Reel vs Reaction Video Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reel
Record your screen, camera, and audio simultaneously on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Create tutorials, demos, and lessons with a picture-in-picture option and separate audio tracks for enhanced editing. Customize your background and choose recording quality for professional results.
- Record screen, camera, and audio together
- Picture-in-Picture (PiP) camera overlay
- Separate microphone and system audio tracks
- Customizable camera background
- No watermark, time, or export limits
- Pro version removes ads and unlocks native quality
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Record your iPhone or iPad screen with your face, your voice and the app's sound in one take. Reel keeps your camera in a floating Picture in Picture window on top of the app you're showing, and the finished video is saved as an MP4 in Photos. No watermark, no recording time limit and no account. WHAT PEOPLE RECORD WITH REEL • Tutorials and how-tos: walk through a website, a phone setting or an app while viewers see your screen and your face. • App demos and UGC: show a product feature by feature and explain it as you go. • Gameplay with facecam: capture the game, your reaction and your commentary. • Reaction videos: play a video in Reel and record yourself watching and commenting. • Lessons and presentations: talk students, colleagues or clients through what's on screen. • Bug reports and feedback: show the exact steps and explain what went wrong. • Voice-only screen recordings: turn the camera off and just narrate. • Short videos: record a demo, then edit or post the MP4 to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels or TikTok. YOUR CAMERA ON TOP OF OTHER APPS On iPhone and iPad, Picture in Picture keeps your camera above whatever app you open. Move it where it doesn't cover what you're pointing at, and keep it fully on screen so iOS doesn't tuck it away. Your face is part of the recording itself, so there is nothing to line up afterwards. You can also keep the camera inside Reel while presenting a video, or turn it off. YOUR VOICE AND THE APP'S SOUND Record your microphone and the app's sound together, where the app and iOS allow it. Keep them in one mixed track, or as separate tracks in the MP4 so you can balance them later in an editor that supports multiple audio tracks. HOW IT WORKS ON IPHONE AND IPAD 1. Open Reel and allow camera access. 2. Check that the camera mode is Picture in Picture (the default). 3. Tap Screen Recording, turn on Microphone in the iOS sheet and tap Start Broadcast. 4. Switch to the app you want to show. 5. Stop from Reel or the red indicator at the top of the screen. Your MP4 is in Photos. BACKGROUND AND FRAMING Blur the room behind you or replace it with an image or a looping video. Lock the recording orientation for a consistent layout. Background removal works with the camera inside Reel; it isn't available in Picture in Picture. RECORD ON MAC Record your whole display with a camera window you can place anywhere. Set microphone and system audio levels separately, start and stop with ⌘R while Reel is in front, and choose where each MP4 is saved. There are no ads on Mac. FREE AND PRO On iPhone and iPad, Reel is free with ads and records up to 1080p with no watermark or time limit. Pro removes the ads and records at your device's native screen resolution. Choose monthly, yearly or a one-time purchase. You don't need Pro to record your screen with your face and sound on iPhone and iPad. COMPATIBILITY Requires iOS 26, iPadOS 26 or macOS 26 or later. Some apps block recording of protected content, and available audio depends on the app. Make a short test recording before an important take. Terms: https://reel-studio.arte-soft.com/terms/ Privacy: https://reel-studio.arte-soft.com/privacy/
Reaction Video Maker
Record yourself reacting to videos or capture both sides of a moment simultaneously. Easily edit layouts, balance audio, and save your synchronized creations directly to your device. Keep all your projects for future edits without data collection.
- Dual camera recording
- React to imported videos
- Customizable video layout
- Independent audio control
- Save and re-edit projects
- Private, on-device processing
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Some moments need two views: the thing being watched, and the face watching it. ReactCam plays a video on your phone while the front camera records the reaction — or rolls both cameras at once, so you keep what you pointed at and your own face seeing it. One take, in sync, nothing missed. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose what they'll react to — a video from your Camera Roll or Files — or just roll both cameras live. 2. Hit record. ReactCam captures their face and the source video together, in sync. 3. Lay the two videos out however you like, balance the sound, and save straight to Photos. RECORD BOTH SIDES AT ONCE Dual Camera runs the front and back cameras together, so you catch what happened and who saw it in a single take. REACT TO ANY VIDEO Import from your Camera Roll or Files and react while it plays. The video and the reaction land in sync, every time. LAY IT OUT YOUR WAY Drag to move, pinch to resize. Put their face where it belongs, at the size it deserves. Works in portrait and landscape. BALANCE THE SOUND Independent volume for each track, so the reaction never gets buried under the video — or the other way round. KEEP EVERY REACTION Projects holds on to your recordings, so you can come back later, change the layout, and export again. Nothing is locked to the first version you made. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your iPhone. No account. No uploads. No tracking. No data collected, ever. Your videos never leave your device — which is exactly what you want from an app you point at your family. REACTCAM PRO Free to try, with 5 exports and 5 saved projects included. Unlock unlimited exports and projects with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, no watermarks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reaction Video Maker at none against Reel's 3. Reaction Video Maker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Reel's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Reel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Reaction Video Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Reel against 5.0 for Reaction Video Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reel has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Reel ships an update every 4 weeks, Reaction Video Maker weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Reel | Reaction Video Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arte Soft Ltd | Vivek Kumar |
Customer experience
Reel
Reaction Video Maker
In-app purchases
Reel
- Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$14.99
Reaction Video Maker
No in-app purchases









