Comparison

Video Pre vs Mirror This

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 only when you press the record button. It's ideal for capturing spontaneous moments like wildlife, sports, or stunts without missing the action.

Highlights
  • Continuous background recording
  • Saves footage only on demand
  • No post-editing required
  • Supports portrait and landscape
  • HD/4K recording (in-app purchase)
  • Up to 1-hour pre-recording (in-app purchase)
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 1 hour of film before pressing the shutter button - Record in HD or 4K quality - 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

Mirror This

Features
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Provides a straight forward way to present contents from your Photos library via AirPlay mirroring or a connected external display. Supports both regular and live photos plus video. Manual or automatic navigation with fade transitions

Screenshots

Video Pre4 screens
Mirror This3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mirror This at none against Video Pre's 1. Video Pre's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17 vs 26.1). On price 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. Mirror This asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Video Pre versus Mirror This: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo PreMirror This
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlaf NeumannCarsten Pedersen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Pre

One-time1
  • Feature Pack$11.99
None

Mirror This

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Pre free?
Video Pre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mirror This free?
Mirror This is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Video Pre or Mirror This have ads?
Neither Video Pre nor Mirror This shows ads.

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