What users complain about in DU Recorder - Screen Recorder
174 people complained about DU Recorder - Screen Recorder in App Store reviews rated 1–3 stars (19 May 2020 – 14 Oct 2026), 1 of them in the last 30 days. Most reported: everything locked behind subscription paywall (48%); app crashes or freezes during use (14%); microphone audio not recorded in videos (9%).
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What goes wrong in DU Recorder - Screen Recorder
Each review is sorted by what it says fails. Counts are people; the share is of all 174 people who complained.
Everything locked behind subscription paywall
48%84 people · 1 in the last 30 days · latest 25d ago
“Why do you need a subscription to even record?This is terrible. It’s like you need a subscription for everything now to walk to eat.”v1.8.02 more reviews
“I installed this app a few months ago but then deleted it because I found an easier way. I re-downloaded it because I found out about the face cam option. Then tried recording, everything was blocked by a paywall! Then, when I FINALLY got the face cam to work I realised it wasn’…”v1.7.8“I am a YouTuber with almost 2K subscribers, and have heavily relied on this screen recording app for any videos I want to make on the go for about a year. It was literally perfect, with no cost. You watch one ad, and then you get full access for 24 hours before having to watch a…”v1.7.8App crashes or freezes during use
14%25 people · 0 in the last 30 days · latest 02 Aug 2026
“Sometimes when I’m done using the app it crashes and then never works”v1.7.72 more reviews
“I spent $14.99 just for this to crash. I had to record for my face cam for my reaction videos on my YouTube channel and when I was done the face cam recording I tried to download it twice and it just closed out. The whole app just closed so now I just wasted $15 for nothing just…”v1.7.9“The app started off really great and worked for an hour, then it started freezing my phone while I would record, eventually I uninstalled because it got annoying but my phones still messed up because it freezes when I go into gallery and my normal factory phone record in now hav…”v1.7.3Microphone audio not recorded in videos
9%16 people · 0 in the last 30 days · latest 03 Sept 2025
“This app is not works for my video volume and my microphone. Please fix this bug that you need to improve on.”v1.7.12 more reviews
“No audio recording”v1.8.0“So o thought this is finally a free app that could actually help me do my videos! But...as soon as I started recording and it finally uploaded, it took away my voice even though I had the mic on. It’s nice with the letters you could put up there, but then it takes away your voic…”v1.7.3Recording stops unexpectedly or fails
9%16 people · 0 in the last 30 days · latest 28 Jul 2024
“After trying for 10 min i cant use it to record only audio , its also recording the screen, and i cant lock the phone because the recording stops. How do i cancel my trial please??”v1.7.32 more reviews
“everytime i start recording for like 10 seconds it stops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG DONT GET THIS APP ITS A SCAM I HATE IT ITS SOO STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😱😱😱😱😱😱😱🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮…”v1.7.1“I have been using this app for about two years now and haven’t had any issues .I personally love it as I use it for my YT videos but I was screen recording for a video of mine and lost a whole HOUR of footage because the app didn't save the recording after it had stopped recordi…”v1.7.3App triggers sensitive info security warnings
7%12 people · 0 in the last 30 days · latest 29 May 2026
“When i tried to sign into youtube on this app a got a notification sayin that this app was trying to access sensitive info from my account so do not get this app”v1.7.32 more reviews
“when i tried to log in, it said - “this app is blocked” “this app tried to access sensitive info in your google account. to keep your account safe, google blocked this access” sus”v1.7.3“I went to go start a live for my YouTube and I was being told you guys were trying to access sensitive info like passwords etc. This made me very upset because I would not expect something to access that. 1-5 stars I do not suggest using this sense they are trying to get I to pe…”v1.7.3Watermark added to recorded videos
2%4 people · 0 in the last 30 days · latest 02 Aug 2026
“why do i have TO BUY PREMIUM FOR THE WATERMARK i used to USE this APP NOW I NEED PREMIUM FOR WATERMARK WTH MAN DONT GET THIS.”v1.7.32 more reviews
“Why when you edit your video it has to put the logo on the video that is so annoying so please take that off”v1.7.1“To get the pro version of the app you have to subscribe for either for $8 per month or $75 per year. There is no one time purchase option. Call this strike one. So I decide not to get the pro version for obvious reasons. When I tried to record the video, it added a watermark. Ot…”v1.7.3
5% of complaints say only that the app is bad, without saying what fails; they count as complaints but under no issue. A review can report more than one issue, so the shares do not add up to 100%.
What each release brought
Complaints per App Store version, newest first, with the issue reported most against it. A new version has had fewer days to collect complaints, so compare what is reported more than how much.
