Comparison

ARC II vs Prop Screen

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

Head to head
About

ARC II

Control your Arc II unit to capture professional videos and time-lapses. Features automatic face tracking, manual video control with keyframes, and real-time remote operation. Easily set up time-lapses and trigger your camera's shutter.

Highlights
  • Automatic Face Tracking
  • Manual Video Control with Keyframes
  • Real-time Remote Control
  • Time-Lapse Setup
  • Camera Shutter Triggering
Features
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Use this app to control your Arc II unit to capture incredible videos and time-lapses. There are multiple modes to choose from depending on what you’re filming. Automatic Face Tracking - Get in the frame and start filming. Arc II tracks your movement and keeps you in the shot. Change the framing, tracking speed, and even loop your slider for interview shots. Note: this mode requires you to mount your phone to your camera. See our website for the Camera Phone Mount. Video Mode - Use the intuitive trackpads to setup your move. Create keyframes to adjust up to 4 axis of movement. Remote Control - Use the trackpads to control Arc II and your Rhino Slider in real time. Loop your slider when you want to focus on nailing your pan/tilt move. You can lock off individual axis for more precise control and even change the sensitivity of the pad. Time-Lapse - Setup a time-lapse in minutes with the easy-to-use controls. Arc II can also trigger your camera’s shutter to eliminate motion blur. Note: shutter triggering requires a shutter release cable that can be purchased on our website.

About

Prop Screen

This app transforms your iPhone into a customizable screen prop for film and TV production. Create realistic mock phone interfaces, including call screens, message threads, and notifications, to enhance your visual storytelling. It offers offline functionality and is designed for professional use on set.

Highlights
  • Customizable call screens
  • Simulated messaging conversations
  • Prop notifications
  • Full-screen playback
  • Green screen mode with tracking
  • Home screen designer
  • Offline functionality
Features
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PropScreen is the professional prop device simulator built for film and television production. Stop fighting with personal phones, paper green screens, or post-production fixes. Prop Screen turns an iPhone or iPad into a fully custom screen prop that adapts to your script. Every tool was designed by working filmmakers to solve real problems on set. WHAT'S INSIDE • Prop Call Screens — custom contact name, photo, ringtone, era-specific layouts, outgoing and unknown-number calls, lose-signal effects, volume-button trigger for hands-free cueing • Prop Video Calls — pre-recorded video for the remote caller, live front camera framing your actor • Prop Messaging — full blue- and green-bubble threads with photos and locations, played live or staged for actor delivery • Prop Notifications — bundled and custom app icons, banner or lock-screen layouts, stackable to tell a story • Prop Screen Playback — lockable fullscreen playback for any screen recording your production needs • Green Screen Mode — chroma screen with built-in tracking markers for VFX compositing • Prop Home Screen Designer — build any home screen layout, export as a transparent PNG • Project folders to keep a show organized Recent Update: • Director Mode — Pair a second device and run the performance phone remotely. Cue scripts beat by beat, watch typing mirrored live, trigger prop calls and notifications, and drive every prop app while your actor performs on a script-locked keyboard. Bluetooth clicker remotes supported. • Prop Security — A simulated camera wall with tap-in live views, event lists, and running timestamps. • Prop Maps — Repeatable navigation and driving directions with custom markers. Stop swapping screens between takes in a picture car. • Prop Social Messages — Chat props in five social platform styles. • Prop Live — A simulated livestream with an auto-generated, scene-reactive audience you can cue from Director Mode. • Prop Social Feeds — Scrollable photo, video, and story feeds built from your own posts. • Clean Mode — One switch loads an original app set with custom per-project names and icons. • 12 on-camera languages — Set each project's phone language independently, including Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, and Russian, each with its real keyboard. App interface now in 11 languages (beta). • Export for edit — Send prop message and social conversations to After Effects or DaVinci Resolve as transparent video, every bubble editable, typing animated. Import scripts from spreadsheets. • Backups you own — Automatic backup to your own iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Three named versions per device, one-file project export, nothing on our servers. • Built for iPad — A native iPad layout, not an upscaled iPhone build. • Adds fully support between iOS and newly releases Android. BUILT FOR PRODUCTION Everything stays local to your device. Prop Screen does not place calls, send messages, or transmit any content. It is a self-contained visual prop tool, designed exclusively for staged content creation in film, television, theater, and photography. PROPSCREEN PRO • Every prop screen in the app • Unlimited saved projects across every tool • Custom imports — contact photos, ringtones, app icons, posters, screen recordings • Director Mode and volume-button trigger control • Works fully offline once installed • No ads, no accounts, no data collection WHAT'S NEXT Prop Screen ships regular updates driven by crew feedback. Need something for your next production? Tap the info icon in the app to email us directly — every release so far has come from working filmmakers asking. Designed for use on professional film and television productions. Built by Game Night Films & Film Swag. By downloading PropScreen, you agree to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ARC II4 screens
Prop Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prop Screen at 43% against ARC II's 0%. Prop Screen also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.4). ARC II's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Prop Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ARC II asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prop Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARC II has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ARC II's written reviews are positive against 43% of Prop Screen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARC II ships an update every 10 days, Prop Screen weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ARC II versus Prop Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARC IIProp Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (18 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRhino Camera GearGame Night Films

Customer experience

ARC II

All ratings18 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Prop Screen

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

ARC II

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Prop Screen

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$999.99

Questions

Is ARC II free?
ARC II is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prop Screen free?
Prop Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ARC II or Prop Screen?
Prop Screen is rated higher. ARC II averages 2.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Prop Screen averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do ARC II or Prop Screen have ads?
Neither ARC II nor Prop Screen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARC II or Prop Screen?
ARC II ships an update every 10 days, and Prop Screen weekly. Most recently, ARC II was updated on June 2, 2026 and Prop Screen on September 9, 2026.

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