ScreenPal Screen Recorder Reviews

by Shessokillher

I cannot stress enough how AWFUL Screencast-O-Matic is. It has literally sent me into rage and depression because of how much time and work I’ve wasted trying to use it for school. It freezes constantly— just now I was recording an 8 minute video and had to shut down and force restart 3 separate times. On the off chance that the recorder doesn’t freeze, there is constant lag— each time I press record the video freezes for 5 seconds and then finally begins )meaning I have to edit out the 5 second of silence after each take). The support team is absolutely useless; they just tell you to uninstall and reinstall (even though that achieves nothing). I literally want to rage quit ScreenPalScreenRecorder 100% of the time I use it. Hope I never have to see it again after this school year ends.

by Thevofl

I have had on more than one occasion lost work due to this program. I turn on the microphone to record my voice for a lecture, after talking for an hour, I go to watch the video only to find no audio. This has happened more than one time. Why the default isn’t microphone on is beyond me. It’s easy to remove audio then to magically put the audio track back. There’s zero indication that the audio is being received while recording. Love ScreenPalScreenRecorder otherwise, but to have to repeat work is unacceptable. You won’t know until everything is over.

by Drew6622

I am recording for educational purposes and when I start recording say what I say and I go to stop the recording and for some reason it was already stopped mid video. Sometimes the audio isn’t recorded for some reason. Once you have completed the video, you have to reload ScreenPalScreenRecorder to be able to edit the thing you just recorded because ScreenPalScreenRecorder is wanting you to start another recording. I know this might sound a little confusing, but try ScreenPalScreenRecorder and you’ll understand. Try and make a video and you’ll have an annoying experience trying to get the phone out of the wall you threw it at all because of the anger issues you did not know about until you started using ScreenPalScreenRecorder.

by ICOMdotcom

Works fine on desktop but not good for mobile. Cannot upload videos to the main platform. Hard to record...as well..bulky and sound is not great.
Other then that so far....it works on desktop.
Will Try Dubb for videos on the mobile and to market for business. They did say it would get fixed someday and that others are having the same issue. You will see other reviews here.
Will give the desktop a try. Tired of buying products that do not deliver what is promised or the software developers stop updating and the software becomes old and has no yes. All in all not bad for the price. Let’s hope they stay up to par with the times. 😎🙏🇺🇸

by ATX_ReLM

App doesn’t work to capture video and sound doesn’t play for imported video.

It hangs when trying to capture video from ScreenPalScreenRecorder and has to be restarted. Also, doesn’t have a way to go back once recording has been selected. Clearly an alpha release.

Doesn’t play sound from imported videos; however, audio is included in the upload. Videos seem to play fine on the site.

by Esilos44

I had been using screencast o matic all year. It was great, I used to record my lectures for my college classes. I’m teaching a summer class and began to record my lessons. I recorded 3 lessons with no problem about a couple of weeks ago. Then I updated my app. All of a sudden my videos stopped recording after just a couple of minutes and would not save or upload. I contacted SOM support. They asked me to check my storage on my iPad. I have more than 100 GB available and no other apps opened but my PowerPoint. Then I decided to use another iPad and the same thing happened. It’s not the iPad! So I have to record my videos on my computer now, the only issue is I can’t make any annotations on my computer.

by T0ny THe TiGer

I’ve been looking for a screen recorder app that lets me crop my recordings afterwards. ScreenPalScreenRecorder doesn’t record sound unless you turn on the microphone, but then it only records what your phone hears instead of the phone itself. This makes the audio of whatever you’re recording much lower and it also picks up all the noise of the room you’re in. Basically useless to me, uninstalled after 10 minutes.

by Juliecthomps

I am using an iPad Pro. Every time I try to make a recording, it acts as if it wants to record, but then it stays on the page saying “waiting for recording to start” and the only option is to cancel. I can’t even use the website from safari (it says the website isn’t available) or on Chrome (it wants me to download ScreenPalScreenRecorder ). I am incredibly frustrated, but I am supposed to use this for a class project so I have to keep trying. No good.

by Dr Vita B

I have been having problems uploading my videos from my iPhone or iPad. Every time I attempt to upload, I am asked if I want to allow access, I say yes then I receive the error message “Safari cannot open the page because server cannot be found.”

