Awful vs Web Recorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Awful
This app provides a streamlined browsing experience for the Something Awful forums on iOS devices. It offers access to all forums, bookmarked threads, private messages, and includes features like image uploads and a smilie keyboard.
- Browse all forums and subforums
- Access bookmarked threads
- Built-in SALR functionality
- Smilie stickers and keyboard
- Upload images and pictures
- Manage private messages
- Favorite forums
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Browse the Something Awful forums nicely on your iPhone and iPad! • Every forum and subforum! • Quickly check your bookmarked threads! • Built-in SALR! • Smilie stickers and keyboard! • Upload images and pictures! • Private messages! • Favorite forums! • Rap sheets! • Excessive exclamation marks!
Web Recorder
Record and save gameplay directly from your web browser. Easily share your recorded videos with friends across various social media platforms. Features include bookmarks and favorites for quick access to preferred websites.
- Record web browser gameplay
- Save and share videos
- Social media sharing
- Bookmarks and favorites
- Easy to use interface
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The best app for recording games from web browsers! Web Recorder allows you to record, save and share your videos with your friends via different social platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Features: -Easy to use: Just tap the record button before you play the game. -Easy to share: Videos are saved automatically for sharing. -Multiple functions: Bookmarks and Favorites are available for easy access to specific sites. Download Web Recorder now and get ready to be impressive!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Awful at 86% against Web Recorder's 31%. Awful also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Web Recorder's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 239) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Awful holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 239 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Awful's written reviews are positive against 31% of Web Recorder's.
Awful ships an update every 8 days, Web Recorder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Awful | Web Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (239 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 31.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 239 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dale Stonall-Mellor | 佳升 袁 |
Customer experience
Awful
Web Recorder
User reviews
Awful
From 239 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔒 Secure browsing experience
- 💡 Customizable layout and settings
- 🎨 Visually appealing design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 📉 Declining performance over time
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🚫 Compatibility issues with newer devices
Web Recorder
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient screen recording
- 💡 Useful for creating YouTube videos
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when saving videos
- 🐛 Recorded videos don't save properly
- 🔒 Security concerns with Google integration
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Bugs and requests
Awful
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening certain forums
- Inability to load images and media
- Freezing and lagging on older devices
- Sync issues between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality
- Implement dark mode option
- Improve thread navigation and bookmarking
- Integrate with other social platforms
Web Recorder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recorded videos not saving
- App crashing when trying to save videos
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Allow recording of games and other apps, not just Google
- Improve audio quality of recorded videos
- Add option to save videos directly to camera roll
In-app purchases
Awful
No in-app purchases
Web Recorder
No in-app purchases
