Comparison

Pluto Trigger vs foolgrip

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pluto Trigger

This app controls a Bluetooth hardware device for advanced camera triggering. It offers numerous modes for high-speed photography, timelapse, and smart triggers like sound, light, and motion.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control via Bluetooth
  • High-speed sound, light, and laser triggers
  • Smart triggers: motion, smile, vibration
  • Timelapse and HDR photography
  • Video recording without time limits
  • Photography calculation tools (DOF, ND filter)
Features
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Pluto Trigger(Bluetooth hardware device, purchase separately) is a high-speed and smart camera trigger. It is controlled by smartphone app over Bluetooth, and features remote shooting, timelapse, HDR, video recording, lightning photography, sound/light/laser high-speed trigger, infrared camera trap, smile/motion/vibration smart trigger, droplet collision photography and more, totally 24 modes. It has IR remote control capability, which let it support a lot more cameras (not just DSLRs). It is also a selfie remote for your iPhone camera(Pluto Camera App). The app also has the capability of calculating the DOF, ND filter shutter speed, 500 Rule and Sunrise/Sunset Time. Compatible Devices: iPhone 4s or later, iPad 3 or later, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5 or later. Features: Intervalometer - Shutter Release: Single, Focus, Hold, Lock, Bulb, Burst, Timer - Timelapse: Start-Delay, Presets, Bulb-Ramping, End Notification - HDR: up to 19 HDR images - Star-trail: multiple long exposure images - Video: recording video without 30 minutes limit - Timer: Take photos/video during certain period each day, infrastructure construction, plants Pluto Sensors - Laser: Delay of only tens of microseconds, Shutter/Flash method - Sound: 1ms fast response, Explosions, Popping balloons, Shutter/Flash method - Light: High/Low trigger - Lightning: Detect lightning strikes, Adjustable sensitivity - PIR: Wildlife, passerby, wave hand to shoot - Droplet: Water drop collision(External Valve Kit required) - Aux: DIY sensors, e.g. Ultrasound sensor - Fusion: Sensor combination Smart Sensors - Sound Trigger: High-speed, Pre-focus - Vibrate or Shake - Motion Detection: Zoom, Front/back Camera, Sensitivity - Distance: GPS trigger - Voice Command: Say “Pluto” - Smile Detection: Selfie Tools - Depth of Field Calculator: DOF, Hyper Focal Distance - Neutral Density Filter Calculator: Exposure time with ND Filter - Solar Calculator: Sunrise and Sunset, Civil Twilight, Count down - Star-scape Rule: Rule 500 for trail-free star sky photos If you have any question, refer to the User Manual and FAQ in app’s settings Menu. If you want to buy a Pluto Trigger or need more information, visit: plutotrigger.com

About

foolgrip

Features
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foolgrip is a bluetooth setup app for the Aaton smart grip handle. The iconic wooden grip is compatible with RED DSMC 1 / 2 cameras for now. Support for other cameras will be coming later via firmware upgrade. fool grip app lets you setup each button according to your preferences. You can configure up to 4 different pages and save presets or export PDF cheat documents showing the assigned buttons. Once setup the configuration is saved in the grip's memory and the app itself is not required for normal camera operation on set. This handle is the result of a collaboration ignited by Jon Fauer between 3 companies : Aaton Digital for the mechanical design Transvideo for the electronic and firmware foolcolor for the concept and software Our is to provide professional camera operators with a confortable wooden grip that allows extensive fully customisable control of cinema cameras without any complex configuration process.

Screenshots

Pluto Trigger4 screens
foolgrip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: foolgrip at every 5 weeks against Pluto Trigger's every 5 months. Pluto Trigger's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pluto Trigger ships an update every 5 months, foolgrip every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pluto Trigger versus foolgrip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPluto Triggerfoolgrip
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.4
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaicheng InnovationsMikael Lubtchansky

In-app purchases

None

Pluto Trigger

No in-app purchases

None

foolgrip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pluto Trigger free?
Pluto Trigger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is foolgrip free?
foolgrip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pluto Trigger or foolgrip have ads?
Neither Pluto Trigger nor foolgrip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pluto Trigger or foolgrip?
Pluto Trigger ships an update every 5 months, and foolgrip every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pluto Trigger was updated on June 1, 2026 and foolgrip on September 21, 2026.

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