Comparison

App Preview Recorder vs Npp

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

Head to head
About

App Preview Recorder

Features
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App Preview Recorder turns a screen recording into a polished App Preview video — formatted to App Store Connect's exact specs — without a Mac or any video editing software. Built for iOS developers and indie makers who want a preview video that looks the part — captions and all. KEY FEATURES • Screen recording with iOS ReplayKit — capture your app in action. • Smart trimming — drag to set the start and end, with real-time preview. • Captions (Pro) — burn text into the video, with position, size and timing you control. • Auto-optimized output — portrait, 30fps, H.264, App Store-ready resolutions. • Length guard — keeps your video within the 15–30 second requirement; clips over 29s are sped up automatically. • One-tap export — save to Photos or share via the share sheet. OUTPUT BUILT FOR APP STORE CONNECT • MP4 / H.264 High Profile, 30fps, portrait • Sizes for 6.7", 6.5" and 5.5" iPhone, and iPad Record, trim, and submit — no desktop tools required. Pro adds captions and removes ads — a one-time purchase, no subscription.

About

Npp

Features
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NPP — Notepad++ Inspired Code Editor A fast, lightweight code editor that treats your unsaved work as sacred. Whether you're a professional developer, a student, or a tinkerer, NPP gives you the essentials to write and edit code — without the weight of a full IDE, and without ever fearing lost changes. NEVER LOSE YOUR WORK This is what makes NPP different. Every tab and every unsaved edit is continuously saved to disk in the background. Close the app, swipe it away, run out of battery, or let it crash mid-sentence — it doesn't matter. Reopen NPP and every tab is exactly where you left it, down to the last character you typed. No "Save?" dialogs, no warnings, no anxiety. Commit to a real file only when you're truly done. MULTI-TAB EDITING Work on many files at once with intuitive tabs. Spin up as many scratch tabs as you like — for quick notes, snippets, or full drafts — without touching your file system. Switch between them instantly. BUILT FOR BIG FILES A rebuilt editing engine keeps typing smooth and responsive even in very large files, where other mobile editors stutter. SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING FOR 60+ LANGUAGES • Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, Vue • Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C • C, C++, C#, Go, Rust, Assembly • Ruby, PHP, Perl, Lua, R • Elixir, Erlang, Haskell, Clojure, OCaml, F#, Julia • HTML, CSS, SCSS, JSON, XML, YAML, TOML • SQL, GraphQL, Protocol Buffers, Diff/Patch, LaTeX • Bash, PowerShell, Dockerfile, Makefile, nginx & Apache configs, .env • Markdown and many more VIEW & EDIT CSV AS A TABLE Open any CSV or TSV and see it as a clean spreadsheet with automatic delimiter detection. Tap a cell to edit it, and search across all cells with the matching cell highlighted — then switch back to raw text anytime. MORE THAN A PLAIN EDITOR • Live Markdown preview with clickable links • One-tap JSON formatting / beautify • Find & Replace with case-sensitivity and regular expressions • Automatic bracket matching FILE OPERATIONS • Open files from your device • Save, Save As, and export scratch tabs to real files • Automatic UTF-8 detection with fallback for legacy files • Open files directly from other apps MADE YOURS • Light, dark, and system themes • Toggle line numbers and word wrap • Adjustable font size • Custom status bar color SUPPORTED DEVICES NPP runs on phones, tablets, and desktop computers, adapting its layout to each screen size for a comfortable editing experience everywhere. PRIVATE BY DESIGN NPP works fully offline. No account, no ads, no tracking — your code never leaves your device.

Screenshots

App Preview Recorder3 screens
Npp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Npp at none against App Preview Recorder's 1. Npp also leads on ads (none vs shown). App Preview Recorder's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. App Preview Recorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Npp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Preview Recorder ships an update every 9 days, Npp every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
App Preview Recorder versus Npp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Preview RecorderNpp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerseiya kawanoIlia Bogdanovski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

App Preview Recorder

One-time1
  • Pro (Remove Ads)$3.99
None

Npp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is App Preview Recorder free?
App Preview Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Npp free?
Npp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do App Preview Recorder or Npp have ads?
App Preview Recorder shows ads; Npp does not.
Which is updated more often, App Preview Recorder or Npp?
App Preview Recorder ships an update every 9 days, and Npp every 4 weeks. Most recently, App Preview Recorder was updated on October 31, 2026 and Npp on October 31, 2026.

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