DualShot Recorder, an iPhone camera app by content creator Derrick Downey Jr., became the #1 paid app on the App Store within 12 hours of launch. The app solves a persistent creator problem by capturing vertical and horizontal video simultaneously without quality loss, using Apple's full sensor API access. Priced at $9.99 with no subscription or data collection, it remained top-ranked for eight days and still ranks in the top 20.
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How the internet’s favorite squirrel dad made the hottest camera app of 2026
Creator Derrick Downey Jr. built DualShot Recorder, an iPhone app that hit #1 paid on the App Store within 12 hours by solving simultaneous vertical/horizontal video capture with Apple's full sensor API, priced at $9.99 with no subscriptions.
Sunday, May 3, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline
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