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Mobile Apps opportunities·tracked since 01 Oct 2026·evidence from 12 Feb 2021·scored 52m ago

DU Recorder: App glitches and recording issues

Users are experiencing significant glitches with the app, leading to issues such as lost recordings and functionality problems. These technical difficulties are causing frustration and dissatisfaction among long-time users who previously enjoyed the app.

6 different people have complained about this since 12 Feb 2021, most recently on 21 Jun 2022.

  • user·d0b5· App Store· 22 Dec 2020original ↗
    “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…”
  • user·52fc· App Store· 12 Feb 2021original ↗
    “i love this app but lately it's been a bit glitchy.”
  • user·2d48· App Store· 03 Feb 2021original ↗
    “DU Recorder - Screen Recorder — App is really glitchy....”
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6 people in 6 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain low, competition low

Pain pointStableEvidence: low
Index score
26.9
ahead of 64% of the rest of this market
0.0%signals / 7d
Demand
0.0low
Momentum
42.8moderate
Pain
0.0low
Competition
30.3low
lower is better
Monetization
9.0low
Market size
9.3low
Evidence
45.3moderate

The pain

shares of 6 quoted posts

What goes wrong, and for whom

Who
6 people using DU Recorder - Screen Recorder
What goes wrong
Not classified into a failure type — read the posts below.
How bad
100% of posts are complaints
Since
12 Feb 2021 → 21 Jun 2022

Is this a startup idea?

Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.

Complaints are about
DU Recorder - Screen Recorder
Looking for something else
0% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
What the numbers say
Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
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What people were doing

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6posts
  • Complaint6100%
21 Dec 20206 posts21 Jun 2022

Sources

6 signals · 1 sources

App Store6
Only public content is collected, author names are stored as one-way hashes, and every excerpt links back to its original post.

Evidence

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  • user·d0b5App StoreApp Store US/Creator tools·22 Dec 2020·Complaintsource ↗

    DU Recorder - Screen Recorder — Annoyed 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…

    Frustrated
  • user·52fcApp StoreApp Store US/Creator tools·12 Feb 2021·Complaintsource ↗

    DU Recorder - Screen Recorder — glitchy lately i love this app but lately it's been a bit glitchy. i go to press record to local device and then press the home button twice to switch apps, but it won't let me. the screen just stays the same. i have to go to my home screen first then switch apps. also, when i go back…

  • user·2d48App StoreApp Store US/Creator tools·03 Feb 2021·Complaintsource ↗

    DU Recorder - Screen Recorder — App is really glitchy... Hi I thought this would work... but I have 2 problems! 1 is that I can’t stop recording 2 is that I can’t hear my voice even when I have my microphone on! Please fix that it’s gonna be a 2 star for me...

  • user·e33dApp StoreApp Store US/Creator tools·05 Jan 2021·Complaintsource ↗

    DU Recorder - Screen Recorder — Help me 🥲 Okay so I did a three bc It’s glitchy and I’m on apple also it says screen broadcasting stoped when I open an app and have it deleted I don’t know how to fix it but it bothers me. 😀

  • user·6f4aApp StoreApp Store US/Creator tools·21 Dec 2020·Complaintsource ↗

    DU Recorder - Screen Recorder — It’s not working It keeps deleting my recordings and saving it to do you not to my phone and it’s glitchy and it won’t let me flip the screen I can only do it right side up

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Market and score

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Opportunity history

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Why did it move?

Score 28.2 → 26.9 · 02 Oct 2026, 00:00 → 01:15 UTC

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How the score was measured
38 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100
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Market size
Distinct people affected6 → 26
Distinct communities0 → 0
Distinct sources0 → 0
Adjacent categories0 → 0
Regions / languages0 → 0
Competition
Existing products5 → 50
New entrants (90d)0 → 0
Funded players0 → 0
Market maturity4.2 → 43
Incumbent activity46.3 → 46
Monetization
Stated willingness to pay0 → 0
Existing paid products3 → 38
Pricing complaints0 → 0
Business context0 → 0
Momentum
Period-over-period growth0 → 40
Latest period growth0 → 43
Sustained trend0 → 43
Acceleration0 → 50
Pain
Complaint intensity0 → 0
Complaint frequency0 → 0
Negative sentiment0 → 0
Willingness to switch0 → 0
Urgency0 → 0
Willingness to pay0 → 0
Repeat complaints0 → 0
Demand
Mention volume0 → 0
Explicit requests0 → 0
Distinct people0 → 0
Questions asked0 → 0
Alternative searches0 → 0
Feature requests0 → 0
Evidence
Evidence volume6 → 24
Source diversity1 → 35
Extraction confidence32.9 → 33
Source credibility72 → 72
Duplicate rate0 → 100
Freshness1.6k → 0
Cluster cohesion100 → 100

Questions about this idea

Is App glitches and recording issues a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
How many people have this problem?
6 different people described it independently, in 6 mentions, the earliest from 12 Feb 2021 and the most recent from 21 Jun 2022. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
Is this problem getting worse?
Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 43/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.

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