The new DualShot Recorder app enables one-shot recording that captures both portrait and landscape video from every lens on your iPhone with an Android version in the works.
Easily one of the most annoying workflow issues for content creators is the portrait/landscape duality. Some platforms want 16:9, others require 9:16, and shooting the same content twice never quite lands the same way.
As PetaPixel reports, viral wildlife creator Derrick Downey Jr., under his production banner DDJR Productions, has cracked that pain point with an app that does both at the same time. And the $6.99 app has hit a nerve as it's snagged the Number 1 spot for paid apps in Photo & Video almost immediately.
DualShot Recorder captures simultaneous portrait (9:16) and landscape (16:9) video from your iPhone's dual rear cameras in a single take. Hit record once and get two perfectly synced files saved directly to your Photos library.
iPhone 17's native Dual Capture mode records simultaneously from front and rear cameras, but outputs a single picture-in-picture file — and while numerous other apps record from two iPhone cameras at once, as far as we know this is the first to output both as separate, natively framed files.
Features include simultaneous dual-camera recording (wide + ultra wide), and a single lens mode with front and back camera support. It will capture in 4K and 1080p resolution at 24, 30, or 60 fps, and has MOV and MP4 file format options, real-time storage estimation, and torch/flashlight control.
Perhaps more critically in 2026, there's no advertising, no tracking, and no account setup required. Your footage stays on your device and it's a lifetime purchase, all of which will help explain its popularity. Certainly it's likely to be a differentiator against the wave of inevitable copycats that are probably being coded as we speak.
DualShot Recorder requires iPhone XS or newer, ie with dual rear cameras for dual-lens mode. Downey Jr. says an Android version is in the works.
DualShot Recorder is available for download from the App Store for $6.99. Video below shows how it works.