Bezel • Phone Mirror
by Nonstrict B.V. · Utilities · Free · 4+
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Total ratings
22
US storefront
App age
2y 4m
Released Jan 2024
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22 ratings ÷ 28 mo · US storefront
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Ratings distribution
★★★☆☆5★6
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3★1
2★6
1★7
Scraped review distribution
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What this app is
Bezel is an iOS utility that turns plain screenshots into polished visuals with pixel-perfect Apple device frames and curated or AI‑suggested backgrounds. It also offers live mirroring of iPhone and iPad screens to Apple Vision Pro for showcasing and demos.
Audience
Mobile designers, developers, and marketers who need production‑ready screenshots and exports. Vision Pro early adopters who want to view and present iPhone/iPad content in spatial workflows.
Strengths
- Comprehensive Apple device frames Automatically matches screenshots to the right iPhone or iPad frame, kept current with new hardware, or output just the device silhouette for clean layouts.
- Frictionless import and export Pull from Photos or Files, preview, then one‑tap share high‑resolution assets with transparent backgrounds, plus Visual Intelligence support to frame screenshots without opening the app.
- On-device background intelligence Apple Foundation Models suggest complementary wallpapers and colors, alongside a built‑in gallery, Unsplash search, and custom image or color backgrounds.
- Vision Pro mirroring available Live mirror of iPhone or iPad to Apple Vision Pro adds a differentiated showcase and demo capability when it works well.
Weaknesses
- Connection reliability issues Users report frequent disconnects, stuck “connecting” states, and forced reconnection after device lock, disrupting sessions.
- Performance and video quality Perceived low resolution, pixelation, and high latency make gaming or fast navigation frustrating even on strong local networks.
- One-way noninteractive mirroring No remote control from Vision Pro and limited or no window resizing lead to awkward usability and sometimes too‑small views.
- Recording unclear or unavailable UI mentions recording while only broadcasting; lack of built‑in capture and inconsistent status messaging erode trust.
- Support responsiveness and pricing Slow or absent replies damage confidence, documentation is thin on setup restrictions and troubleshooting, and subscription‑only pricing without a lifetime option deters buyers.
Top improvements
- Stabilize and optimize mirroring Ship adaptive bitrate and resolution, low‑latency HEVC/H.265 encoding, 60 fps on local networks, and resilient auto‑reconnect that survives screen lock and backgrounding.
- Upgrade Vision Pro UX Add window resizing with persistent scale/orientation, optional “follow my phone” alignment, and, where APIs allow, basic tap/scroll input passthrough or a Bluetooth HID bridge.
- Clarify capture and onboarding Build reliable in‑app recording with explicit status indicators, guided setup with permissions checks and live diagnostics, richer troubleshooting docs, faster in‑app support, and an optional lifetime purchase tier.
gpt-5 · 17 reviews analyzed
Review themes
Clustered from 17 fetched reviews · click a row to see quotes
Top complaint themes
Connection & stability (disconnects / stuck connecting)
3
Performance & video quality (lag, low FPS, low resolution, pixelation)
6
No control / one-way mirroring (cannot interact or resize)
4
Missing or unclear recording functionality
2
Customer support unresponsive
1
Pricing / subscription-only (no lifetime option)
2
Not usable for broken-device scenarios (requires approving on phone)
1
Top praise themes
Positive overall / enhances Vision Pro experience
6
Works but needs polish (minor bugs, occasional black screen or lag)
3
Looking forward to native iPad support
2
Highly recommended / kudos to the team
3
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Complaint Most painful 1★
Doesn’t work as shown, no recording, no Customer Support reponse
I have a Mac with the latest OS Tahoe, an iPhone 15 Pro, and although with the cable attachment it does mirror my iPhone to my Mac there is no recording capability, which I need. I have emailed Customer Support right away at the beginning of the 3 day trial period (and by the way I did pay for it right away too so the 3 day trial was moot) and here it is 6 days later and no Customer Support reply. I sent a follow up email and still no reply. Not a way to run a business. Customer Support is where the rubber meets the road and apparently with them there is no road, only the pretense of it.
