Easy TakeEasy Take and Screen Studio side by side
Both apps record your screen and your camera on a Mac and turn the result into a tidy video with a backdrop. They differ most in how you pay and in how much polish the app adds for you.
Prices checked on 4 October 2026 on screen.studio. Prices change, so check the vendor’s page before you decide.
| Compared | Easy Take | Screen Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free download, 3 free full-quality exports, then $14.99 once | $29 a month on the monthly plan, or $9 a month on the yearly plan |
| Billing | One-time in-app purchase | Subscription. One-time licences are no longer sold to new customers |
| Updates | Every future update included | “New features as they ship” listed in both plans |
| Platforms | Mac only, macOS 15 or later | Mac only, macOS 13.1 or later recommended. No Windows version planned |
| Export | 1080p, 1440p or 4K; landscape, portrait or square | MP4 in 720p, 1080p or 4K at up to 60 fps, GIF; 16:9, 1:1 and 9:16 |
| Automatic zoom | No | Yes, zooms in on clicks, plus manual zooms |
| Cursor effects | No | Yes: smoothing, motion blur, click effects, cursor size and style |
| Edit by transcript | No | Yes, including filler word removal |
| Share links and comments | No | Yes, links in 1080p for videos up to 30 minutes, with viewer comments |
| Where recordings live | On your Mac. Nothing is uploaded | On your Mac. Uploads happen only when you create a share link or use cloud features, and the app asks first |
Who should pick Screen Studio
Screen Studio is a strong tool, and for some videos it is the right one.
- You make product demos often. Automatic zoom follows your clicks, so small interface details stay readable without manual work. Easy Take has nothing like it.
- The cursor matters. Screen Studio records the cursor separately, so it can smooth shaky movement, add click effects and change the cursor’s size after you record. Easy Take records the screen as it looked.
- You edit by text. Deleting a sentence from the transcript to cut it, and clearing filler words in one pass, saves real time on longer videos. Easy Take has no transcripts.
- You want a link, not a file. Screen Studio can upload a video and give you a link with comments. Easy Take only exports a file.
- You record every week. If video is part of your job, a subscription that keeps adding features can be worth it.
Who should pick Easy Take
Easy Take is built for people who record a few times a year: a demo for a colleague, a walkthrough for a client, a short lesson.
- You do not want another subscription. You pay $14.99 once, after three free exports, and every future update is included. A project never locks or expires, and recording and editing are always free.
- You want a good-looking video without effects work. A calm gradient backdrop, rounded corners, soft shadows and a camera bubble are there from the start.
- You want to change your mind about layout. Easy Take has four layouts: you, screen, you and screen with a camera bubble, and side by side. Switch while recording, or change the layout afterwards for any part of the video.
- You want cutting that cannot go wrong. Split, trim and delete clips, undo anything, and use Reset to Original to bring the full recording back. The recorded files are never rewritten.
- You want your recordings to stay on your Mac. There is no account, no sign-in and no upload.
- You want help while you talk. Speaker notes float on screen and are never recorded. If the app or the Mac crashes, the next launch recovers the recording.
Easy Take records a whole display or a single window, your camera and your microphone, each to its own file, then exports in 1080p, 1440p or 4K, in landscape, portrait or square. See pricing for the full deal.
What Easy Take does not do
To be plain about it, Easy Take has no automatic zoom, no cursor effects, no transcripts, no share links and no comments. There is no Windows version. If you need any of those, Screen Studio or another tool will serve you better.
How to switch from Screen Studio
- Export any Screen Studio projects you want to keep as MP4 files while your subscription is active. Easy Take cannot open Screen Studio projects.
- Get Easy Take from the Mac App Store (coming soon) and grant camera, microphone and screen recording permission when it asks.
- Pick a display or window, your camera and your microphone, choose a layout and record. The guide to recording your screen and webcam walks through it.
- Cut out the mistakes, then export. Your first three full-quality exports are free, so you can try it on real work before paying anything.
Questions about the app are answered on the help page.