Comparison

Record Maker vs Hiku.

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

Head to head
About

Record Maker

Transform screen recordings, screenshots, and photos into professional 3D mockups and demo videos. Create app demos, product launches, and social content with customizable device models, backgrounds, and animations. Export in various formats for easy sharing.

Highlights
  • 3D device mockups
  • Screen recording integration
  • Customizable backgrounds and text
  • Keyframe animation
  • Multiple editing modes
  • Video, PNG, and GIF export
  • Cross-platform project support
Features
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Turn your screen content into something worth sharing. Record Maker puts screen recordings, screenshots, and photos inside real 3D device models. Create app demos, product launch videos, social content, and promotional images. From a quick first cut to the finishing touches Start with a template in Simple mode and replace its media. Use Standard mode to adjust devices, backgrounds, and composition. Switch to Advanced for a timeline, keyframes, and camera movement. All three modes work with the same project, so you can choose the level of control you need. Real devices. More possibilities. Explore device models and finishes, including models with adjustable hinges and lids. Add videos or images to a screen and build a sequence of clips. On multi-screen devices, arrange media for each screen separately. Make the details your own Add backgrounds, text, stickers, music, and QR codes. Use keyframes to animate devices and the camera. Begin with a built-in template or build your own scene from a blank canvas. Ready to share Export video, PNG images, or GIFs, with transparency options for supported outputs. Save to Photos or deliver your work through system sharing. Keep creating across screens Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Widescreen editing brings the preview, inspector, and timeline together. Import and export projects, with autosave and recovery to help preserve your progress. All three editing modes, devices and finishes, built-in music and assets, and standard exports are free to use. Free exports include a watermark, and some pages show ads. Record Maker Pro offers watermark and ad removal, 3D device rotation, template export, and app QR end cards. Start with a screen recording. Make your next demo.

About

Hiku.

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Hiku is the smart lighting control center. Design your lighting experience — explore a vast library of dynamic effects, synchronize with music, fine-tune every parameter, and manage your entire setup from one place. Key Features: • Dynamic lighting effects with full customization • Music sync — lights respond to sound in real time • Multi-device control — manage your entire lighting system at once • Group sync — link multiple lights for perfectly coordinated effects • OTA updates — always on the latest firmware with the newest lighting modes • Real-time status and battery monitoring • Share your lighting effect settings and post your ideas • Submit your ideas — they might just make it into the next firmware update…

Screenshots

Record Maker4 screens
Hiku.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hiku. at none against Record Maker's 1. Hiku. also leads on ads (none vs shown). Record Maker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Record Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hiku. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Record Maker ships an update weekly, Hiku. every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Record Maker versus Hiku.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecord MakerHiku.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (142 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings142 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size349 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嘉伟 戈灿 李

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Record Maker

One-time1
  • Pro$0.99
None

Hiku.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Record Maker free?
Record Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hiku. free?
Hiku. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Record Maker or Hiku. have ads?
Record Maker shows ads; Hiku. does not.
Which is updated more often, Record Maker or Hiku.?
Record Maker ships an update weekly, and Hiku. every 3 weeks. Most recently, Record Maker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Hiku. on October 24, 2026.

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