Comparison

FaceScreen vs HD Face Cam Screen Recorder

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

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About

FaceScreen

Overlay a live camera feed and custom text on any app. Perfect for enhancing screen recordings, presentations, and livestreams by keeping your face and branding visible. Customize position, size, shape, and text for a personal touch.

Highlights
  • Floating camera overlay
  • Customizable text label
  • Adjustable camera shape and position
  • Works over full-screen apps
  • Automatic setting saving
  • Supports screen recording apps
Features
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FaceScreen displays a floating live camera feed and an optional text label on top of everything else on your screen. Add a personal touch to your screen recordings, presentations, livestreams, and screen sharing sessions by keeping your face visible at all times. Use the built-in screen recorder on your phone or any third-party screen recording app. FaceScreen does not record, store, or process any video or personal data. It simply displays a customizable camera overlay on top of other apps and content. FEATURES Camera • Single camera mode: A sleek camera overlay that floats above all other apps. • Dual camera mode: Show both cameras at once with a draggable picture-in-picture front camera. • Customize everything—from the camera shape and position to zoom level, size, orientation, and more. • Zoom in when your camera is farther away for better visibility. • Works seamlessly over apps running in full-screen mode. • Drag and position the camera overlay anywhere on your screen. • Your settings, including position, size, and appearance, are automatically saved for the next time you use FaceScreen. Text • Showing your face is great, but if you're introducing yourself to a new audience, adding your name, website, or social media handle can make an even stronger impression. • Customize the text content and its position to match your preferences. GETTING STARTED • Install FaceScreen from the App Store • Open FaceScreen and customize the camera view to your liking • Leave FaceScreen running and switch to another app to display the floating camera view • To hide the camera view, simply close FaceScreen USE CASES • Video Reactions • Tutorials & How-To Videos • App Demos • Presentations • Screen Recordings • Screen Sharing • Livestreams • Online Teaching • Personal Branding CONTACT • Website: facescreenapp.com • X: @softal_io or @rampatra_ EXTRAS • FAQ: facescreenapp.com/faq • Privacy Policy: facescreenapp.com/privacy CREDITS • Lucas Fischer

About

HD Face Cam Screen Recorder

Record your screen with a live face cam overlay and interactive drawing tools. Stream directly to popular platforms or save your creations. Perfect for tutorials, demos, and reactions.

Highlights
  • Live face cam overlay
  • Customizable touch indicators
  • On-screen drawing tools
  • Built-in teleprompter
  • Direct live streaming
  • Video and photo source options
Features
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The only iOS screen recorder with a truly live face cam overlay. Record your screen and camera at the same time, with your face shown in real-time, not edited in after like other apps. Perfect for reaction videos, gameplay with face cam, tutorials, product demos, and live streaming. Show every tap with customizable touch indicators. Draw on screen. Read from the built-in teleprompter. Stream directly to Twitch, YouTube, or any RTMP server. Built especially for demoing websites, reacting to videos, and presenting photos. Perfect for showcasing web-based products to investors, recording tutorials, or streaming to Twitch and YouTube. Record tutorials that show exactly where to tap. Stream web-based games directly to Twitch. All in the popular face cam format, with touch indicators showing every gesture. There's nothing else like it. Five recording modes: websites in the built-in browser, videos from your camera roll, photos as a slideshow, any app on your phone (Pro), or Clip Mode for gaming highlights (Pro). The any-app mode lets you take your live face cam anywhere on iOS 18 and later, recording over games, social apps, or anything else on your device. Clip Mode (Pro) is built for gamers and reaction creators. Start a session and play normally. When something amazing happens, tap your Action Button or Control Center button to instantly save the last 30 seconds to your camera roll. Build your highlight reel without ever stopping the action. Draw directly on the screen during recordings to circle buttons, underline text, or guide viewers through complex interfaces. Add as many text overlays as you like, then drag, resize, and edit them anywhere on screen to label what you're showing or add context. The face cam is draggable and resizable. Tap to reposition, pinch to resize. Choose between circle, square, or rectangle shapes, or switch to a full-screen face cam with one tap. Touch indicators display every tap, swipe, and gesture. Customize the color, size, and opacity to match your style so viewers always know exactly what you're doing. Need to stay on script? The built-in teleprompter lets you read prepared notes while recording. Detach it, resize it, and move it anywhere on screen. Your script stays visible to you but invisible in the final video. All of these tools live in a control panel that's available throughout your recording but never appears in the final video, so you get full creative control without any visual clutter. Pause a recording and pick it up when you're ready, and delete bad takes right from the preview screen. Stream live to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, or any custom RTMP server. Face cam and touch indicators work during live streams, not just recordings. Features include: • Draggable, resizable face cam overlay • Customizable touch indicators • On-screen drawing tools • Text overlays, as many as you like, placed anywhere on screen • Built-in teleprompter, detachable and movable • Full-screen mobile browser • Video and photo source options • Record over any app on your phone (Pro, iOS 18 and later) • Clip Mode (Pro) for saving the last 30 seconds of any session with one tap • Direct save to camera roll • RTMP live streaming (preloaded with Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch) The free version lets you record websites, camera-roll videos, photos, and your selfie cam with a 10-minute limit per recording or stream, a watermark, and a 300-character teleprompter limit. Demo Scope Pro removes the time limits and the watermark and unlocks the any-app mode and Clip Mode. It's a one-time purchase, no subscription required.

Screenshots

FaceScreen4 screens
HD Face Cam Screen Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HD Face Cam Screen Recorder at Free against FaceScreen's $5.99. HD Face Cam Screen Recorder also leads on ratings volume (85 vs 7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). FaceScreen's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HD Face Cam Screen Recorder is free to download; FaceScreen costs $5.99 up front. HD Face Cam Screen Recorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FaceScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FaceScreen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HD Face Cam Screen Recorder has 85 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of FaceScreen's written reviews are positive against 55% of HD Face Cam Screen Recorder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FaceScreen ships an update every 2 weeks, HD Face Cam Screen Recorder weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FaceScreen versus HD Face Cam Screen Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceScreenHD Face Cam Screen Recorder
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.4 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings785 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSoftal LimitedAdam Tal

Customer experience

FaceScreen

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

HD Face Cam Screen Recorder

All ratings85 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

In-app purchases

None

FaceScreen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HD Face Cam Screen Recorder

One-time1
  • Demo Scope Pro$19.99

Questions

Is FaceScreen free?
FaceScreen costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HD Face Cam Screen Recorder free?
HD Face Cam Screen Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FaceScreen or HD Face Cam Screen Recorder?
FaceScreen is rated higher. FaceScreen averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while HD Face Cam Screen Recorder averages 4.4 from 85 ratings.
Do FaceScreen or HD Face Cam Screen Recorder have ads?
Neither FaceScreen nor HD Face Cam Screen Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FaceScreen or HD Face Cam Screen Recorder?
FaceScreen ships an update every 2 weeks, and HD Face Cam Screen Recorder weekly. Most recently, FaceScreen was updated on October 2, 2026 and HD Face Cam Screen Recorder on October 16, 2026.

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