Comparison

ApowerREC 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

ApowerREC

Easily record your screen in HD with intuitive controls and powerful editing tools. Add AI-generated subtitles, trim videos, and use picture-in-picture to create engaging content. Share your recordings instantly.

Highlights
  • HD screen recording
  • One-click start/stop
  • Flexible recording settings
  • AI subtitle generation
  • Video trimming and editing
  • Picture-in-picture recording
  • Voiceover/dubbing
Features
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ApowerREC is a screen recorder and video editor for gameplay, tutorials, app demos, and presentations. Record with microphone commentary, edit with AI subtitles and voiceovers, turn scrolling recordings into long images, and transfer photos and videos over Wi-Fi. From capturing your screen to editing and sharing, keep your everyday media tasks together in one app. SCREEN RECORDING Capture the moments and ideas you want to share. • Record gameplay, tutorials, app demonstrations, and more. • Add microphone commentary to explain what’s happening on screen. • Customize resolution, bitrate, and frame rate. • Choose automatic, landscape, or portrait recording orientation. • Save recordings for editing, playback, and sharing. WI-FI FILE TRANSFER Move photos and videos between devices without a cable. • Connect your devices to the same Wi-Fi network. • Open the address shown in ApowerREC in a browser on your computer or another phone. • Send and receive supported photos and videos in both directions. • Use your browser on the other device without installing a companion app. SCROLLING RECORDINGS TO LONG IMAGES Keep scrolling content in one easy-to-view image. • Turn a continuous scrolling screen recording into a long image. • Adjust the video range to focus on the content you need. • Crop the result to remove unwanted areas. • Save the long image to Photos or share it with others. VIDEO EDITING & AI SUBTITLES Turn recordings into clear, focused videos. • Trim unwanted footage and keep the moments that matter. • Automatically generate subtitles with AI speech recognition. • Add voiceovers to explain steps or personalize your videos. • Crop videos to popular aspect ratios, including 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, and 9:16. • Create picture-in-picture layouts in your video edits. VIDEO COMPRESSION Make large videos easier to store and share. • Reduce video file sizes with adjustable compression settings. • Balance quality, resolution, and file size. • Import videos from Photos or the Files app. • Save compressed copies while keeping your originals. FORMAT CONVERSION & AUDIO EXTRACTION Prepare your media for different uses. • Convert videos to supported formats, including MP4, MOV, and M4V. • Extract audio from videos as MP3, M4A, or WAV. • Turn video clips into GIFs. • Track processing progress and access your results. FREE VIDEO PLAYER Watch recordings and local videos without a VIP subscription. • Play MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, AVI, WebM, FLV, WMV, and more. • Open videos from Photos, the Files app, or the system share menu. • Adjust playback speed and watch in landscape. • Access your playback history and continue from your saved position. IMAGE TOOLS Handle everyday image editing tasks. • Compress images to reduce file sizes. • Crop, adjust, and annotate pictures. • Save edited copies while keeping your originals. MADE FOR YOUR EVERYDAY RECORDINGS Explain an app, capture a gameplay highlight, or create a tutorial with subtitles and voiceover. Turn scrolling content into a long image, compress a video for sharing, or move photos and videos to another device over Wi-Fi. FREE & VIP FEATURES The video player is free to use. Saving and sharing long images require VIP. Some other features require a VIP subscription or purchase. Available options and pricing are displayed in the app. Format support depends on the file’s video and audio codecs. Playback, editing, compression, conversion, and transfer support may differ. CONTACT US Have a question or suggestion? Contact support@apowersoft.com. If you enjoy using ApowerREC, we’d appreciate your review!

About

Screen Recorder

Capture high-definition screen recordings, camera footage, and voice memos with advanced editing tools. Convert recordings to Live Photos or GIFs, extract audio, and transcribe speech to text. Offers privacy features and easy sharing options.

