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Reel free vs Pro: exactly what you get

Most apps in this category make the free version a demo of the paid one. Reel does not. Everything that makes it worth installing is free; Pro changes two things. This page is the whole list.

2 min read · Updated 2026-09-06

Free

  • Screen and camera recorded together
  • Camera in App, Picture in Picture, and the Mac pop-out window
  • In-app video player with camera, for reactions (iOS)
  • Microphone and app audio as separate levels, single or two tracks
  • Image backgrounds, fit and fill, rotate, flip, position
  • 480p, 720p and 1080p
  • Orientation lock
  • Mac: window include and exclude, keyboard shortcuts, live preview
  • Clean MP4 to your library, no watermark, no account
  • Advertisements between sessions

Pro

  • No advertisements
  • Source (Native) quality — full device resolution
  • Everything in Free

Prices

$0.99 a month, $9.99 a year, or $14.99 once for life. All through Apple; manage or cancel in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. The lifetime purchase restores on any device signed in to the same Apple ID.

That is all

There is no feature held back to sell later, no export limit and no watermark to remove. If you never mind the ads and never need native resolution, you never need to pay.

Reel free vs Pro: exactly what you get