depth data compared to USB streaming, because it leverages lossy compression. For more details about Wi-Fi Streaming, visit https://record3d.app Note that the Unity USB Streaming demo is currently not compatible with the Wi-Fi Streaming feature. Wi-Fi Streaming uses a completely different technology, so you will need to rewrite the Unity demo to work with Wi-Fi Streaming. With that same Extension Pack, you can encode (export) 3D Videos into RGBD mp4 videos, which can be used for example for viewing your 3D Videos in a Looking Glass holographic display. If you are an artist or a developer, you can use the mp4 RGBD videos for offline 3D Video visualisation. Speaking of privacy, Record3D does not track you, does not contain any analytics, ads nor any other invasive things. Everything you do in the app stays on the device, is completely yours and not shared with any third parties. The Wi-Fi Streaming feature works only on your local network (LAN), it does NOT work over the Internet. The app offers you 3 free 3D Videos so that you can evaluate some of its functionality before purchasing. Visit https://record3d.app/ for more details, tutorials and demos. You can contact me at support@record3d.app if needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Record3D at Free against Motion Sensor's $4.99. Record3D also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 38%). Motion Sensor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#107 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, 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
Record3D is free to download; Motion Sensor costs $4.99 up front. Record3D sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Motion Sensor asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Motion Sensor against 4.2 for Record3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 258 and 64 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Motion Sensor's written reviews are positive against 72% of Record3D's.
Motion Sensor ships an update every 3 weeks, Record3D every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Motion Sensor | Record3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (258 ratings) | 4.2 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | 72.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #107 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Lauro Garsd | Marek Simonik |
Customer experience
Motion Sensor
Record3D
Bugs and requests
Motion Sensor
Reported bugs
22 issues- Preview undulates like waves
- Motion detection triggers immediately
- Video captured is undulating
- Autofocus has no effect
- App crashes frequently
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- Sync to photo album and iCloud is sporadic
- App freezes
- App crashes before starting up
- App crashes while shooting
- Phone kept dropping calls while app installed
- App crashes as soon as user walks away
- No videos recorded after crash
- App crashes and won't open
- App crashes after 10 minutes
- Movements only detected at close distance, inaccurate at further distances
- App crashes and won't open after closing and reopening
- App continuously crashes, never worked
- App does not work for more than 5 minutes
- App closes as soon as screen cover is put on
- App crashes everyday
- App won't save video
- App won't work if microphone access is denied
Requested features
19 requests- Power save option button
- Zoom feature
- Ability to hide the screen when recording
- Ability to run in background when screen is locked
- Manual focus feature
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- Full frame HD shooting
- Ability to turn off light when recording stops
- Slow motion edit on footage
- Capture still frames from videos
- Set alarm indefinite until switched off
- Option to disable recording start sound
- Full "manual focus" feature
- Improve auto-exposure in extreme light/dark conditions
- Access to full "wide" mode of 1x lens
- Fix bad review link
- Allow app to work in background/when screen is off/locked
- Ability to zoom camera while detecting
- Make alarm indefinite until switched off
- Fix microphone access requirement
Record3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Motion Sensor
No in-app purchases
Record3D
- Wi-Fi Streaming & RGBD Videos$2.99
- Basic Version$3.99
- Full Version$4.99









