Comparison

Screen Recorder vs Foreglance

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

Head to head
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

About

Foreglance

Features
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Look before you tap. A QR code hides where it goes. Foreglance shows you the link first, checks it, and lets you decide. Point the camera at a code — or pick a photo you already have — and Foreglance reads it, shows the full address, and runs a safety check before anything opens. Several codes in frame? Tap the one you meant. Code too small, or washed out by glare on a screen? Pinch to zoom and it re-reads just that area. WHAT THE CHECK LOOKS FOR • Plain HTTP pages, where anything you type can be intercepted • Links pointing at a raw IP address instead of a real site • Lookalike domains borrowing a brand name they don't own • Shortened links, unmasked so you see the real destination • Punycode domains that imitate familiar letters • Credentials buried in the URL to disguise where it leads • Known phishing and malware sites, via Google Web Risk (Pro) OPEN IT SAFELY — OR DON'T Open a link in the built-in private browser and nothing is kept: no cookies, no history, no traces. Or hand it to Safari. Or save it for later with a note and the page title — Foreglance checks it again before it opens. FREE Camera scanning, the full URL, every heuristic check above, shortened-link unmasking, and Open in Safari. PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Google Web Risk checking against millions of known phishing and malware sites, the private browser, save-for-later, and scanning codes out of screenshots and saved photos. Web Risk is a switch you turn on yourself in Settings — nothing leaves your device until you do. Every future Pro feature is included. PRIVACY No account. No ads. No analytics, no tracking, no profile. Links are matched against a list stored on your own device, so ordinary scans never leave your phone. When a scan does need a second opinion, only a short, anonymous fingerprint of the address is sent — never your browsing history, and never anything tied to you. HONEST ABOUT LIMITS No checker catches everything, and new scam sites appear faster than any database updates. Foreglance exists to give you a look and a reason to pause. It is not a guarantee, and it does not pretend to be.

Screenshots

Screen Recorder4 screens
Foreglance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Foreglance at none against Screen Recorder's shown. Foreglance also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Screen Recorder's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Screen Recorder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Foreglance sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Recorder ships an update every 3 weeks, Foreglance every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Screen Recorder versus Foreglance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen RecorderForeglance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (383 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings383 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer哲 魏Shama Software LLC

Bugs and requests

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

Foreglance

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Foreglance

One-time1
  • Foreglance Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Screen Recorder free?
Screen Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Foreglance free?
Foreglance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screen Recorder or Foreglance have ads?
Screen Recorder shows ads; Foreglance does not.
Which is updated more often, Screen Recorder or Foreglance?
Screen Recorder ships an update every 3 weeks, and Foreglance every 3 days. Most recently, Screen Recorder was updated on October 12, 2026 and Foreglance on October 1, 2026.

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