Screen Recorder + Facecam vs Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Recorder + Facecam
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Record your screen, react with your face, add your voice — and edit everything in one simple app. Screen Recorder – Record Now captures games, apps and tutorials in high quality, then gives you a full set of editing tools to trim, crop, add music and share. No account, no watermark. SCREEN RECORDING • Record anything on your screen — games, apps, tutorials, video calls • Choose resolution, frame rate and bitrate for the quality you want • Add microphone narration with one tap • Your recording opens instantly when you stop FACE CAM REACTION • React to any video from your library with your face on screen • Picture-in-picture bubble or split-screen layouts • Frames, shapes, colors and background styles • Get-ready countdown before you start DUAL CAMERA • Record front and back cameras at the same time • Drag and resize the picture-in-picture window • Pause and resume during a take COMMENTARY & VOICE • Record a voice-over on top of any video • Audio Recorder for voice-only recordings • Add your recordings to the video editor VIDEO EDITOR • Timeline editing with precise trimming and splitting • Add text, stickers, music and voice-overs • Transitions between clips • Preview everything before you export VIDEO TOOLS • Trim & Speed — cut and speed up or slow down in one place • Merge — join multiple clips into one video • Crop — preset shapes or drag your own custom frame • Rotate & Flip • Filters & Adjust — brightness, contrast and saturation • Compress — make large videos smaller • Video to GIF and Video to Audio (MP3) • Save Frame — grab any moment as a photo EXPORT & SHARE • Keep original quality or choose your resolution • Aspect ratios for social apps — vertical, square, landscape • No watermark on your videos • Save to your gallery or share with one tap ORGANIZED LIBRARY • Folders, favorites and search • Rename, duplicate and manage your videos • Storage overview so you always know how much space you have PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up or login required • Your videos stay on your device — nothing is uploaded • Delete the app and all its data is removed Questions or ideas? Contact us anytime from Settings → Contact Us. We read every message.
Control
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One remote for every TV in your home. Free, with no ads, no purchases, no subscriptions and no tracking. Control finds the TVs on your Wi-Fi and becomes their remote. Tap your TV, accept the prompt or enter the code it shows once, and you're done. From then on, Control stays paired and reconnects on its own. WORKS WITH YOUR TV • Samsung Smart TVs (2016 and later) • LG webOS TVs • Roku TVs and players, including TCL, Hisense, Sharp, Insignia and onn. • Google TV and Android TV, including Chromecast with Google TV, Sony, TCL, Hisense and Nvidia Shield • Sony Bravia, Vizio SmartCast, Philips and Panasonic Viera • Any TV your Home Assistant server controls A REMOTE THAT FEELS REAL • A large D-pad around the OK key, or a touchpad you swipe like a trackpad • Volume and channel rockers, play, pause, rewind and fast-forward, mute, inputs and a keyboard for search • Molded keys with haptics and soft clicks • Open your TV's apps right from your iPhone, with the icons your TV provides JUST ASK • Tell Control what you want in your own words, like "turn it down a bit and put on Netflix." Apple Intelligence works it out on your iPhone. • Siri and Shortcuts: "Turn the TV off with Control," "Mute the TV with Control," "Open YouTube on the TV with Control." SKIP ADS, HANDS-FREE Tap Skip Ad when an ad starts, and Control presses Skip the moment it appears. Choose a wait from 10 to 60 seconds, and pin the button to your Lock Screen. YOUR REMOTE, EVERYWHERE • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island: volume, mute, play and power while your iPhone is locked • Control Center and the Action button: TV Power, Play/Pause, Mute, Volume and Skip Ad • Home Screen widgets: Quick Keys and a full remote MAKE IT YOURS Twelve themes, light and dark, each with a matching app icon. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, ads, analytics, cookies or tracking • No data collected, sold or shared • Control talks only to the TVs on your home network. Your pairings stay in your iPhone's Keychain. Requires your iPhone and TV to be on the same Wi-Fi network. Some features depend on your TV's model and settings. Ask requires Apple Intelligence. Samsung, LG, webOS, Roku, Google TV, Android TV, Chromecast, Sony, Bravia, Vizio, SmartCast, Philips, Panasonic, Viera, Home Assistant, Netflix, YouTube and other names are trademarks of their respective owners. Control isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Screen Recorder + Facecam at 16.0 against Control's 18.0. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Screen Recorder + Facecam ships an update every 5 days, Control every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Recorder + Facecam | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Ranjana Rani | Rayan Waked |
In-app purchases
Screen Recorder + Facecam
No in-app purchases
Control
No in-app purchases





