Screen Recorder | Video Rec

Review by eFreeware

Screen Recorder | Video Rec is a free Android app from Infinity Tech Systems, listed under video players and editors and rated for all audiences. It records what happens on your screen, with audio, and then lets you trim, crop and share the result. The reason to consider it is simple: it promises full-resolution capture without root access, without a time limit and without a watermark, which is more than a lot of free capture tools offer.

The app has been out since July 2023 and was updated in July 2026. It has passed 100,000 installs and holds a 4.7 average from 481 ratings, which suggests a settled, reasonably popular tool rather than a new experiment. It is free to download, carries ads and offers in-app purchases.

The developer positions this as a recorder for gaming, tutorials and vlogs, and those three uses pull in different directions. A game clip needs smooth frame rates and system sound; a tutorial needs a clear voice and the ability to point at things on screen; a vlog needs a face in the corner. This app tries to cover all three in one place, and the sections below go through how far that stretches.

Recording with internal audio is the headline

The feature the developer leads with is internal audio capture. The app can record the sound coming from your device itself, the sound going into the microphone, or both at once. That combination is the part that matters most, because it decides what kind of video you can make. System audio alone gives you game footage with its own soundtrack. Microphone alone gives you commentary. Both together give you the running explanation that a tutorial or a reaction video needs.

The developer describes the recorder as suitable for gaming at 1080p and 60 frames per second, and pitches it as optimized for smooth capture with minimal lag. Those are the developer's claims rather than measurements, and how well they hold up will depend on the phone and on what is being recorded. Still, the settings exist to aim at that target: resolution, frame rate and bit rate are all adjustable.

No root access is required, which is worth stating plainly because it is not true of every screen recorder on Android. The developer also says recordings carry no watermark and no time limit. For anyone who has used a free recorder that stamps its logo across the corner or cuts you off after a few minutes, those two points alone may decide the question.

Editing, screenshots and the facecam overlay

Recording is only half of what the app does. There is a built-in editor for trimming, cropping and adding effects, so a rough capture can be tightened before it goes anywhere. The app also takes screenshots, and while a recording is running you can draw on the screen to highlight what you are talking about. That last feature is aimed squarely at instructional video, where pointing at the right button saves a lot of explaining.

The facecam option adds a front-facing camera overlay to the recording. The developer suggests it for vlogs and reactions, and it is the sort of feature that changes the feel of a clip: viewers see a person rather than only a screen. It is also the kind of addition that makes a recording more demanding, since the camera and the screen capture are running at the same time.

Privacy gets a mention too. The app can blur sensitive information or strip the audio out of a finished recording. Both are the sort of cleanup that is easy to forget until a notification or a message pops up in the middle of a clip, so having the option inside the app rather than in a separate editor is convenient.

Once a video is finished, sharing is built in. Recordings can be shared to YouTube, Twitch and social platforms, or saved straight to the device. That covers the usual routes for getting a clip in front of people without moving files around by hand.

What the free download asks in return

The app is free to download. It does contain ads, and it does offer in-app purchases. Anyone weighing a free recorder should factor those terms in rather than assume a completely clean experience.

The other cost is the one that applies to any screen recorder: it needs something worth recording. A game that looks good in motion, a process worth walking through, or a face and a topic are what turn a capture into a video. The app supplies the tools; the material is yours to bring.

The app also works offline. That matters for anyone recording in a place with unreliable connectivity.

Getting a usable clip out of it

The settings are where most of the practical decisions live. Frame rate, bit rate and resolution can be adjusted, and the sensible approach is to match them to the job. A fast-moving game benefits from a higher frame rate, while a tutorial that is mostly a person talking through menus does not need the same treatment. Higher settings produce larger files and put more strain on the phone, so there is a trade-off to weigh rather than a single best choice.

Audio is worth deciding before you start rather than after. If you want the game's own sound, capture the system audio. If you are explaining something, the microphone needs to be on. Deciding this in advance saves a re-record.

The drawing tool and the screenshot function are best thought of as companions to the recording rather than separate features. Marking up the screen while you talk is a way of holding a viewer's attention through a step that would otherwise be dull, and a screenshot taken mid-session can serve as a thumbnail or a reference later.

Finally, the trim and crop tools are there for the cleanup pass. Most recordings have a few seconds of dead time at the start or an accidental swipe somewhere in the middle, and cutting those out is the difference between a clip that feels deliberate and one that feels raw. The blur and audio-removal options belong in the same pass, before anything is shared.

Where the app is likely to fit best

The clearest fit is someone who records regularly and wants one app to handle capture, light editing and sharing. A person who makes game clips, walks through an app or a process for an audience, or films reactions with a facecam overlay would find the set of features here lines up with what they do. The absence of a watermark and a time limit is the sort of detail that matters more the more often you record.

The adjustable resolution, frame rate and bit rate also suit someone who wants to tune output rather than accept a default. That is a small amount of setup work in exchange for control over file size and quality, and it is the kind of thing that pays off once you know what your phone handles comfortably.

The editing tools are deliberately light. Trimming, cropping and effects cover the tidying-up stage, and the drawing and blur options cover the two most common things a tutorial maker needs. Anyone expecting a full editing suite will find this is a recorder with useful extras rather than an editor that happens to record.

The app is rated for all audiences and sits in the video players and editors category, so nothing about it is aimed at a specialist crowd. It is a general-purpose recorder with a feature set broad enough to cover gaming, teaching and vlogging, and the choice between those uses comes down to the settings you pick rather than the app you install.

A recorder worth trying if the audio options matter

Screen Recorder | Video Rec makes a straightforward case for itself: free to download, no root required, no watermark, no time limit, and audio that can come from the system, the microphone or both. The editing, screenshot, drawing, facecam and privacy tools round it out into something more than a bare capture utility.

The caveats are the ones that apply to the free version. There are ads and in-app purchases, so the free download is not an entirely uncluttered one. The editing is light by design. And the quality of any recording still depends on the phone doing the work and on what you point it at.

I would suggest this to someone who records their screen often enough to want the internal audio options and the no-watermark promise in one place: game clips, step-by-step tutorials, reaction videos with a facecam. If that describes what you make, the feature set is aimed at you.

What's new in version 9.5

📹 Full HD Screen Recorder App: Capture crystal-clear video recorder 📹 Easy Editing: Trim, crop, and add effects to your recordings 📹 Customizable Settings: Adjust video resolution, frame rate, and other settings 📹 Screen recorder with internal audio and mic: Record system sounds, microphone audio 📹 Facecam Recording: Add a personal touch to your Screen recordings