Last updated: September 22, 2026
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Put your phone on a fence, a bag or a post, point it at the spot where you are working, and leave Videotapr open. The app keeps the last 30 seconds at all times. When the exercise works, you tap and exactly that repetition is saved — including the run-up to it, because the clip ends at the moment you tapped. So you never film in the hope it goes well; you keep, after the fact, what already went well.
Free on Android and iOS — 3 clips a day, no account needed.
Because you are doing two things at once that get in each other's way. Training needs your hands, your voice and your timing; filming needs you to hold the phone and press record at the right moment. In practice one of two things happens: you train badly because you are busy with the phone, or you miss the successful repetition because you happened not to be recording.
There is a second reason, and it is the more annoying one. A dog usually gets it right when there is no pressure. Switch the camera on and stand there waiting, and your own posture changes — the dog notices. A phone that was already there and simply keeps running changes nothing about the session.
| Exercise | Clip length | Why this length |
|---|---|---|
| Sit, down, stay | 10 seconds | One cue and the response to it |
| Recall | 20 seconds | The distance itself takes time |
| Sequence or agility run | 30 seconds | Several exercises back to back |
Pick the length based on what has to happen before the good moment, not on how long the exercise takes. For sit, down or stay that is short: one cue, one response, done inside ten seconds. For a recall you need more, because the distance itself takes time and you want to see how the dog reacted at the moment you called.
For a sequence, or an agility run, set it to thirty. Then the whole run is on there and you can also see where it nearly went wrong. You can change the length mid-session by swiping on the recording screen — there is no need to start over.
That is what the watch app is for. Your phone sits on the fence and films; your watch is the button. One swipe up on your watch saves the clip without letting go of the lead or putting down your treat pouch. It works with Wear OS on Android and with Apple Watch on iPhone, and the watch app is included free.
If the Bluetooth connection drops because you walked too far from the phone, recording does not stop: you can still tap on the screen itself, and as soon as you are back in range the watch works again on its own. Nothing you already saved is lost in the meantime.
Videotapr is free to download for Android and iOS, with 3 clips per day. Pro is a one-time purchase — not a subscription.