Comparison

OverlayNow vs Posey

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

Head to head
About

OverlayNow

Features
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OverlayNow turns your device into a professional overlay camera. Record HD or 4K video at up to 60 fps with real-time data composited directly onto your footage - no post-processing required. DATA OVERLAYS Choose from 23 overlay types including speed, GPS coordinates, altitude, compass, acceleration, G-force, distance, pressure, vertical speed, inclinometer, mini-map, elapsed time, lap timer, countdown, frame rate, battery level, and more. MEDIA OVERLAYS Choose between square, circle, triangle or 16:9 shapes for HLS streams or your own Photo Library content overlaid over the camera feed. FILTERS 13 cinematic color filters: DUSK, MIST, FLUX, SEPIA, SHADE, GLOW, WARM, COOL, NOIR, BIRD, DREAM, MIAMI, and CLEAR. Applied in real time to both the preview and the recording. FACE FILTERS Blur, censor, or overlay glasses on detected faces. Use them alongside any color filter. GREEN SCREEN & BACKGROUND REMOVAL Chroma key (green or blue) and AI-powered person segmentation using a secondary camera - composited live over your main camera feed, HLS stream or Photo Library media. MULTI-CAMERA Show front and back cameras simultaneously for reaction videos, picture-in-picture, and vlogs. LIVE STREAMING Stream with HLS or RTMP with all overlays, filters, and effects included in the broadcast. SOUNDBOARD & REACTIONS 32 built-in sounds and 12 animated GIF reactions. Import your own. Trigger during recording with a single tap. MORE FEATURES • 8 font families for text overlays • Diagonal split with two independent backgrounds • HTTP polling for live external data • Zoom with pinch to zoom using ultra-wide, optical telephoto, and up to 10× digital • Orientation-aware recording • Mute toggle during streaming • Media backgrounds from photo library or HLS streams PRIVACY OverlayNow does not collect any data. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. Requires iOS 15.0 or later. Some features (HLS streaming) require iOS 17+. Multi-camera requires A12 chip or later.

About

Posey

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"I don't have to explain the photo I want anymore." You know the photo you want. You found it — a travel pose, an outfit shot, a couple picture. But when you hand your phone to a friend (or your partner), you get… something else. Posey fixes that. Save the photo you want to recreate, and Posey overlays it — semi-transparent — right on the live camera. Whoever's holding your phone just lines up the ghost image and taps the shutter. Same angle. Same crop. Same vibe. HOW IT WORKS • Save your shot ideas — import from your photo library, crop to frame • Tap Match — your reference floats over the live camera • The frame auto-matches your reference's aspect ratio (4:5, 1:1, 9:16 and more) • One control: overlay opacity. No zoom, no fiddling, never technical • Shoot, then drag to compare your photo against the reference • Save straight to your photo library — Photo, Live Photo, or Video BUILT FOR • Travel photos that look like the ones that inspired the trip • Outfit shots and mirror pics with consistent framing • Couples — finally, a fair trade for taking their photos • Content creators keeping a series visually consistent PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. No analytics. Your references and photos stay on your device — and sync privately through your own iCloud if you want them on all your devices.

Screenshots

OverlayNow4 screens
Posey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: OverlayNow at 3 against Posey's 1. OverlayNow also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. OverlayNow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Posey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
OverlayNow versus Posey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverlayNowPosey
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlive MediaIWAVE LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OverlayNow

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$3.99
1 purchases

Posey

One-time1
  • Posey Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is OverlayNow free?
OverlayNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Posey free?
Posey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OverlayNow or Posey have ads?
Neither OverlayNow nor Posey shows ads.

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