Guides

Guides

How to get the recording you meant to make. Written for people deciding whether an app like this is the one they need.

• 5 min readHow to record your iPhone screen with your camera onRecord what is on your iPhone screen and your face at the same time, in one video, without editing them together afterwards. Step by step.
• 4 min readScreen record with app audio on iPhone — and your voiceHow to capture the sound an app makes together with your microphone on iOS, why recordings come out silent, and when to keep the two as separate tracks.
• 4 min readHow to make a reaction video on iPhone with your cameraPlay a clip inside the recorder and record it together with your camera, so a reaction, a commentary or a walkthrough is one take instead of two files.
• 5 min readReel vs the built-in iPhone screen recorderWhat iOS's own screen recorder does well, what it cannot do, and exactly what a dedicated app adds — camera, audio levels, backgrounds, quality tiers.
• 4 min readScreen recording settings for Reels, Shorts and TikTokThe resolution, orientation, camera placement and audio settings that make a phone screen recording look right on Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and TikTok.
• 4 min readPicture-in-picture camera overlay for screen recordings, explainedWhat a PiP camera overlay is, how it differs from a floating in-app camera, and when each one is the right choice for a recording on iPhone or Mac.
• 5 min readRecord your Mac screen with your camera in the cornerA presenter-style screen recording on macOS: ScreenCaptureKit capture, a pop-out camera window, window include and exclude, keyboard shortcuts and a live preview.
• 3 min readWhy your mic and the app's audio should be separate tracksRecording microphone and system audio as two tracks instead of one mix — what it lets you fix in the edit, and when a single track is the better choice.
• 5 min readRecording an app demo on device — for the App Store, a pitch or a release noteHow indie developers record a clean app walkthrough on a real iPhone: what to capture, orientation and resolution, keeping the presenter in it, and what to leave out.
• 3 min readScreen recording has no sound? The causes, in order of likelihoodWhy an iPhone or Mac screen recording comes out silent — the silent switch, permissions, protected audio, levels at zero — and the fix for each.
• 4 min read720p, 1080p or native: which resolution to screen record atHow to choose a screen recording resolution on iPhone and Mac — what each tier costs in file size, what survives upload compression, and when native is worth it.
• 3 min readKeep a screen recording in portrait — orientation lock, explainedWhy a screen recording flips to landscape halfway through, what iOS's rotation lock does and does not do, and how Reel's orientation lock keeps the layout fixed.
• 5 min readHow to record a tutorial with your face on screenA repeatable way to make screen tutorials with the presenter visible: preparation, camera placement, audio, pacing, and the two mistakes that ruin most first attempts.
• 3 min readPutting an image behind your camera in a screen recordingHow image backgrounds work behind the camera overlay in Reel: fit versus fill, rotate and flip, and what a background does for a recording that a plain webcam does not.
• 4 min readRecord iPhone gameplay with a facecamHow to record a mobile game with your camera in the corner: orientation, keeping the bubble out of the HUD, game audio versus voice, and file sizes for long sessions.
• 3 min readGetting a clean MP4 out of an iPhone screen recordingWhere a Reel recording is saved, how to move it to a Mac or an editor without re-encoding, and why MP4 rather than MOV.
• 3 min readMake a screen recording smaller without making it worseWhat actually determines a screen recording's file size — resolution, length, motion — and the settings that shrink it while keeping text readable.
• 3 min readRecord your iPad screen with your camera — what is different from iPhoneScreen recording with a camera overlay on iPad: landscape by default, more room for the bubble, Stage Manager and external displays, and where the camera sits.
• 3 min readScreen recording with an external microphone on iPhoneUsing AirPods, a wired lavalier or a USB-C microphone for the voice track of a screen recording: what iOS routes where, and how to get clear audio.
• 2 min readReel free vs Pro: exactly what you getA plain list of what Reel Screen Recorder does for free and what Pro changes — no ads and native-resolution recording — with prices.