Comparison

FaceScreen vs Vid

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

Head to head
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

Vid

Annotate any video by drawing, highlighting, or sketching directly on your footage. This tool is perfect for educators, filmmakers, coaches, and creators who need to visually explain concepts or review content. Save and share your marked-up videos easily.

Highlights
  • Draw with ink, shapes, and highlighters
  • Apple Pencil support with shortcuts
  • Pinch to zoom on footage
  • Mirror to external displays
  • Export marked-up videos
Features
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Mark up any video with a tap. Vid-e-Note turns your iPhone or iPad into a video annotation canvas — draw, highlight, and sketch directly on your footage using Apple Pencil or your finger. Whether you're a teacher breaking down a concept, a filmmaker reviewing a cut, a coach diagramming a play, or a creator adding visual callouts — Vid-e-Note gets out of the way and lets you work. • Draw with ink, shapes, and highlighters over any video • Apple Pencil support with double-tap and squeeze shortcuts • Pinch to zoom in on any area of your footage • Mirror to an external display or Apple TV with AirPlay • Export your marked-up video to share anywhere Great for film class critique, sports film review, real estate walkthroughs, or any time you need to show — not just tell. No subscriptions. Your videos stay on your device — nothing is uploaded or shared. Vid-e-Note. Draw on it.

Screenshots

FaceScreen4 screens
Vid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vid at $0.99 against FaceScreen's $5.99. Vid also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). FaceScreen's advantage is chart position (#174 vs unranked) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

FaceScreen costs $5.99 and Vid $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FaceScreen against 5.0 for Vid. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FaceScreen has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
FaceScreen versus Vid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceScreenVid
Price$5.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftal LimitedIAN KAINOA RICHARDSON

Customer experience

FaceScreen

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Vid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FaceScreen

No in-app purchases

None

Vid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FaceScreen free?
FaceScreen costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vid free?
Vid costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FaceScreen or Vid?
FaceScreen and Vid are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FaceScreen or Vid have ads?
Neither FaceScreen nor Vid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FaceScreen or Vid?
FaceScreen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vid every 2 weeks. Most recently, FaceScreen was updated on September 19, 2026 and Vid on September 21, 2026.

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