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20+ Best Video Recording Apps Free to Download for iPhone (2026)
21 video recording apps on iPhone are free to download; 9 of them sell in-app purchases, 2 report none. Blackmagic Camera is the best of them at S tier, rated 4.8 by 23,914 people. The order below is the same S to F ranking as the full list, with the apps that cost money to download removed.
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Free · ★ 4.8 · 23,914 ratings · score 95Camera app for iPhone and iPad with manual film-style controls, ProRes recording up to 4K, and Blackmagic Cloud upload. - 2
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 20,730 ratings · score 93Video recording app for iPhone and iPad with manual control of exposure, focus, frame rate, and white balance. - 3
Free · ★ 4.6 · 3,797 ratings · score 91Camera app with manual pro controls for recording video, including multicam sync with Final Cut Pro for iPad. - 4
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,264 ratings · score 89Video recorder and editor with timestamps, pause and resume, and options to add GIFs, photos and text to videos. - 5
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,318 ratings · score 88IPhone camera app offering manual controls, RAW capture, long exposure, color grading, portrait blur and AI headshot. - 6
Free download · ★ 4.4 · 1,800 ratings · score 86Manual camera and video recording app for iPhone and iPad with pro formats, live scopes, LUT import and audio tools. - 7
Free + IAP · ★ 3.7 · 10,166 ratings · score 86Video capture app for iOS devices with manual controls, ProRes recording, log gamma curves and real-time analysis tools. - 8
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,428 ratings · score 82Records retro-style videos with a simulated analog film-reel camera, featuring film effects and per-film clip length. - 9
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 569 ratings · score 75IPhone camera app with zoom up to 100×, manual PRO controls, RAW and ProRes video, and multi-camera capture. - 10
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 6,058 ratings · score 72Records video while music from other apps keeps playing, with camera controls and 720p, 1080p, or 4K options. - 11
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 12,481 ratings · score 65An iPhone camcorder app that records clips and assembles them into an already edited video, with filters, music and… - 12
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 688 ratings · score 65Manual camera app for photo and video with exposure, focus, white balance, histogram and multi-camera controls. - 13
Free download · ★ 4.4 · 2,127 ratings · score 63Camera app that takes photos and videos with a black screen so the shooter does not draw attention. - 14
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 17,814 ratings · score 63Free app that adds 90s VHS camcorder effects, glitches and date changes to photos and videos. - 15
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 10,558 ratings · score 62Free iPhone camera app that adds vintage camcorder video effects, with date display, filters, text, emoji and music. - 16
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 12,817 ratings · score 59Video recording app with a pause button, trim and cut editing, filters, and sharing to social and cloud services. - 17
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 6,363 ratings · score 58Applies VHS-style retro filters, videotape glitches and 80s camera effects to photos and videos from your phone camera. - 18
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 2,088 ratings · score 57Camera app for recording video and photos with music from other apps playing alongside, plus basic editing tools. - 19
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 2,709 ratings · score 531920's - 90's Video Filter Cam - 20
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 5,462 ratings · score 42Photo & Video app by Mosaic S.r.l. on the App Store. - 21
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 1,982 ratings · score 41Photo & Video app by Shots Mobile, Inc. on the App Store.
Questions people ask
- Which video recording app that is free to download is best on iPhone?
- Blackmagic Camera, S tier, #1 overall in video recording. It is free, with no in-app purchases.
- Does a video recording app that is free to download reach S or A tier?
- Yes, Blackmagic Camera, ProMovie Recorder, Final Cut Camera, VideoCam+ Video Recorder, Snap Pro Camera: Manual DSLR, MoviePro - Pro Camera, Filmic Pro-Video Camera, Vintage Film Camera: Retro Art.