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

Record your screen with professional-grade software. Choose from multiple resolutions and video formats, with adjustable quality settings. This free tool offers a seamless recording experience for various needs.

Highlights
  • Multiple resolution recording (4K, 2K, 1080P, 120P)
  • MOV and MP4 video format support
  • Adjustable video quality (high, medium, low)
  • Completely free to use
  • Constant feature updates
Features
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Professional screen recording software! Support multiple resolution recording: We offer adaptive screen resolution, 4K, 2K, 1080P, and 120P for you to choose from; Support the selection of mov and mp4 video formats; Provide high, medium, and low video quality screen recording. Free, completely free. Come and experience it now. If you like it, please give it a good review. More features are constantly being updated, please stay tuned!

Screenshots

ApowerREC4 screens
Screen Recorder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ApowerREC at every 3 weeks against Screen Recorder's every 4 months. Screen Recorder's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ads, 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. ApowerREC sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Screen Recorder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ApowerREC ships an update every 3 weeks, Screen Recorder every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ApowerREC versus Screen Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApowerRECScreen Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (241 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings241 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
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 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApowersoft LimitedXIAOYUN.TECH

Customer experience

ApowerREC

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

Screen Recorder

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Screen Recorder

Subscriptions2
  • 月续订$3.991 Month
  • 年订阅$14.991 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.
Do ApowerREC or Screen Recorder have ads?
Neither ApowerREC nor Screen Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ApowerREC or Screen Recorder?
ApowerREC ships an update every 3 weeks, and Screen Recorder every 4 months. Most recently, ApowerREC was updated on October 21, 2026 and Screen Recorder on October 21, 2026.

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