Video Recording Apps

A curated collection of the best alternatives to default camera app.


With $75 million zombie movies shot on iPhones, it is now more and more clear that smartphones have become powerful filmmaking tools. But to unlock their full potential, we often need more than just the built-in camera app.

Apps listed on this page are trying to transform your phone into a pocket-sized cinema camera, giving you manual control over focus, exposure, frame rates, formats and more.

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Final Cut Camera

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