Comparisons
A Scribe or Tango alternative for iPhone and iPad
Compare Scribe's mobile route, Tango's capture limits and Walkthru, which turns an iPhone or iPad screen recording into a guide on the device.
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How to make a step-by-step guide on iPhone or iPad
From a recording in Photos to a guide you can share. Find the steps, add your instructions, and choose a layout that fits.
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PDF & exports
Add a voiceover to an iPhone screen recording
Talk while you record on iPhone or iPad, or add a voiceover afterwards, one step at a time, over a recording or screenshots. Includes a script pattern.
PDF & exports
Get screenshots from an iPhone screen recording
Save one frame from a screen recording in Photos, or get a full-resolution screenshot of every screen in the recording at once, numbered in order.
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How to make a step-by-step guide on iPhone or iPad
Record a task once, or use screenshots you already have, and turn it into a step-by-step guide with tap markers, redactions and a PDF, on iPhone or iPad.
Privacy
How to properly redact a screenshot on iPhone
Cover private details with a solid shape and share a flattened copy. The free Markup method on iPhone and iPad, why blur fails, and what to check.
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How to show taps in an iPhone screen recording
iPhone screen recordings hide your taps. Add tap markers afterwards in Walkthru, or try an AssistiveTouch custom gesture while you record.
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How to show touches in an iPad screen recording
iPadOS has no show-touches switch. Record with a mouse or trackpad pointer instead, or add tap markers afterwards with Walkthru and Apple Pencil.
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iPhone or iPad cheat sheet for an older parent
Make printed iPhone or iPad instructions for a senior from their own screens. Pick the tasks they ask about, record them, mark each tap and print them.
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Make a POS training guide for staff on iPad
Turn your iPad POS into a staff training guide. Record each till task once, mark the buttons, cover customer details and print one step per page.
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Mobile app SOP template and worked example
A reusable SOP template for a task done in an iPhone or iPad app, with a worked example, a checklist for new staff and a simple way to test it.
Comparisons
Screenshot guide or video tutorial: which to use?
Screenshots or video for a how-to? Choose by what the reader does next, whether that's following along, learning a gesture or looking one detail up.
PDF & exports
Turn a screen recording into a PDF guide on iPhone
Turn an iPhone or iPad screen recording into a numbered PDF guide with one screenshot per step. The free manual route, the faster way, and what to check.
PDF & exports
Turn iPhone screenshots into a step-by-step guide
Turn iPhone or iPad screenshots into a step-by-step guide. Put them in order, write one clear instruction per step, cover private details and export a PDF.
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Update screenshots in an iPhone app guide
Keep an iPhone app guide accurate after an app update. Decide what to replace, recheck markers and redactions, and swap out the copies people use.
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