Is there a good app for record my screen?
Fully Served: 39 apps already serve this, and 6 data points mined from real user reviews show where they fall short. Good apps already cover what people want. You'd need a strong wedge.
Data refreshed September 7, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to record my screen, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| screen recording capture functionality | bug | 1 | when I do it doesn't hear or work fix this app |
| block status screen recording | missing-feature | 1 | Add an option to block others for screen recording from our status |
| no tap-to-record video option | missing-feature | 1 | give it a video option instead of trying to hold the button down |
| camera records in background | bug | 1 | I open snap. And it's just recording away. On it own ... Wasn't even on the app |
| video reduced to a static screenshot | bug | 1 | after several episodes all my stories only have a screenshot. The stories no longer show any content |
| unintended screenshot capture during gameplay | bug | 1 | controller takes screenshot mid-game while getting shot at |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Capture for NDI® | 0.0 | 0 | $2.99 |
| Just Press Record | 4.3 | 1,522 | $6.99 |
| Recorder | 2.8 | 21 | $0.99 |
| Call Recorder : Record Phone Calls | 3.6 | 133 | $0.99 |
| Audio Recorder Pro & Playback | 4.6 | 389 | $7.99 |
| TapeACall: Call Recorder | 4.3 | 38,160 | Free |
| Screen Mirroring+ App | 3.0 | 11,765 | $9.99 |
| SmartScrollCapture | 5.0 | 1 | $1.99 |
Should you build it?
Good apps already cover what people want. You'd need a strong wedge. Opportunity here scores 17 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| coolstar/RecordMyScreen | stale | 848 | C |
| canvasding/RecordMyScreen | stale | 10 | Objective-C |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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