Screen Studio vs ScreenFlow

Screen Studio

• Product demos and launch videos recorded on a Mac
• Makers who want zooms and cursor polish without manual editing
• Developers showing iPhone or iPad apps inside device frames

ScreenFlow

• Mac users making software tutorials and product demos
• Trainers and teachers who record and edit in one app
• Buyers who want a one-time license instead of a subscription

Screen Studio

• macOS only, requiring Ventura 13.1 or later. The vendor says there are no near-future plans for Windows.
• Subscription only: one-time licenses are no longer sold, though earlier purchases remain valid.
• Paying monthly costs $29 per month, more than three times the $9 per month yearly rate.
• The site does not mention a free trial, and the terms state that fees are non-refundable.

ScreenFlow

• ScreenFlow runs only on macOS; there is no Windows version.
• ScreenFlow 10 is a paid upgrade for owners of earlier versions, and the $199 license allows one activation.
• The Stock Media Library is a separate $99-a-year subscription, and its purchases and renewals are non-refundable.
• The Mac App Store version gets no upgrade discounts and has sandbox limits on some virtual cameras.

Screen Studio

Automatic zoom

Zooms are added automatically as you record and can be edited, added by hand or turned off afterwards.

Smooth cursor movement

Cursor motion is smoothed and given motion blur and click effects, and the cursor can be hidden in chosen sections.

iPhone and iPad recording

Record an iPhone or iPad screen and present the footage inside a device mockup.

Webcam layouts

Camera footage can appear fullscreen, in a split screen, as an overlay or as a cutout.

Captions and transcripts

Generates a transcript of the recording and adds automatic captions.

Export and shareable links

Export MP4 at up to 4K and 60 fps or a GIF, or publish a shareable link at 1080p and 60 fps for videos up to 30 minutes.

ScreenFlow

Simultaneous recording

Record the screen, a camera and a microphone together and in sync, across several apps in one session. Supported UVC capture cards can be used as sources.

Timeline editing

Multi-track editing with nested clips, markers and color labels, plus transitions, text and video animations, freehand annotations and multi-channel audio.

iPhone and iPad recording

Record the screen of an iPhone or iPad from the Mac to make app demos.

Styles, templates and titles

Styles and templates speed up editing a series of similar tutorials, and a customizable title library adds branded titles.

Captions and export

A caption editor adds, edits and burns in subtitles. Export presets cover MP4 and ProRes, along with animated GIF and animated PNG.

Stock Media Library

An optional $99-a-year subscription that puts stock images, audio and video clips in a tab inside ScreenFlow projects.

Screen Studio

• Yearly$9

  per month, billed yearly

  All features: export up to 4K at 60 fps, shareable links, cloud transcript and project sharing.

• Monthly$29

  per month, billed monthly

  The same features as the yearly plan, paid month to month.

ScreenFlow

• ScreenFlow$199

  one-time purchase

  A license for ScreenFlow 10 with one activation and free self-help support. New major versions are paid upgrades.

• ScreenFlow Super Pak$275

  one-time, with the first year of Stock Media Library

  ScreenFlow plus the Stock Media Library at $76 for its first year instead of $99 a year. Shown against a crossed-out $298.

• ScreenFlow Super Pak +$325

  one-time, with a first year of stock media and support

  ScreenFlow, the Stock Media Library and Premium Support ($59 a year) with priority email replies. Shown against a crossed-out $357.

Screen Studio

• Annual discount

  Save 69% with yearly billing

  Screen Studio lists the yearly plan at $9 per month, which it labels a 69% saving over the $29 monthly plan.

• Education

  40% off for students and educators

  Students and educators get 40% off by using an email address from an educational institution or sending proof of student status.

ScreenFlow

• Other savings

  Upgrade pricing for owners of earlier versions

  Owners of ScreenFlow 8 or 9 can move to version 10 for $79, and owners of versions 4 to 7 for $119, instead of buying a new $199 license.

• Other savings

  Volume discounts from 10 copies

  Telestream publishes a volume price table for ScreenFlow 10 that lowers the unit price for orders of 10 to 20 copies and again for 21 or more.