- v1.8.0Most reported: Everything locked behind subscription paywall (13)19 complaints · 24 Aug 2025
- v1.7.9Most reported: Everything locked behind subscription paywall (4)8 complaints · 06 Mar 2025
- v1.7.8Most reported: Everything locked behind subscription paywall (44)48 complaints · 11 Aug 2023
- v1.7.7Most reported: Everything locked behind subscription paywall (7)15 complaints · 11 Apr 2023
- v1.7.5Most reported: App crashes or freezes during use (6)9 complaints · 29 Apr 2022
- v1.7.3Most reported: Everything locked behind subscription paywall (10)57 complaints · 21 Nov 2020
- v1.7.1Most reported: Microphone audio not recorded in videos (6)15 complaints · 10 Oct 2020
The reviews themselves
40 of 174 complaints: the ones that say what fails first, newest first. Every one links to the review on the store.
Another useless app
Can’t record unless you buy a subscription. Do not recommend
wish
you would state that you need too pay to use this tied of waste my data downloading
The worst app
Do I need to even explain this? Like I can’t even edit the video without it even crashing the app and I cannot get that watermark out of my screen record recording
⚠️WARNING⚠️ Don't get this app!!!!!!!!
It literally kicked me out and charged me PLUS u have to access ur photo library (which is sus) and webcam does not work!!!!! ANOTHER PLUS is that it never stops recording. (I think I'll stick to YT live 😒)
WORST APP
So I didn’t have Premium and when I tried to record, IT SAID USE PREMIUM IN ORDER TO RECORD
Only useful if you pay 15$ a month
Absolutely nothing runs unless you pay the premium paywall
Garbage
You have to pay for everything Don’t buy it waste of time and money
I hate hate it
It makes me try to subscribe and tries to make me pay money
Useless
There’s already a built in screen recording feature
This app is soo trash I try to record The subscription thing just keeps popping out
I can’t record of the subscription thing
Scam artists who just want your information so they can sell it
Scam artists who just want your information so they can sell it wouldn’t be surprised if they’re looking straight down the camera at anyone using it. Con artists. I haven’t given them a single dime and no one else should.
Why have to payyyyyyyyyyy
I’m sorry but I had to delete this app because you need Premium to screen record. Plz fix this I need face cam.
Worst app ever
I wanted to record a YouTube video with face cam and screen record, cause that what it said it did, so I downloaded it and I didn’t know how to work it and I pressed the screen record to my device, and I had to freaking pay for it. Like I just got the app. Now I HAVE to pay. I hate this app. PLS DONT DOWNLOAD.
I hate it! When I wanna record I have to pay! I wish I could give this 0 stars
I have to pay!
Misleading
Makes you think it can record reaction vids with iPhone. It can’t.
🚨 SCAM !
No audio recording
Don’t waste your time
You can’t even screen record unless you spend 100 dollars a month which is too much money for such a laggy app don’t get it unless you just want to waste your money on a app that’s can’t even function.
You need a subscription
Why do you need a subscription to even record?This is terrible. It’s like you need a subscription for everything now to walk to eat.
Worthless Now
This app used to be great. You could screen record for free and it would save right to your camera roll. Now, it has zero functionality without paying for a subscription. Deleted!
Bad App
Have to buy a sub to screen record when it’s already in the phone but will take all your photos and videos
WORST SCREEN RECORDER
So yeah I was just in a normal day I download this app and then I go to the app and when I wanted to record it won’t let because i have to pay something so I decided to live stream and it won’t let me because we have to pay something so this is why it’s the worst app ever!!
Charges
I downloaded the app and forgot to cancel the subscription and they charged me £90, I have no way of contacting you but please refund me my money I never used it as it was not what I needed and I am not going to use it
Terrible
I spent $14.99 just for this to crash. I had to record for my face cam for my reaction videos on my YouTube channel and when I was done the face cam recording I tried to download it twice and it just closed out. The whole app just closed so now I just wasted $15 for nothing just for the app to crash.
I absolutely HATE this game
When I got the game, I thought it would be all right. I am only. A 13 year old and I cannot be paying yet. Why do I have to pay to record like this is not good I need some upgrades like not having premium on every single thing. And I mean every single thing that helps you record, record your voice, edit, and do other things like wow why
Malísima
Esta es mi opinión no todo el mundo tenemos la misma opinión así que no hate por esta opinión bueno mejor dicho la mía bueno pues cuando venga la aplicación todo bien pero cuando quería hacer una transmisión en YouTube bueno en esta aplicación pero para en YouTube no me dejaba obligatoriamente tenía que pagar al igual que para grabar pantalla y grabar audio todo tiene que ser pagando y no no voy a pagar por algo que muchas aplicaciones son mejores que esta y no tienes que pagar ni un solo centavo creo que está sido la peor aplicación que he instalado en toda mi vida muchas gracias por leer esta reseña pero que te haya servido y no te recomiendo para nada esta aplicación y si tuviera que calificar esta aplicación del uno al 10 le daría un uno
recent updates ruined it
used to be able to record and save to album. that feature is gone. too bad. guess I’ll use one of the other 2 dozen screen recorder apps out there.