It's missing the whole point, for me.
I downloaded this to mirror the screen on my broken iphone 14. If I could actually see my broken screen, I wouldn't need this app. Yet it will not work if you can't approve the app or sign in - neither of which I can do with a non working, broken screen. This app is missing the entire point, for me.
Not recommended
The experience is very bad, the resolution is low, the number of screen projection frames is also low, and it is still very stuck. My router is ASUSax86, and the broadband 1000m can't figure out why it is very stuck.
Doesn’t work
Stuck in connecting
No lifetime payment option available
While the app itself is good, I can’t recommend it because it only offers a subscription and no lifetime purchase option.
Praise Most loved 5★
iPad disconnection
09/03/24: the disconnection issue has been resolved. It does disconnect every one to two hours now, but that is acceptable. The app is laggy, but it is functional. I highly recommend this app. Hoping for improvement in the future. Previously: The iPad’s mirroring is perfect except for the disconnection that happens every 2-5 minutes. I sent the developers an email. Hopefully they will respond with a fix.
Great Application
Great Application To Enhance Your Vision Pro Experience!!! Thanks for your work. Kudos to the team.
Amazing
Very happy with this app. Looking forward to it working on the iPad natively :)
Small issue
Hi I’m having trouble. iOS 17.2.1 iPhone 15 Pro Max. When I screen broadcast it’s coming up with a black screen inside the AVP. Let me know how to fix. Thanks!
App Store description
As published
Description
The best way to showcase your screenshots with stunning device frames and beautiful backgrounds on iOS. Bezel transforms your screenshots into professional presentations by automatically adding pixel-perfect device frames and gorgeous backgrounds. Whether you're sharing app designs, creating marketing materials, or just making your screenshots look amazing, Bezel makes it effortless. Simply select screenshots from your photo roll or files, choose your device frame, pick a background, and expor…
Release notes
Improve performance.
Features
25 features tracked
14
Confirmed
7
Partial
3
Broken
1
Planned
| Feature | App Store claim | Status | User signal | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Mirror to Apple Vision Pro | Live mirror your iPhone & iPad screen to your Apple Vision Pro (use app on iPhone to share) | Partial | "This app does sort of function as described. But your iPhone or iPad app will appear very small, and you cannot interact with it within Apple Vision. Plus the connection breaks down every so often, and you have to return to the app to reestablish the connection.
It has odd notification messages. In some places it says you are recording the screen, but actually you are just broadcasting it. I don’t think it actually makes a recording.
This app is clunky and limited. It is not recommended for serious work flow in its current state." 2★ · pg1000 · v1.2.2 | 16 |
| Pixel‑perfect device frames (iPhone & iPad) | Pixel-perfect frames for every iPhone and iPad | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Automatic screenshot → device matching | Automatically matches your screenshot to the correct device | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Always up-to-date device frames | Always up-to-date with the latest Apple devices | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Frameless / device shape option | Or go without any frame and just use the device shape | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Built‑in background collection | Beautiful built-in background collection | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Search Unsplash from the app | Search Unsplash directly from the app to add backgrounds | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Add custom background images & colors | Add your own background images and colors | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Export with transparent background | Export with a transparent background for use in presentations, documents and websites | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Import from Photos or Files | Import from Photos or Files app | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| Quick preview before export | Quick preview before export | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| One-tap sharing to other apps | One-tap sharing to any app | Confirmed | — | 0 |
