Action Clip vs Video Buffer Pre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Clip
Easily create sophisticated highlight videos for youth sports with titling for college recruiting. Stream games live to family and friends via a private link. Record in regular or slow motion and annotate key moments.
- Record in regular or slow motion
- Annotate highlights with shapes and text
- Live game streaming via private link
- Titling for college recruiting
- Categorize taps with labels
- Export to cloud services (Plus subscription)
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Action Clip is the perfect video app for youth sports — now with streaming. Begin recording in regular or slow motion. Tap each time a contact occurs that you want to highlight. Parents or coaches can easily create a sophisticated highlight video with titling for college recruiting. Now stream games to family and friends via a private link that doesn’t require login or payment. Free features: * Record in regular or slow motion — portrait or landscape * Video runs continuously but remembers when you tapped * Labels to categorize your taps * Annotate highlights with shapes, texts, and spotlights * Access to the streaming platform With Plus subscription: * Export to camera roll * Export to cloud services (YouTube, DropBox, Google) * Send your highlight videos to University Athlete * Watch app --------------------------- Plus subscription priced at $9.99 yearly and will automatically renew each year and be charged to your iTunes account within 24-hours of the end of the current period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Privacy Policy: https://actionclip.video/privacy Terms of Service: https://actionclip.video/terms
Video Buffer Pre
Capture moments that have already happened with a pre-recording buffer. Save device storage and avoid tedious editing by recording only the highlights. Ideal for sports, events, or unexpected occurrences.
- Buffered video recording
- Up to 100 seconds buffer time
- DualCam Mode
- 4K video quality
- Apple Watch remote support
- Slow-motion support
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Record the action that happened before the shutter! Save your device storage and skip the tedious post-game editing! Never miss a moment again! Yes, it really records in 4K: up to 4K at 120 fps on recent iPhones (e.g. iPhone 17) and 4K at 60 fps on older models (e.g. iPhone 12), with your Apple Watch as a remote. We're all used to pressing the record button and capturing life as it happens. But what if you could record things that already happened, pressing the button to catch the last few seconds? That's what makes Video Buffer so unique — you set the buffer time and hit the record when something interesting happens. You haven't missed a thing and saved your time and device storage! Video Buffer can be vital in all kinds of ways: Sports coaches and parents can use the app to record in-game highlight moments as they happen. Physical Education teachers could use buffered video footage to analyze performance and settle disputes between players. Sports officials and referees can review their decisions using a Buffer Camera as a video assistant. Drivers can use Video Buffer as a Dashcam, recording unexpected events on the road without overloading device memory storage. Skateboarders can capture only good lands and save time scrolling through many similar frames on the camera roll. Parents can catch their kids playing, making it easy to record that funny interaction that might otherwise be lost. Nature lovers can save time and storage while filming astonishing lightning flashes or waiting for the animal to appear or strike a funny pose. Video Buffer features include: - buffered video recording that ensures you'll never miss a moment - long buffer time, up to 100 seconds - 3 recording buttons, each with adjustable buffer time - DualCam Mode - record front and back camera footage simultaneously - option to capture only the buffer - the recording will end & save automatically - 4K video quality: up to 4K 120 fps on recent iPhones, 4K 60 fps on older models such as iPhone 12 - custom video resolution and FPS (30-240) - portrait or landscape orientation - saving to iCloud or device folders with a custom prefix for the filenames - Apple Watch support — a remote on your wrist to make it easier than ever to hit that record button - Slow-motion support - gives sports and fitness trainers the best look at swing, ball movement, or technique. Note: Works only with some back cameras - set 240 FPS in Settings. If you've ever missed something because you couldn't hit a record in time, Video Buffer is the answer! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Video Buffer Pre at 61% against Action Clip's 0%. Video Buffer Pre also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (46 vs 11). Action Clip's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Action Clip sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Video Buffer Pre sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Video Buffer Pre holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Action Clip's written reviews are positive against 61% of Video Buffer Pre's.
Action Clip ships an update every 3 weeks, Video Buffer Pre every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Action Clip | Video Buffer Pre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University Athlete Inc. | michal bojanowicz |
Customer experience
Action Clip
Video Buffer Pre
In-app purchases
Action Clip
- Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Video Buffer Pre
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly$5.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year
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