You can’t do anything without premium access
It’s annoying because when I try to use anything I will have to buy premium in order to use it so yeah uninstalling!!:(
DO NOY BUY IT
IF YOU BUY THIS IT MAKES YOU PAY TO RECORD I HATE IT ONE STAR
screen recording is locked behind a paywall?
why?
I feel like I’ve been scammed
I don’t know if this is happening to anyone else but It’s making me pay to screen record which is literally the whole point of the app
Worst app EVER DONT DOWNLOAD
So it was ok without a subscription and I scrolled and scrolled to check the reviews and they responded to every single one that had one star that didn’t include how you have to pay for the subscription to actually get features is unfair for those who don’t have money to buy it and even if they’re it and even if you do have a free trial is still gonna charge after three days whatsoever and it’s unfair in total, don’t recommend an app if you’re seeing this, I don’t like this app and I would recommend any other screen recording app except this one is the worst just you could have just kept it how it was with the one ad and then for 24 hours you have full access . If y'all ever do bring back the one ad thing, I will happily read it five stars again but for now it's trash don't recommend at all again. I spent hours trying to do a voice, and I said that because I didn't notice because of the new update you have to buy the subscription, if you want to do this blah blah blah blah you have to buy the subscription • have a good day and don't download it if you don't want rage to come over you — youtuber with 5.3k subs
Garbage
Worthless… due to subscription! Because this is so sad! This is like $99.99!🤬. Hey DU Recorder, please do this again, I have record funny and asmr videos! Pls…
TRASH
First of I wasn’t even able to screen record it made me pay a subscription? What the heck? Maybe if it was free more people whole buy your app and not hate it. Absolutely disappointing
Meh
This screen recorder basically is mediocre unless you pay money for it, and even then, it still doesn’t record in 4k resolution. I find this to be a scam if you ask me. It should be a good screen recorder for free, and a top quality screen recorder for paying money.
Bad app
This app is bad and doesn’t work when I first got it it worked and was completely fine but when I tried to make a video or a short it Wasn’t working so now I have to stick with overlays ensted of making a vid.
Very expensive
Once I tried to record, I couldn’t because I needed premium, please remove that feature
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO SCREEN RECORD?
I was in love with this app until today when I was going to record and it said I had to pay for premium to screen record. I was super upset because I didn’t understand why this change happened. I really hope it doesn’t need to pay for premium to screen record anymore because I really want to continue using this app.
expensive.
this app is extremely bad. I can’t record my voice without it telling me to get the subscription. mind you, it cost $23. it’s outrageous like what on earth?? why is it so expensive? does it give me the best quality and amazing audio service? my friend tried the trial and tested it out, the quality was mid. I can’t even screen record smh.
No manual
I hate this - no manual, you have to figure out on your own. Until now, I’m trying to figure out how to delete recording.
I would give 0 stars if could
It use to be free to screen record on your own phone and now all it does is make you buy a subscription forget that lost a customer that’s used this for years
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Questions about DU Recorder - Screen Recorder
- What do users complain about in DU Recorder - Screen Recorder?
- The specific problems reported most, counted by people: Everything locked behind subscription paywall (84 people, 48%); App crashes or freezes during use (25 people, 14%); Microphone audio not recorded in videos (16 people, 9%); Recording stops unexpectedly or fails (16 people, 9%); App triggers sensitive info security warnings (12 people, 7%). 5% of complaints say only that the app is bad, without saying what fails.
- How many people complain about DU Recorder - Screen Recorder?
- 174 reviews rated 3 stars or below from 174 people on App Store, written between 19 May 2020 and 14 Oct 2026; 1 people in the last 30 days. The reviews themselves, each linked to the store, are listed on this page.
- What do people report about the latest DU Recorder - Screen Recorder update?
- Version 1.8.0 (first reviewed 24 Aug 2025) has 19 complaints on the App Store; the issue reported most against it is everything locked behind subscription paywall (13 people). Google Play reviews carry no version.
- Is this DU Recorder - Screen Recorder's store rating?
- No. Only reviews rated 3 stars or below are collected, so these numbers describe complaints and cannot be read as the app's App Store or Google Play score.
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