Comparison

Virtual Stage Camera vs backAR Green Screen

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Stage Camera

Easily replace the background of your videos in real-time with footage or stills from your smartphone. Create instant blue/green screen effects for professional editing. Produce engaging videos from the comfort of your home.

Highlights
  • Real-time background replacement with smartphone content
  • Instant blue/green screen video production
  • Replace background with movies or stills
  • Create attractive and fun videos
  • Free version up to 30-second videos
  • In-app purchase for full functionality
Features
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Shoot your video and tour the world – from the comfort of your home If you’ve always wanted to headline a famous music festival, or take your music around the world, then grab your smartphone and get creative. Roland’s Virtual Stage Camera is a free iOS app that lets you remove the background from your own performance video and replace it with movie footage or stills from your smartphone in real-time. You can also instantly create videos with blue/greenscreen backgrounds, for use in video editing apps that can handle superimposing. The Virtual Stage Camera app is a great way to make fun, attractive videos, especially when used alongside the Roland GO:MIXER audio mixer for smartphones. Virtual Stage Camera is a free download from the App Store, and can produce videos up to 30 seconds in length. Produce longer videos by upgrading to the full version via a small in-app purchase, or by connecting a Roland GO:MIXER series. Features • Replace the background from your videos with content from your smartphone, while shooting in real-time • Produce blue/greenscreen videos instantly, ready for transfer to video editing apps like Apple iMovie • Free version produces videos up to 30 seconds long • Small in-app purchase required for full functionality, including production of longer videos • Full functionality also accessible when connected to GO:MIXER series. The world (and beyond) is your stage If you’re shooting a video on your smartphone, you can replace the background with your favorite movie or image. Just select your preferred movie or image from your smartphone, and then let the app recognize the ‘real life’ current background (your bedroom wall, for example). Once you start recording your performance in real-time, your chosen ‘new’ background movie or image will appear behind you – so you could be fronting your favorite band, touring the world, or even playing on the moon. Instantly produce blue or green screen background video The Virtual Stage Camera app allows you to produce blue and green screen video instantly, which lets you replace the original background with a new, more exciting one while shooting in real-time. Once the blue/green screen is added, transfer the file to any editing software with superimposing capability, and take your production to the next level. - Please hold your iOS device with using stand or tripod while shooting. - If the preview of composition is blinking, please choose smaller frame rate in the setup. - When you use with GO:MIXER series, please connect it before launching the app.

About

backAR Green Screen

Transform your surroundings into immersive 3D virtual environments. This app uses your device's camera to place you within dynamic scenes, allowing you to move and capture photos or videos from any angle with realistic lighting. No physical green screen is required.

Highlights
  • 360° 3D virtual backgrounds
  • Real-time virtual lighting
  • Capture photos and videos
  • Move and shoot from any angle
  • Import custom backgrounds
  • No physical green screen needed
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Choose from a variety of 360° green screens. Your environment will be replaced with a 3D scene, only people will appear. Move around in 3D and take photos and videos from any angle. The virtual lighting mimics real world lighting in real time. No need for a green screen nor a professional studio, use your iOS device to immerse yourself in a virtual scene anywhere you are. Import your photos and add them as a background. The app uses the back camera.

Screenshots

Virtual Stage Camera4 screens
backAR Green Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Virtual Stage Camera at Free against backAR Green Screen's $4.99. Virtual Stage Camera also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). backAR Green Screen's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On review sentiment, 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

Virtual Stage Camera is free to download; backAR Green Screen costs $4.99 up front. Virtual Stage Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and backAR Green Screen 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

backAR Green Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: backAR Green Screen has 137 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Virtual Stage Camera's written reviews are positive against 33% of backAR Green Screen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Stage Camera ships an update every 9 months, backAR Green Screen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Virtual Stage Camera versus backAR Green Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual Stage CamerabackAR Green Screen
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating2.2 (13 ratings)4.1 (137 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB275 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoland CorporationElie F. Gebran

Customer experience

Virtual Stage Camera

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative67.9%

backAR Green Screen

All ratings137 ratings
Positive75.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Virtual Stage Camera

One-time1
  • Upgrade.$8.99
1 purchases

backAR Green Screen

One-time1
  • All Scenes$4.99

Questions

Is Virtual Stage Camera free?
Virtual Stage Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is backAR Green Screen free?
backAR Green Screen costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Stage Camera or backAR Green Screen?
backAR Green Screen is rated higher. Virtual Stage Camera averages 2.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while backAR Green Screen averages 4.1 from 137 ratings.
Do Virtual Stage Camera or backAR Green Screen have ads?
Neither Virtual Stage Camera nor backAR Green Screen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Stage Camera or backAR Green Screen?
Virtual Stage Camera ships an update every 9 months, and backAR Green Screen every 2 months. Most recently, Virtual Stage Camera was updated on October 7, 2026 and backAR Green Screen on October 5, 2026.

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