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Clacky vs Screen Studio

Screen Studio is a full screen recording editor: you record, then add zooms, cursor effects and click sounds in the editor. Clacky plays click sounds and draws ripples live, as you click, in any app, so they are in your recording already, and it costs much less.

Clacky is the cute companion for your Mac. Satisfying click, scroll and keyboard sounds, a ripple on every click, a screen recorder, a screenshot editor and your own little blip, all in one menu-bar app. Free for 7 days, no card.

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Why Clacky wins

  • Clicks you can hear and see

    37 click sounds with their own press and release, 8 scroll styles, 29 keyboard sounds, plus double-click, long press and drag. And a ripple under the cursor on every click.

  • A recorder that keeps your clicks

    Record the whole screen or an area, with your click sounds and ripples right in the video. No editing afterwards.

  • Demo Studio

    Press Edit in Studio after a take: pauses are cut, clicks get a zoom, captions light up word by word, and one switch makes it 9:16.

  • Screenshots, done right

    A screenshot editor, Scrolling Capture for whole pages, and Grab Text to copy text from anything on your screen.

  • Your own blip

    A little character with a name and a look of its own that grows as you use Clacky, with goals and cards to share.

  • One app, many tools

    The notch with quick controls, Demo mode for filming, Mac health and more, all from one tidy menu-bar app.

  • Sounds your way

    Play sounds only in your headphones, or only in the apps you pick. Soft interface sounds you can switch off in one click.

  • Try it, then keep getting more

    7 days free on your own Mac, the app in 14 languages, every update included, and a real person answers your email.

ClackyScreen Studio
Free trial on your MacYes7 days, no cardNot stated
PriceYes$4.99/mo, $39/yr or $69 onceYes$29/mo, or $9/mo billed yearly
Mouse & trackpad click soundsYes37 sounds, press and releaseYesAdded in the editor, after recording
Double-click, long press & drag soundsYesNot stated
Scroll soundsYes8 stylesNot stated
Keyboard soundsYes29 soundsNot stated
Click ripple on screenYesYesCircle or ripple, in the editor
Built-in screen recorderYesClicks and ripples in the videoYes
Video editor with captionsYesDemo Studio (beta)YesFull editor: auto zoom, transcript editing, captions
Screenshot editorYesPlus Scrolling CaptureNot stated
Copy text from the screenYesNot stated
A companion characterYesNot stated
Notch with quick controlsYesNot stated
Demo mode for filmingYesNot stated
Interface soundsYesNot stated
Sounds only in apps you pickYesNot stated
Sounds only in headphonesYesNot stated
App languagesYes14Not stated
Every update includedYesNot stated
Real human supportYesFrom the makerYesEmail and a Telegram group
NeedsYesmacOS 13+ (some tools 14 or 15)YesmacOS 13.1+ (recommended)
RefundsYesBy email, through PolarNot stated

Where Screen Studio is better: Screen Studio is a full recording editor: automatic and manual zooms, a smoothed cursor, webcam layouts, editing by transcript and captions. It also records iPhone and iPad over USB, exports up to 4K at 60 fps and makes share links.

Sources

Checked on 2026-10-11 from each app’s own website or App Store page. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it there, not that it’s missing. Apps change: check their page before you buy.

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