Comparison

Video Pre vs FormTime

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

Head to head
About

Video Pre

This app continuously records video in the background, saving footage from moments before you hit the record button. It's ideal for capturing spontaneous events like wildlife, sports, or challenges without missing the action. Unlock HD quality and longer pre-recording with an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Records before button press
  • Saves pre-recorded footage
  • No storage until saved
  • HD quality recording (in-app purchase)
  • No watermark (in-app purchase)
  • Supports portrait and landscape
Features
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With Pre-Recorder, you have all the important moments on video! The app already records before you decided to do so. This takes no storage on your iPhone until you press the record button. This saves the pre-recorded video and continues to record as usual. This opens awesome possibilities: - Animal observations (Wait until the whale breaches …) - Sports events (Just point the camera into the direction while following the game. When a great scene happens, a klick is enough to save it forever) - Weather phenomena (The thunderstorm is really rolling? You have it on video after the flash!) - Stunts and Challenges (Your bottleflip needs 100 tries? No worries: let the app run and hit the button once you mastered the task) The best: you only record the scenes that you really want to have – without any post-editing and ready to share immediately on social media. No one is faster! Portrait or landscape format? It doesn't matter, the app adjusts to the current orientation of the device. Once the recording is started, there is no further switching between the orientations. The in-app purchase unlocks the full functionality of the app: - Up to 10 seconds of film before pressing the shutter button - Record in HD quality (1080p) - No watermark in the recorded video Need more features? Or other feedback? We can be reached via Github: https://github.com/noxone/videoprerecorder-web/issues

About

FormTime

This app helps improve performance by allowing detailed review of video clips with customizable delays and slow-motion playback. Save your performance recordings directly to your device's camera roll for easy access and analysis.

Highlights
  • Customizable delay settings
  • Slow motion playback
  • Interval playback
  • Save videos to camera roll
  • Performance review tool
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FormTime is the ultimate performance-enhancing tool to perfect your form. Set customized delay amount to review your performance clip in detail. Set slow motion playback. Set Interval playback. Save videos to your camera roll. More customization options coming soon. Download now and elevate your training experience.

Screenshots

Video Pre4 screens
FormTime3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FormTime at none against Video Pre's 1. FormTime also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Video Pre sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FormTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Video Pre against 5.0 for FormTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Pre ships an update every 4 months, FormTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Video Pre versus FormTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo PreFormTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlaf NeumannLAMBDO, LLC

Customer experience

Video Pre

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

FormTime

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Pre

One-time1
  • Feature Pack$8.99
None

FormTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Pre free?
Video Pre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FormTime free?
FormTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Video Pre or FormTime?
Video Pre and FormTime are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Video Pre or FormTime have ads?
Neither Video Pre nor FormTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Pre or FormTime?
Video Pre ships an update every 4 months, and FormTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Video Pre was updated on June 24, 2026 and FormTime on June 7, 2026.

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