ScreenPal Screen Recorder vs FrameWink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenPal Screen Recorder
Record your screen, camera, and audio with unlimited time and no watermarks. Edit videos with text, filters, effects, and music. Seamlessly work across devices with the desktop editor.
- Screen, camera, and audio recording
- Unlimited recording time
- Video editing tools
- Text, filters, and effects
- Facecam and audio narration
- Cross-device editing integration
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Recommended by PC Magazine: “ScreenPal is an excellent, free screen-capture utility that boasts a subscription option that offers even more powerful features.” ScreenPal for iOS Free screen recorder with face cam and audio + video editor – unlimited recording time, ad-free and no watermarks! Have a paid plan? One plan unlocks editing and sharing on all of your devices! ScreenPal (formerly Screencast-O-Matic), the original and #1 ranked desktop screen recorder, facecam recorder and video editor, is also available on your iPhone and iPad. Our free, easy-to-use mobile app allows you to capture your screen and create high-quality videos quickly. The powerful, intuitive video editor gives you all the tools you need to personalize your videos. Key features: • Record your screen, camera, microphone, and internal audio. • Crop, trim or adjust the speed of your video. • Enhance your videos with rich text, filters, effects, and music. • Add image, shape and sticker overlays. • Use the blur tool to hide sensitive information. • Import existing clips to edit, combine and more. • Explore a stock library with over 15 million pieces of content. • Insert video reactions with audio narrations and facecam. • Videos saved on your camera roll – share when and where you want! • Upload to ScreenPal to get a share link, add comments, and more. • Easily connect with our intuitive desktop video editor to work across devices. Perfect for recording: • App demos • Lessons • Tutorials • Reviews • Training • Video react and more. Trusted: ScreenPal has been trusted by millions of users in our global community. Used by Fortune 100 companies school districts, and 98 of the top 100 universities in the US. 100,000,000+ videos captured (and counting) since 2006. Easily share or connect with our intuitive desktop video editor to work across devices. Start making amazing videos today! Terms of Service: https://screenpal.com/tos
FrameWink
Transform your device into a private photo frame with smart curation and automatic layouts. Enjoy a watermark-free, ad-free experience with options for local recommendations and advanced features via a one-time purchase.
- Private photo frame functionality
- Smart Reel with local recommendations
- Automatic photo curation and layout
- No watermarks, ads, or accounts
- One-time purchase for advanced features
- Supports Family Sharing
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Turn an iPhone or iPad into a calm, private photo frame in a few taps. On iPhone Duo, use the outer or fully open inner display. Book and Tabletop layouts place photos and controls around the fold, while opening, closing, rotating, and resizing keep your current photo and playback state. FrameWink starts with clearly labelled sample photos, so you can see the experience before granting access to anything. When you are ready, choose your own photos with Apple's system photo picker. FrameWink prepares a Smart Reel entirely on your device and keeps display-sized copies inside the app. FREE SMART REEL • Import up to 500 photo candidates across sessions • Get up to 100 locally curated recommendations • Review the reel before it plays • Remove an unwanted photo with Never Show Again and undo mistakes • Let automatic layouts protect faces, pair compatible portraits, and fit each screen • Swipe, pause, share, and choose 10-second, 30-second, 1-minute, or 5-minute timing • Replay without a watermark, ads, an account, or a trial countdown FRAMEWINK LIFETIME A single $4.99 purchase unlocks automatic refresh from one Photos album you explicitly choose, an unlimited supported-album candidate pool, fresher recommendations with longer-term repeat avoidance, additional automatic multi-photo layouts, optional night schedules, foreground Auto-Lock prevention while the frame plays, and practical mounted-display guidance. Family Sharing is supported where available from Apple. PRIVATE BY DESIGN FrameWink has no developer server, account, advertising, analytics SDK, or tracking. Photos and analysis stay on your device. FrameWink never edits, hides, favorites, or deletes originals in your Photos library. You can free unused downloads or delete all FrameWink photo data from the app at any time. Automatic album updates request full Photos access only after you choose that paid feature. FrameWink excludes hidden photos and screenshots from automatic selection. Guided Access setup remains a manual Apple system feature, and scheduled display behavior works only while FrameWink remains open. Requires iOS or iPadOS 15 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FrameWink at 100% against ScreenPal Screen Recorder's 60%. FrameWink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). ScreenPal Screen Recorder's advantage is ratings volume (5.4K vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. ScreenPal Screen Recorder sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and FrameWink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FrameWink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenPal Screen Recorder has 5.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of ScreenPal Screen Recorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of FrameWink's.
ScreenPal Screen Recorder ships an update every 6 weeks, FrameWink weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenPal Screen Recorder | FrameWink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Nerd Software, LLC | Jenny Media LLC |
Customer experience
ScreenPal Screen Recorder
FrameWink
Bugs and requests
ScreenPal Screen Recorder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos not saving properly
- Recordings getting lost or corrupted
- Inconsistent performance on different devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to record system audio
- Improve video trimming and editing capabilities
- Implement live streaming support
- Provide more customization options
FrameWink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ScreenPal Screen Recorder
- Annual Plan - Unlock Premium$5.991 Year
- Screen Recorder: Deluxe$8.001 Month
- Screen Recorder: Premier$14.001 Month
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- Screen Recorder: Max$20.001 Month
- Screen Recorder: Deluxe Yr$48.001 Year
- Screen Recorder: Premier Yr$84.001 Year
- Screen Recorder: Max$119.991 Year
FrameWink
- FrameWink Lifetime$4.99
Questions
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