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Superscreen vs ScreenFlow.

A proper non-linear editor with a screen recorder bolted to the front. Everything is possible, and everything takes a while.

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From about $199 once, paid upgrades

Matches 13 of 16 features

The honest read

Where ScreenFlow is the better answer, and where it is not.

What ScreenFlow does well

A real timeline: multiple tracks, callouts, transitions, chroma key, the lot.
Captions, annotations and keystroke callouts are all built in.
One payment gets you a version you own outright.

Where it runs out of road

It is a heavy application, and it feels like one from launch to export.
Each major version is a paid upgrade rather than an update.
Recording quickly is not what it is for — you open a project first.

If you are cutting a course, ScreenFlow is more editor than Superscreen will ever be, and that is the right trade. If you press record several times a day and want the file finished a minute later, the weight is the whole problem.

Feature by feature

The whole list, both ways.

Every row opens that feature in full, with the panel that shows it running.

Every Superscreen feature, against ScreenFlow
Feature	Superscreen	ScreenFlow
CountdownThree seconds before the first frame	Included	Included
Frame rateSixty for motion, thirty for size	Included	Included
QualityHalf the file, the same picture	Included	Included
CursorKeep the pointer in or out	Included	Included
Click highlightsA ring blooms at every click	Included	Included
Camera bubbleA round camera in any corner	Included	Included
AudioYour voice and the Mac, separately	Included	Included
Trim and cutTrim the ends, cut the middle	Included	Included
AssetsDrop in sounds, images and screens	Included	Included
CaptionsSubtitles written on the device	Included	Included
KeystrokesShortcuts drawn as real keycaps	Included	Included
Export formatsExport .mov, .mp4, .webm or .gif	Included	Included
PerformanceA few percent of one core	Included	Not included
File namesTemplates that sort recordings for you	Included	Partly
Cursor zoomZoom that follows the cursor	Included	Partly
ProjectsEvery recording in one library	Included	Included

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Checked August 2026. Prices and features move — worth a look at the source before you decide.