Comparison

Action Clip vs Showtime

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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

About

Showtime

Features
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Never miss a moment. Showtime is the easiest way to capture football highlights, whether you're playing with friends, coaching, or filming your kids. Just hit record, and when something great happens, tap the Showtime button. The app instantly saves the last 10, 30, or 60 seconds of gameplay based on your settings. That amazing goal? Saved. That last-ditch tackle? Got it. And with the built-in scoreboard, you can add the score and team names directly to your videos so every clip tells the full story. How it works: * Record the match in portrait or landscape * Tap the Showtime button after the action * Instantly save the last 10, 30, or 60 seconds. * Add team names and score with the built-in scoreboard * Export and share your highlights easily Why players love Showtime: * Save only the best moments, no need to record full matches * Customize how many seconds are saved * Built-in scoreboard adds context to every highlight * Works fully offline — no internet needed * All videos are saved locally on your device * No account, no cloud, no tracking * Fast, simple, and private Whether you're chasing memories or building your football journey, Showtime makes it easy to capture and share what matters most: the moments that define the game. Download now and start saving your highlights instantly.

Screenshots

Action Clip4 screens
Showtime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Showtime at none against Action Clip's 1. Showtime also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Action Clip's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Action Clip sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Showtime asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Action Clip ships an update every 3 weeks, Showtime daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Action Clip versus Showtime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAction ClipShowtime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity Athlete Inc.Jonathan Lavigne

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Action Clip

Subscriptions1
  • Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Showtime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Action Clip free?
Action Clip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Showtime free?
Showtime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Action Clip or Showtime have ads?
Neither Action Clip nor Showtime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Action Clip or Showtime?
Action Clip ships an update every 3 weeks, and Showtime daily. Most recently, Action Clip was updated on November 1, 2026 and Showtime on November 8, 2026.

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