VlogMonitor: Boss Level Selfis 4+

This app does exactly what it says on the tin, it lets you use your iPad as an external monitor for your iPhone, so you can actually take advantage of those fancy big lenses and see what you are recording. I gather it also works for other device combos but that is the one I use.

There is almost no latency, and the image is very high quality, to the degree that I can fine tune lighting in a shot based on how it looks in the iPad monitor. It can work over Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspots, and a wired connection which is ideal for me, as i do both studio filming and out-and-about vlogging.

I had some questions about the functionality of the app and the developer responded right away and was extremely helpful. This app is a bargain if your workflow needs the functionality it offers. Recommend it very highly!

I’m a leatherworking and often avoid shooting material because it takes away from build times. Thank god I found this app. Now I can forget to shoot instead of avoiding it!
Not taking a star off for this because that’s unfair: but if it’s possible to avoid screen recording it would be nice. To be able to save battery, however, it’s more a suggestion assuming Apple even grants those permissions in the dev kit.

If you want to film something without having to look at your phone screen this is the best app for it. I just mirror on my iPad so I can ensure my footage looks great without looking at my phone which is too far away for me to see. The lag is very very minuscule so I am so thankful I found this before I dumped 60$ on a mirroring device from TikTok! Thank you!