I have reached out to support for assistance and everything I was told to do (to include uninstall and reinstalling) has not worked. At this point, I am removing ScreenPalScreenRecorder because it is not useful to me. Hopefully this issue can be resolved sooner than later.

by TWgoat

It will literally cut your recording short and get stuck on a single spot like it's frozen, but the timeline keeps moving. It doesn't seem to be able to remember anything past a minute or so, so don't think you'll be able to record for long periods of time on it. It has worse memory than the built in screen record feature on the iPad.

by Iz3927

I love this software on my Windows computer but the iPhone app just wasted an hour of my day trying to get it to work. I needed a video with audio.
First 3 recordings stopped by themselves before I was done.
The 4th I had hit Microphone On and when I go back to view the video, there is no sound.
And there is no Edit function to Add sound even if I had patience left to voiceover what I would’ve been saying in my original recording.

by Sleepy Sparrow

I'm wanting to send small snippets of my favorite parts of songs to my friends without the hassle of telling them to skip to that one part and nervously waiting to see if they succeeded. I was happy to hear that a microphone is included in ScreenPalScreenRecorder , because I thought it meant I could finally do this! But whenever I started recording, ScreenPalScreenRecorder cut off my music- it didn't even pause it; the music continued but it was muted. I'm not the most technical person, so maybe it's me. Other than that, ScreenPalScreenRecorder is well put together and useful!

by LITKATBCT

I was excited to use ScreenPalScreenRecorder for my teaching, but I’ve had several technical problems - both with the desktop version of Screencast-O-Matic and ScreenPalScreenRecorder on the iPad, including total disappearance of a 20 minute video on the iPad - so frustrating. And I don’t have any issues with insufficient storage. I highly recommend you only record short videos with this tool, that you wouldn’t mind having to do over, as it appears to be unreliable. I’m regretting relying on ScreenPalScreenRecorder.

by NOLA81

I’m a teacher, and the free version was a life saver during COVID. However, I recently upgraded to the paid version (which is refreshingly affordable for teachers), and now it’s nothing but buggy and glitchy and extremely frustrating. I haven’t been able to make usable videos since the upgrade. Lots of sound and screen issues that I didn’t have before. I tried to email customer service about a week ago, but they haven’t gotten back to me, and since then a bunch of new issues have popped up.

by Pingu-fan

Hi, Last time I didn’t like ScreenPalScreenRecorder because I was dumb enough to realize that ScreenPalScreenRecorder also had a feature where you can present your screen. Last time I thought it was just screen recording. But now that I found it I think ScreenPalScreenRecorder is pretty cool. So far I have not encountered are problems.

-Thank you

by Zach Gaming

I highly recommend that you get ScreenPalScreenRecorder. You can make tutorials, reactions, and maybe even gameplay! Also you can crop with face cam and so much more. I do have complaints, you should be able to add arrows, shapes, and import other videos into a video. But overall this is a great app!

by B Nxnxnd

I don’t have much to say about ScreenPalScreenRecorder, but it works really well and when I use the made in screen recorder on my iPhone, the video always ends up becoming blurry but not when I screen record using ScreenPalScreenRecorder.

by Davelaton

Had some issues getting the program to work but the developers launched a quick update and all is well. Thanks for great work.

by DLD14

ScreenPalScreenRecorder made it extremely easy to create videos, just like the desktop version! I’m really happy that they are now making a mobile app! I could easily record my screen and provide some feedback. The editing options were awesome! Adding the facecam overlay was a nice touch and the video cropping came in handy!

by Dog Lover 688

I am a WildCraft YouTuber and have been looking for a screen recorder/editor like this one! I can crop, trim, and more without having to pay a monthly subscription, which is very useful. I have used DU Recorder, it’s good- but this might be better. I do think you guys should add filters though. But ScreenPalScreenRecorder is great how it is! Thank you, and bless you guys for creating such a lovely app!!! =3

by Kinda Feel Cheated

I'm wanting to send small snippets of my favorite parts of songs to my friends without the hassle of telling them to skip to that one part and nervously waiting to see if they succeeded. I was happy to hear that a microphone is included in ScreenPalScreenRecorder , because I thought it meant I could finally do this! But whenever I started recording, ScreenPalScreenRecorder cut off my music- it didn't even pause it; the music continued but it was muted. I'm not the most technical person, so maybe it's me. Other than that, ScreenPalScreenRecorder is well put together and useful!

by SaraSmiles2012

ScreenPalScreenRecorder was super easy to use and could be used in literally hundreds of situations where you want to capture what is on your screen. Of any screen recording app I’ve seen, this one is by far the best.

Thank you Screencast-o-Matic!

by Dave_fs

App did what it said it would — it was easy to create a video. I did like the editing features. I cleaned up my video and then shared on Facebook. Will use ScreenPalScreenRecorder to create my videos in the future!