Highlights
  • High-definition screen recording up to 4K 60fps
  • Voice recognition to text
  • Video export as Live Photo or GIF
  • Extract audio from video
  • Picture-in-picture video playback
  • Comprehensive video editing tools
  • Voice recording with background support
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Screen Recorder - RecordX is a powerful professional recording application, including high-definition screen recording up to 4K resolution 60 frames, camera recording & voice recording. At the same time supports Voice Recognition as text, video export Live Photo or GIF images, extracting audio from video, picture-in-picture video playback on the home screen, video editing, and other practical functions. With RecordX, You can easy to capture your favorite videos, music videos, games, apps for gameplay shows, app tutorials, game reviews, game walkthroughs, video chats, and other screen activities on your iPhone or iPad. Game players can share great moments or research game tactics. Features: - HIGH-QUALITY screen recording 1. Record Full-Screen videos without any limitations 2. Support up to 4K resolution 60 frames screen recording 3. Quick one-touch screen recording and directly close the screen recording on the home screen. 4. Record screen in multiple display directions: You can set the display orientation of the recording screen, and the default landscape screen recording (the video direction of most games). 5. Record screen with all kinds of audio 6. Build-in video player 7. Extract audio from video 8. PIP: Recorded video can be picture-in-picture played on the home screen - Export the video as a Live Photo or GIF image, which is convenient for you to share on social media - Camera Recording, the recorded video is directly edited or exported as a Live Photo or GIF image - Voice Recording 1. Record the voice of the microphone directly, and support background recording 2. Set the voice recording quality - Voice Recognition 1. Voice Memos are directly recognized as text 2. The audio in the video is directly recognized as text - Video Editor 1. Trim or cut the length of the recorded video 2. Add rotation and mirror effects to your videos 3. Adjust the video playback speed 4. Adjust the video playback direction, play forward or backward 5. Add a text watermark to set the text size, color, font, etc. 6. Add a graphic watermark or photo watermark, can set display transparency 7. Import video and edit from system Photo Library - Share videos & audio with your friends. 1. Share videos and voice recordings to social networks 2. The recorded videos can be saved directly to the system Photos app 3. WiFi file sharing to other mobile devices or computers 4. Import videos directly from the system Photos app 5. Import video and audio directly from iCloud Drive - Privacy protection 1. App password login 2. Emergency switch to other application functions - One-click control screen recording and voice recording on the desktop - One-click control screen recording and voice recording on the lock screen - Built-in video user guides * * * * * * * * * If you enjoy using RecordX, please give us a 5-star rating. Your 5-star rating for each version will keep the updates coming. Thanks in advance. ◆ Subscription Terms ◆ • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features within RecordX • Subscriptions are billed annually, monthly, or weekly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Payment will be charged to App Store Account at confirmation of purchase By using RecordX, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.elinapp.com/privacy_policy_new.html http://www.elinapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

ApowerREC4 screens
Screen Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Screen Recorder at 4.5 against ApowerREC's 2.8. Screen Recorder also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). ApowerREC's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. ApowerREC sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Screen Recorder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Screen Recorder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 241 and 461 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ApowerREC's written reviews are positive against 65% of Screen Recorder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ApowerREC versus Screen Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApowerRECScreen Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (241 ratings)4.5 (461 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews64.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings241461 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS1512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApowersoft Limited哲 魏

Customer experience

ApowerREC

All ratings241 ratings
Positive40.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative51.5%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive33.1%
Neutral8.4%
Negative58.6%

Screen Recorder

All ratings383 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews295 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral10.2%
Negative25.1%

User reviews

ApowerREC

From 241 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great screen recording quality
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📽️ Captures system audio well
  • 💡 Useful for recording tutorials and gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Start recording button not working
  • 🐛 Crashes or stops recording unexpectedly
  • 🔒 Deceptive free trial limitations
  • 🔒 Requires paid subscription to access full features
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly

Screen Recorder

From 461 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great screen recording quality
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Helpful for creating videos
  • 👍 Good for gaming and YouTube
  • 👍 Captures screen and audio well

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Audio recording issues
  • 🐛 Crashes or stops recording randomly
  • 🔒 Requires paid subscription for full features
  • 🐛 Saving/editing issues
  • 🐛 Orientation/rotation problems

Bugs and requests

ApowerREC

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recorded videos have sync issues
  • No sound recorded in some cases
  • App doesn't work on certain iOS/iPadOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add landscape recording mode
  • Improve compatibility with iOS/iPadOS
  • Allow recording of FaceTime/video calls
  • Provide better customer support

Screen Recorder

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Microphone not recording audio
  • Recordings not saving properly
  • App crashing during use
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices
  • Delayed or out-of-sync audio

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add 60fps recording option
  • Improve audio recording capabilities
  • Allow saving recordings to photo gallery
  • Provide more editing tools
  • Fix issues with orientation and rotation

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ApowerREC

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription Personal$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription Business$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription Personal$39.991 Year
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  • Personal Annual Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Business$79.991 Year
One-time5
  • 3 Years$46.99
  • LifeTime$59.99
  • LifeTime2 variants$69.99
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  • 3 Years$129.99
  • LifeTime$159.99
3 purchases

Screen Recorder

Subscriptions3
  • Screen Recorder Pro - 1 week$3.997 Days
  • Screen Recorder Pro - 1 month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Screen Recorder Pro - 1 year3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ApowerREC free?
ApowerREC 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, ApowerREC or Screen Recorder?
Screen Recorder is rated higher. ApowerREC averages 2.8 out of 5 from 241 ratings, while Screen Recorder averages 4.5 from 461 ratings.
Do ApowerREC or Screen Recorder have ads?
Screen Recorder shows ads; ApowerREC does not.
Which is updated more often, ApowerREC or Screen Recorder?
ApowerREC ships an update every 3 weeks, and Screen Recorder every 3 weeks. Most recently, ApowerREC was updated on October 25, 2026 and Screen Recorder on October 21, 2026.

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