# Awesome Screen Recorder vs Picroll

The clearest difference is price: Awesome Screen Recorder at Free against Picroll's $4.99. Awesome Screen Recorder also leads on ratings volume (689 vs 67). Picroll's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 70%) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Awesome Screen Recorder is free to download; Picroll costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Picroll holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Awesome Screen Recorder has 689 ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Awesome Screen Recorder's written reviews are positive against 90% of Picroll's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Awesome Screen Recorder | Picroll |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $4.99 |
| Rating | [4.6 (689 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/awesome-screen-recorder/id1596011999/reviews) | **[4.8 (67 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/picroll-tiny-screen-stitcher/id1645275205/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **689** | 67 |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | **90.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | **#199** |
| Size | 52 MB | 61 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Diigo Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/335006603) | [TinyWork Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1289515980) |

## What reviewers say

### Awesome Screen Recorder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/awesome-screen-recorder/id1596011999)

Easily capture your iPhone screen for gameplay, live streams, app demos, or tutorials. Edit recordings with trimming, splitting, and adding facecam reactions. Export and share your creations directly.

**Highlights:** One-tap screen recording, High-resolution recording, System audio and microphone recording, Trim, split, and compress videos, Add facecam reaction and voice commentary, Convert video to GIF, Save and share recordings

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 🚀 Efficient and works great
- 💡 Useful features like face cam and audio recording
- 🔒 No watermark or subscription needed
- 🚀 High quality and resolution

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Inconsistent video saving
- 🐛 Audio/video sync issues
- 🐛 Randomly stops recording
- 🐛 Doesn't save videos sometimes
- 🐛 Doesn't work right, issues with recording

**Reported bugs**

- Recorded videos disappear
- Can't convert videos to GIF
- Face cam and microphone issues
- Laggy performance

**Requested features**

- Add more bitrate recording options
- Improve video trimming and editing tools
- Add ability to livestream
- Fix issue with rotating screen to record games
- Improve compatibility with apps like Zoom and Teams


### Picroll

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/picroll-tiny-screen-stitcher/id1645275205)

**Currently charting:** #199 Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store)

Effortlessly combine multiple screenshots into a single, long image. Features include automatic stitching, custom layouts, privacy blurring, and phone frame overlays for professional-looking results.

**Highlights:** Auto-stitcher for seamless merging, Tailor-made layouts for perfect results, Picture splitter for social media, Mosaic tool for privacy blurring, Phone frame overlay for realistic look, Intelligent screen clearing, Screenshot editor with text and drawing tools

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Awesome Screen Recorder free?

Awesome Screen Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Picroll free?

Picroll costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Awesome Screen Recorder or Picroll?

Picroll is rated higher. Awesome Screen Recorder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 689 ratings, while Picroll averages 4.8 from 67 ratings.

### Do Awesome Screen Recorder or Picroll have ads?

Neither Awesome Screen Recorder nor Picroll shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Awesome Screen Recorder or Picroll?

Awesome Screen Recorder ships an update every 2 weeks, and Picroll every 2 weeks. Most recently, Awesome Screen Recorder was updated on September 30, 2026 and Picroll on September 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*