Screen Recorder vs VideoShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Recorder
Record your iPhone or iPad screen with audio and facecam in high definition. Create tutorials, capture gameplay, or record streaming content without time limits or watermarks. Convert videos to GIF and use the whiteboard feature for creative projects.
- Record screen with audio and facecam
- Full HD video recording (up to 4K)
- Internal/system sound recording
- No recording time limits
- Whiteboard recording
- Convert video to GIF
- No watermark
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Screen Recorder helps you to record screen on iPhone, or iPad. TOP FEATURES + Record the entire screen with audio & facecam + Record full HD videos(720p/1080p/4k) + Recorder internal or system sound + No recording time limits + Whiteboard recording + Easy taking Screenshot + Audio/voice Recording + Record Streaming + No Watermark + Convert Video to GIF Screen Recorder is an efficient and easy-to-use professional stable video recording tool for iPhone, iPad. Screen Recorder for iPad enables you to capture everything that happens on your screen as a video with great quality up to 1080p. It has all the advanced features needed to create professional-looking demonstrations of new applications, record online, capture amazing game tricks or gameplays, presentations, and image slideshows on your iPhone screen! The whiteboard feature helps the artist or the teacher to create drawings or tutorial videos! What you can do with our Screen Recorder app - Create the demonstration video for any app program - Get creative with whiteboard & create tutorial videos for school and or collage class - Start recording with one click - Capture audio with a system built-in microphone or any audio input devices - Enable the camera to record reaction videos - Create a game reaction or commentary videos - Record YouTube live videos - Camera Roll Videos are supported - No Ads at all To access the app you'll need to Subscibe to Screen Recorder app. Choose from weekly, monthly 3-day trial, or yearly plans for the ultimate screen recording experience on iPhone and iPad. Privacy Policy & Terms and Conditions of Use: https://appscreenrecorder.com/privacy-policy-macos Feel free to share your valuable feedback or suggestions at support@appscreenrecorder.com
VideoShot
Record your iPhone or iPad screen in HD for tutorials, gameplay, or demos. Enhance recordings with Face Cam and edit them directly within the app using a powerful suite of tools. Share your creations easily to social media.
- HD screen recording
- Face Cam integration
- Video editing suite
- Audio commentary
- Add video/image layers
- BGM and stickers
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VideoShot allows you to record your favorite games, apps or screen audio for tutorials, games, video demos and video call on your iPhone or iPad. After recording your screen, you can add Face Cam to make some video reactions to further enhance your recording! Besides high-quality recording, VideoShot also support video editing. You can start to make your YouTube videos after the recording finished with VideoShot directly. Just come and join the millions of people who have fun in VideoShot. “Thank you! Now I can make Roblox videos now! And it was so easy!!!”—Game Lover “I have been playing Ark mobile and it records really great and it’s super smooth.”—Game Lover “I recommend this to anyone who wants to make YouTube videos on their iPad or whoever just wants to record their iPad.”—YouTube Creator RECORD HD SCREEN VIDEOS -You can select the best recording settings to record your game. VIDEO LAYER. -Add extra video or image to your favorite YouTube videos! -Personalize your reaction by setting the position. AUDIO COMMENTARY -Use your microphone to add audio commentary. POWERFUL VIDEO EDITOR -Crop and trim videos easily, even the newbie can start using it quickly. -More than 100 great BGMs. -Add gestures stickers to your video. -Rotate your videos in 90-degree angles. -Add stickers to rich your video. -High video output resolution and share to social apps, like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, etc. Just come and explore it, then you can find more surprises~ Membership subscription -Join a refreshing video editing member and use all functions for free. -Membership subscription fees for refreshing video clips are charged monthly or yearly according to different plans. If necessary, we also provide a one-time payment service in addition to the existing subscription plan. -Subscriptions are automatically renewed at the selected package price unless the current subscription period is cancelled 24 hours in advance. The subscription fee is charged through your iTunes account when you confirm your purchase. After purchase, you can go to account settings, manage subscriptions and turn off automatic renewal. According to Apple's policy, the current subscription cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period. After purchase, no unused portion will be refunded. -If you qualify for a free trial and subscribe before the end of the free trial period, the remaining free trial period will be cancelled after you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions will start immediately after the free usage ends, unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial. [auto-renewing subscription] - VideoShot month subscription, $6.49/month - VideoShot yearly subscription, $26.99/year - VideoShot owner subscription, $39.99 one time pruchase -Terms of use https://mediaeditor.cn/terms.pdf -Privacy Policy https://mediaeditor.cn/privacy.pdf If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us: email: videoshot@163.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: VideoShot at free with in-app purchases against Screen Recorder's subscription. VideoShot also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 33%). Screen Recorder's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 211). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Screen Recorder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days and VideoShot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VideoShot holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Recorder has 3.1K ratings behind it against 211, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Screen Recorder's written reviews are positive against 68% of VideoShot's.
Screen Recorder ships an update every 3 weeks, VideoShot monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Recorder | VideoShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.1K ratings) | 4.6 (211 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 67.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 211 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 425 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppSmartz | Shanghai Jian Ji Software Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Screen Recorder
VideoShot
Bugs and requests
Screen Recorder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recordings stop unexpectedly
- Can't save videos to camera roll
- Streaming doesn't work properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add delete button for recordings
- Improve video/audio sync
- Allow customization of video settings
- Fix issues with streaming to platforms
VideoShot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Screen Recorder
- Weekly$2.497 Days
- Weekly_Exclusive7 Days trial$2.497 Days
- Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- Monthly_exclusive1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Yearly Exclusive1 Year trial$24.991 Year
VideoShot
- Month Vip$3.991 Month
- 包月会员$6.491 Month
- Yearly Vip3 Days trial$26.991 Year
- Lifetime VIP$46.99
Questions
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