| High-resolution output (export) | High-resolution output | Partial | "The experience is very bad, the resolution is low, the number of screen projection frames is also low, and it is still very stuck. My router is ASUSax86, and the broadband 1000m can't figure out why it is very stuck." 1★ · visionbro · v1.1.4 | 3 |
| READY FOR iOS 26: Visual Intelligence / AI suggestions / Liquid Glass design | Visual Intelligence support, on-device wallpaper/background suggestions by Apple Foundation Models, and new Liquid Glass design (iOS 26) | Planned | — | 0 |
| Mirroring to Mac via cable | Not in description — user-reported ability to mirror iPhone to a Mac via cable | Partial | "I have a Mac with the latest OS Tahoe, an iPhone 15 Pro, and although with the cable attachment it does mirror my iPhone to my Mac there is no recording capability, which I need. I have emailed Customer Support right away at the beginning of the 3 day trial period (and by the way I did pay for it right away too so the 3 day trial was moot) and here it is 6 days later and no Customer Support reply. I sent a follow up email and still no reply. Not a way to run a business. Customer Support is where the rubber meets the road and apparently with them there is no road, only the pretense of it." 1★ · PatchManLD's · v3.5 | 1 |
| Recording of mirrored screen | Not in description — users expect/ask for recording of the mirrored/broadcast screen | Broken | "I have a Mac with the latest OS Tahoe, an iPhone 15 Pro, and although with the cable attachment it does mirror my iPhone to my Mac there is no recording capability, which I need. I have emailed Customer Support right away at the beginning of the 3 day trial period (and by the way I did pay for it right away too so the 3 day trial was moot) and here it is 6 days later and no Customer Support reply. I sent a follow up email and still no reply. Not a way to run a business. Customer Support is where the rubber meets the road and apparently with them there is no road, only the pretense of it." 1★ · PatchManLD's · v3.5 | 2 |
| Subscription pricing / no lifetime purchase option | Early-adopter subscription pricing (no lifetime option advertised) | Confirmed | "While the app itself is good, I can’t recommend it because it only offers a subscription and no lifetime purchase option." 1★ · TylerAustin7 · v3.2.1 | 1 |
| Customer support responsiveness | Support via team@nonstrict.com (listed) | Broken | "I have a Mac with the latest OS Tahoe, an iPhone 15 Pro, and although with the cable attachment it does mirror my iPhone to my Mac there is no recording capability, which I need. I have emailed Customer Support right away at the beginning of the 3 day trial period (and by the way I did pay for it right away too so the 3 day trial was moot) and here it is 6 days later and no Customer Support reply. I sent a follow up email and still no reply. Not a way to run a business. Customer Support is where the rubber meets the road and apparently with them there is no road, only the pretense of it." 1★ · PatchManLD's · v3.5 | 1 |
| Control/interaction of phone from Vision Pro | Not in description — users report the mirror is one-way and cannot be interacted with from Vision Pro | Confirmed | "Phone screen can’t be controlled from Vision Pro, it’s just a one way viewing broadcast.
So it’s still challenging to click around on the phone (the “real” passthrough one remains blurry). It would be much easier to navigate the phone if the virtual phone screen could attempt to track and follow your real phone, eg try to line up approx the same size as the phone in your hand, and positioned at a similar angle and coordinates. Currently it’s just a gigantic screen display. At the very least can we manually shrink it down…? Right now it doesn’t seem like the mirrored window can be resized at all." 3★ · deeesseee · v1.1 | 4 |
| Connection stability / frequent disconnects | (Implied by Live Mirror) stable mirroring | Partial | "09/03/24: the disconnection issue has been resolved. It does disconnect every one to two hours now, but that is acceptable. The app is laggy, but it is functional. I highly recommend this app. Hoping for improvement in the future.
Previously: The iPad’s mirroring is perfect except for the disconnection that happens every 2-5 minutes. I sent the developers an email. Hopefully they will respond with a fix." 5★ · Ugh kjnkhn · v1.4 | 7 |
| Latency / lag / low frame rate (esp. for gaming) | (Implied Live Mirror) real‑time performance | Broken | "There is movement lag if you are trying to play a game on the phone which is mirrored to the vision pro. Setup was the PS5 Controller to iPhone 15 Pro Max via Bezel to the Apple Vision Pro while playing Call of Duty.
