vs Cap
Native Mac, not a web view in a shell.
Cap is a Tauri app with a $12/month cloud add-on. ShipClip is built on Swift and ScreenCaptureKit, with camera background removal, Cloud video hosting included for year one, and a price that stops.
Founders price (first 100 buyers) 路 $79 after
Architecture
Native Swift
vs Tauri + web stack
Cloud model
Included
vs Cap Pro at $12/mo
5-year cost
$200
vs Cap Pro at $490
Tauri is Chrome in a coat
Cap is built with Tauri: Rust backend, web view front end. The UI is HTML and JavaScript rendered by your system's webview. It works. But every frame of your preview ships through a browser engine before it reaches your eyes.
ShipClip is Swift, SwiftUI, and Metal. The timeline scrubs at the refresh rate of your display. Zoom ranges render on the GPU. Exports use VideoToolbox. A 10-minute recording finishes in 2:33 because no layer of the stack is fighting you.
Cap Pro rents the cloud. ShipClip includes it.
Cap Desktop is $29/year or $58 one-time for local recording only. To share a link you upgrade to Cap Pro: $12/month, $98/year. That's subscription pricing on an otherwise-one-time tool.
ShipClip's $44 License includes one year of Cloud video hosting. After that, Cloud renews at $39/year (cancel anytime, app still works). One fewer recurring bill.
5-year cost
Cap Pro for cloud sharing runs $98/year. Cap Desktop for local only is $29/year. ShipClip is $44 once, then $39/yr for Cloud. Year one of Cloud hosting is on the house.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Pro (cloud) | $98 | $196 | $294 | $392 | $490 |
| Cap Desktop (local) | $29 | $58 | $87 | $116 | $145 |
| ShipClip + Cloud | $44 | $83 | $122 | $161 | $200 |
$290 saved over 5 years vs Cap Pro. ShipClip ships camera background removal, multi-track audio editing, and annotations Cap doesn't offer.
Feature comparison
| Feature | ShipClip | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Recording | ||
| Platform | Native macOS (Swift) | Cross-platform (Tauri + web) |
| Camera background removal | Real-time, built-in | Not available |
| Multi-track recording | Screen + camera + mic + system, each editable | Mic + system audio |
| Zoom-to-click | Auto-generated, editable ranges | Basic zoom |
| Camera PiP | Drag anywhere, keyframe any position | Basic overlay |
| Editing | ||
| Annotations | Arrows, rectangles, text, blur fill | Not available |
| Animation easing | Custom bezier per zoom range | Not configurable |
| Screen styling | Backgrounds, padding, rounded corners | Backgrounds, padding |
| Sharing | ||
| Cloud sharing | Built-in, year one included | Cap Pro ($12/mo) or self-hosted |
| Self-hosting | Not available | Yes, open source |
| Cost | ||
| Price | $44 one-time+ $39/yr Cloud, first year included | $29/yr Desktop or $12/mo Pro |
What Cap doesn't do
Run native on macOS
Cap is Tauri: a Rust shell wrapping a system webview. ShipClip is Swift, SwiftUI, and Metal. Timeline scrubbing, zoom animation, and export all use the GPU directly.
Remove the camera background
ShipClip runs Apple Vision for real-time person segmentation. Record from a noisy background, the viewer sees just you. Cap doesn't offer this.
Include cloud hosting
Cap Pro at $12/month unlocks cloud sharing. ShipClip includes Cloud video hosting year one. Cancel Cloud anytime, the app still records and exports.
Ship annotations and custom easing
ShipClip has arrows, rectangles, text, blur fill, and custom bezier curves per zoom range. Cap ships basic zoom and background styling.
Frequently asked
Cap is open-source with self-hosting, which is great for data ownership. ShipClip is a native macOS app with camera background removal, editable zoom ranges, multi-track timeline editing, and cloud sharing built in. ShipClip is a $44 one-time Founders License with Cloud video hosting for year one. Cap Pro is $12/mo ($98/yr) for cloud sharing.
No. Cap is built with Tauri (Rust + web technologies). It runs on Mac but isn't native. ShipClip is Swift + ScreenCaptureKit + AVFoundation, built for macOS specifically.
No. ShipClip's cloud sharing uses shipclip.app infrastructure. Cloud is optional. Local export always works, with or without a Cloud subscription. Self-hosting is a Cap advantage if data sovereignty is a hard requirement.
Yes. Real-time background removal and blur via Apple's Vision framework. Cap doesn't offer this.
Cap Desktop is $58 one-time ($29/yr) for local-only. Cap Pro for cloud sharing is $12/mo ($98/yr). ShipClip is $44 one-time, then $39/yr for Cloud. Over 5 years that's $200 vs Cap Pro's $490.
Own it for $44. Cloud included.
Native Mac. Background removal. No $12/month to share a link.
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