# Screenflick review (2026): is it worth $35? > Mac screen recorder with system audio, sold as a one-time license Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Screenflick is a Mac screen recorder from Araelium Group that captures the screen, system audio, microphone and webcam at up to 60 fps. It adds keystroke and mouse-click display, on-screen drawing, trimming and time-lapse capture. It is licensed once per version rather than by subscription. - **Category:** Screen Recording & Video - **Made by:** Araelium Group (since 2007) - **Website:** https://www.araelium.com/screenflick-mac-screen-recorder - **Runs on:** macOS - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use Windows or Linux, because it runs on Mac only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Screenflick is a paid product, starting at $35 one-time license for version 3. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Full License | $35 one-time license for version 3 | Version 3 and its free updates, with free support. Use on your own two computers. | | Upgrade from Version 2 | $20 one-time upgrade | For version 2 owners; a version 2 purchase made on or after January 1, 2021 upgrades free. | Read from https://www.araelium.com/screenflick-mac-screen-recorder/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Screenflick before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Academic discounts on request** (Education): Students, professors and institutions can email a request for a discounted license. Source: https://www.araelium.com/screenflick-mac-screen-recorder/pricing ## Key features - **High frame rate capture:** Records any area of the screen up to 5K, at up to 60 fps or more on ProMotion displays, on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. - **System audio and microphone:** Captures audio playing on the Mac from any source, with microphone audio and an audio balance control. - **Webcam and key display:** Adds a webcam picture-in-picture, background removal, and on-screen keystrokes and mouse clicks. - **Time-lapse and scheduling:** Records at a very low frame rate for time-lapse movies, and can start scheduled recordings. - **Export options:** Exports as HEVC, H.264, WebM, ProRes or GIF, with trimming, cropping and export presets. ## Good for - Mac users who want a one-time purchase instead of a subscription - Tutorial and gameplay recording that needs system audio - Time-lapse captures of long creative projects ## Worth knowing - Mac only: version 3.3 requires macOS 11 or later. - A license covers version 3 and its free updates; a future major version may need an upgrade. - The pages read state no trial or free tier, though a Download button is offered. - Editing is limited to trimming, cropping and brightness; it is a recorder, not a full editor. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Screenflick is a Mac screen recorder with system audio, webcam, key and click display and time-lapse, for a $35 one-time license. There is no trial or free tier on the pages, editing stops at trimming and cropping, and it is Mac only. - **Value for money: A.** $35 once for version 3, less than three months of a typical $14 subscription and under the one-time middle of $37. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free tier or trial on the pages read, though a Download button is offered. - **Features: C.** Records to 5K at 60 fps with system audio, mic, webcam and exports to HEVC, H.264, ProRes or GIF. Editing is limited to trim, crop and brightness, so it is a recorder, not an editor. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. It is an app you install and start recording with, with nothing to connect. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Mac only, and version 3.3 needs macOS 11 or later. Automator and Shortcuts are the only hooks listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Araelium's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among screen recording and video tools - Screenflick's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 27. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 102 of 133) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/video ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Screenflick you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 92 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools grade higher. It costs $35, paid once. - You could not: A video editor. - You could not: Recording the screen with its sound, and somewhere to keep the video. - You could not: A real app for macOS. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Automator, Shortcuts **Tags:** Screen recording, Video editing, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [Screen Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/screen-studio): Mac screen recorder with automatic zooms and cursor smoothing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/screen-studio-vs-screenflick) - [ScreenFlow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/screenflow): Mac screen recorder with a built-in multi-track video editor. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/screenflick-vs-screenflow) - [CleanShot X](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanshot-x): Mac screenshot and screen recording app with a one-time license. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleanshot-x-vs-screenflick) - [OBS Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/obs-studio): Free, open-source software for video recording and live streaming. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/obs-studio-vs-screenflick) - [Camtasia](https://toolgpa.com/tools/camtasia): Screen recorder and video editor for tutorials and training videos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/camtasia-vs-screenflick) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.araelium.com/screenflick-mac-screen-recorder/pricing - https://www.araelium.com/screenflick-mac-screen-recorder Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/screenflick Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).