Fix request is to find a way to have zero gaming lag such as considering different video compression algorithms." 2★ · aura moon · v1.3.1 | 4 |
| Mirrored window size / inability to resize | Not in description — users report the mirrored window is incorrectly sized and not resizable | Partial | "This app does sort of function as described. But your iPhone or iPad app will appear very small, and you cannot interact with it within Apple Vision. Plus the connection breaks down every so often, and you have to return to the app to reestablish the connection.
It has odd notification messages. In some places it says you are recording the screen, but actually you are just broadcasting it. I don’t think it actually makes a recording.
This app is clunky and limited. It is not recommended for serious work flow in its current state." 2★ · pg1000 · v1.2.2 | 2 |
| Hidden requirement: enable Screen Recording in Content Restrictions | Not in description — users report you must enable screen recording in iOS Content Restrictions to get it working | Confirmed | "So if you get the error that does not work when AirPlay, Restrictions or screen mirroring is active, you need to go to the settings, go to content restrictions and allow screen recording. This is a hidden setting, I found this out through some Google sleuthing, not available anywhere in app docs which is why I docked a star" 4★ · sashu123 · v1.1 | 1 |
| Black/blank screen inside Apple Vision Pro during broadcast | Not in description — users report the mirrored broadcast sometimes shows a black screen in AVP | Partial | "Hi I’m having trouble. iOS 17.2.1 iPhone 15 Pro Max. When I screen broadcast it’s coming up with a black screen inside the AVP. Let me know how to fix. Thanks!" 5★ · Dominic DiTanna · v1.0.3 | 1 |
| iPad native support / functionality | Device frames for iPad and iPad mirroring (listing) | Partial | "Would great to have iPad support soon! Thanks." 4★ · Pballins · v1.1.4 | 3 |
Review trends
Volume over the last 12 months
Reviews in window
3
last 12 months
Avg rating
1.00
window average
Positive (4–5★)
0.0%
0 of 3 reviews
Negative (1–2★)
1.0%
3 of 3 reviews
Note: Apple’s public reviews endpoint returns only the fetched text reviews — silent star ratings aren’t included. Recent months can have low absolute volume, so the trend line is fragile.
Reviews
17 fetched from Apple endpoint · 22 total ratings · US storefront
| Rating | Review | User | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Doesn’t work as shown, no recording, no Customer Support reponse I have a Mac with the latest OS Tahoe, an iPhone 15 Pro, and although with the cable attachment it does mirror my iPhone to my Mac there is no recording capability, which I need. I have emailed Customer Support right away at the beginning of the 3 day trial period (and by the way I did pay for it right away too so the 3 day trial was moot) and here it is 6 days later and no Customer Support reply. I sent a follow up email and still no reply. Not a way to run a business. Customer Support is where the rubber meets the road and apparently with them there is no road, only the pretense of it. | PatchManLD's | 3.5 | 2026-01-29 |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | No lifetime payment option available While the app itself is good, I can’t recommend it because it only offers a subscription and no lifetime purchase option. | TylerAustin7 | 3.2.1 | 2025-09-18 |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | It's missing the whole point, for me. I downloaded this to mirror the screen on my broken iphone 14. If I could actually see my broken screen, I wouldn't need this app. Yet it will not work if you can't approve the app or sign in - neither of which I can do with a non working, broken screen. This app is missing the entire point, for me. | DGKalz | 3.1 | 2025-09-09 |
| ★★★★★ | iPad disconnection 09/03/24: the disconnection issue has been resolved. It does disconnect every one to two hours now, but that is acceptable. The app is laggy, but it is functional. I highly recommend this app. Hoping for improvement in the future.
