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Demotape vs Loom. Let them use it, not just watch it.

Loom helps you present. Demotape helps you share the app itself and understand how someone used it.

$demotape
→your-app.demotape.dev
No SDK. No config. Works instantly.

Where Demotape fits

Loom is great for async walkthroughs and presentations. Demotape is for when real interaction matters more than presentation.

The difference at a glance

ToolWhat it doesWhen you use it
DemotapeShare a live app and replay sessionsWhen you want real feedback
LoomRecord and share screen recordingsWhen you want to present

Loom shows what you did. Demotape shows what they did.

Beyond screen sharing

Demotape vs Loom

Loom

  • •Record your screen and narrate a walkthrough
  • •Share async video updates with your team or clients
  • •Viewers can comment on the timeline

Where it falls short

  • –Viewer watches passively — can't click, scroll, or test anything
  • –You have to re-record when something changes
  • –No interaction data, network requests, or console errors captured

DemoTape

  • ✓Shares a live, interactive app — not a video
  • ✓Reviewer explores on their own, you see the full session replay
  • ✓Push a fix while they test — no re-recording needed

Loom is great for showing. Demotape is built for testing.

If you need someone to try your app, not just see it, Demotape is the right tool.

Real interaction beats a screen recording every time.

When to use each

SituationTool
Sharing an early prototype for first feedbackDemotape
Showing a feature branch to a clientDemotape
Letting a client test a flow before launchDemotape
Debugging a bug someone hit during reviewDemotape
Iterating live while someone is testingDemotape
Getting real interaction data, not just opinionsDemotape
Recording a product demo for marketingLoom
Giving a teammate a quick async status updateLoom

Why developers switch

Stop guessing. Start seeing.

Stop deploying just to get feedback.

Stop sending new preview links.

Stop asking “what did you click?”

Run one command. Share a link. See what happened.

Try it in under 10 seconds.

$ npm install -g @demotape.dev/cli$ demotape

No SDK. No setup. No friction.

Start sharing your app instantly.

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