Black Screen Camera Recorder vs Artlapse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Screen Camera Recorder
Record videos using either the front or rear camera with customizable background options. Choose between wide or ultra-wide rear cameras and set your own background or use a black one. This app is designed to record video discreetly.
- Front and rear camera recording
- Wide and ultra-wide rear camera support
- Customizable background options
- Black screen background option
- Full-screen preview recording
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If you tap the top of the screen, the front camera will be used if you select the bottom of the screen you'll start recording by the rear camera. You can use Wide or Ultra Wide camera for rear camera recording, just open settings and change the currently used camera. Set your own background, use a predefined black one, or record with a full-screen preview. lp PLEASE NOTE: It's against iOS Developer Program Licence Agreement to not have indicators on the screen when taking a video.
Artlapse
Record your artistic process with this app, capturing brushstrokes at set intervals to create smooth timelapse videos. It intelligently detects motion to ensure your recordings are always engaging.
- Timelapse recording for art
- Customizable recording intervals
- Adjustable recording duration
- Motion detection for engaging clips
- Smooth video compilation
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Artlapse is the ultimate Timelapse recording app for artists. It captures your brushstrokes at a specified interval for a specified duration. The clips are then combined to create a stunning Timelapse video that doesn't jank like the regular Timelapse feature on the camera. It can even detect motion in the image so that it always shows something interesting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Artlapse at 100% against Black Screen Camera Recorder's 50%. Artlapse also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Black Screen Camera Recorder's advantage is chart position (#196 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Artlapse is free to download; Black Screen Camera Recorder costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Artlapse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Black Screen Camera Recorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Artlapse's.
Black Screen Camera Recorder ships an update monthly, Artlapse every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Screen Camera Recorder | Artlapse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #196 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pawel Chmiel | June Kim |
Customer experience
Black Screen Camera Recorder
Artlapse
In-app purchases
Black Screen Camera Recorder
No in-app purchases
Artlapse
No in-app purchases
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