Previously: The iPad’s mirroring is perfect except for the disconnection that happens every 2-5 minutes. I sent the developers an email. Hopefully they will respond with a fix. | Ugh kjnkhn | 1.4 | 2024-09-03 |
| ★★☆☆☆ | Gamer Lag There is movement lag if you are trying to play a game on the phone which is mirrored to the vision pro. Setup was the PS5 Controller to iPhone 15 Pro Max via Bezel to the Apple Vision Pro while playing Call of Duty.
Fix request is to find a way to have zero gaming lag such as considering different video compression algorithms. | aura moon | 1.3.1 | 2024-06-23 |
| ★★☆☆☆ | Glitchy and small This app does sort of function as described. But your iPhone or iPad app will appear very small, and you cannot interact with it within Apple Vision. Plus the connection breaks down every so often, and you have to return to the app to reestablish the connection.
It has odd notification messages. In some places it says you are recording the screen, but actually you are just broadcasting it. I don’t think it actually makes a recording.
This app is clunky and limited. It is not recommended for serious work flow in its current state. | pg1000 | 1.2.2 | 2024-06-01 |
| ★★★★★ | Great Application Great Application To Enhance Your Vision Pro Experience!!! Thanks for your work. Kudos to the team. | Kobe.Hussle | 1.2.2 | 2024-05-21 |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Not recommended The experience is very bad, the resolution is low, the number of screen projection frames is also low, and it is still very stuck. My router is ASUSax86, and the broadband 1000m can't figure out why it is very stuck. | visionbro | 1.1.4 | 2024-03-18 |
Versions
10 reconstructed · 10 shown
10
Versions found
5.0w
Avg cadence
1.0.3
Earliest · 2024-02-03T23:05:33.000Z
Last quarter
- Cadence: 0 releases — a pause across the quarter.
- Momentum: No public updates; outstanding issues (e.g., disabled/broken recording in recent v3.x) remained unaddressed in this window.
- Monetization: Subscription-only offering persisted; continued requests for a lifetime option created churn risk.
- Support signal: Reviews cited slow or absent responses, which, coupled with no releases, risks trust erosion among pro users.
Last year
- Cadence: 4 releases — clustered around early Sep 2025 and late Jan 2026.
- v3.1 (around Sep 2025): Required on-device approval/sign-in, effectively unusable for broken-screen devices.
- v3.2.1 (around Sep 2025): Reinforced a subscription-only model; users asked for a lifetime license option.
- Late Jan 2026: A performance-focused 2.11 build appeared, followed by v3.5 where users reported recording was disabled or non-functional and flagged slow support responses.
- Quality/themes: Ongoing lag/low resolution and gaming latency were common pain points; users continued to note the lack of Vision Pro–side control.
2.11current
2026-01-22
Performance improvements.
3.5inferred
≤ 2026-01-29
Inferred — recording disabled or broken; user couldn’t record and reports no customer support response.
3.2.1inferred
≤ 2025-09-18
Inferred — subscription-only payment model; users note absence of lifetime purchase option.
3.1inferred
≤ 2025-09-09
Inferred — unusable for broken-screen devices; requires on-device approval/sign-in so can't mirror inaccessible phones.
1.4inferred
≤ 2024-09-03
Inferred — disconnection reduced to hourly intervals; still laggy but functional after fix.
1.3.1inferred
≤ 2024-06-23
Inferred — noticeable input/video lag during gaming; users request lower-latency streaming and better compression.
1.2.2inferred
≤ 2024-05-21
Inferred — small/clunky mirrored window, intermittent disconnects, misleading 'recording' messages (actually broadcast); mixed user opinions.
1.1.4inferred
≤ 2024-03-14
Inferred — low resolution and framerate causing stutter even on fast networks; users request iPad support.
1.1inferred
≤ 2024-02-10
Inferred — one-way mirror only, no touch/control from Vision Pro; UI sizing/positioning and interaction limitations frustrate users.
1.0.3inferred
≤ 2024-02-03
Inferred — black/blank display when screen broadcasting on certain iPhone/iOS combinations.
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