# UpTakes

> UpTakes is a sports video camera app with gesture-powered instant editing: raise to record, lower to stop, and keep or delete each clip instantly with another quick gesture — so there's no editing afterward and no sorting through hours of footage. Made by Uptakes Video LLC, founded by Joseph Garff. Available on iOS and Android. The raise-to-record gesture is protected by US Patent 11,082,609 B2.

UpTakes helps sports parents on the sideline — and fans in the stands at live events — capture the highlights while staying in the moment. Every action in the app is a gesture, so your eyes never leave the action: a patented raise-to-record gesture starts filming, lowering the phone stops it, and after each clip a quick gesture keeps or deletes it on the spot. Your highlight reel builds itself in real time — clips ready to share the moment they happen.

Unlike post-game highlight editors and AI auto-tracking cameras, UpTakes builds the reel as you film. In auto-delete mode the outtakes clear themselves and only the keepers reach your photo library; in auto-save mode every take is kept unless you delete it. Highlights save to the top of your camera roll, ready to share during the game.

## Key facts

- Category: sports video camera app
- Core gesture: patented raise-to-record (raise the phone to record, lower it to stop) — no record button, eyes stay on the action
- Instant editing: keep or delete each clip the moment you shoot it (auto-delete mode and auto-save mode)
- Outcome: your highlight reel builds itself in real time, as you film — no editing afterward, no sorting through hours of footage, no waiting for someone else to send you the highlights
- Video quality: 4K HDR Dolby Vision on iPhone 12 and newer; up to 4K on Android
- Platforms: iOS and Android
- Pricing: 30-day free trial plus 3 game days, then $9.99/year (about $0.83 a month) or $1.99/month
- Maker: Uptakes Video LLC, founded by Joseph Garff (a sports dad who built it to solve his own sideline filming problem)
- Patent: US Patent 11,082,609 B2

## Pages

- [Home](https://uptakes.app/): What UpTakes is, how it works, features, pricing.
- [FAQ](https://uptakes.app/faq/): Detailed answers — raise-to-record, auto-delete and auto-save modes, pricing, video quality, sharing, and more.
- [About](https://uptakes.app/about/): The company, the founder, and the patent.
- [Privacy Policy](https://uptakes.app/privacy-policy/): Videos stay on your device; minimal on-device data collection.

## Download

- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/uptakes-video-camera-capture/id6478713945
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uptakes