Pluto Trigger vs Benro Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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
Benro Connect
Control your smart tripod head and modules for advanced photography. Remotely adjust angles, preview shots, and utilize programmable modes like time-lapse and panoramas. Achieve professional astrophotography and smooth day-to-night time-lapses with real-time light detection.
- Remote tripod head control
- Real-time shot preview
- Programmable shooting modes
- Astrophotography tracking
- Holy Grail time-lapse
- Live streaming capability
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Benro Connect is designed to control the Polaris Smart Electric Tripod Head and Theta Smart Modules, delivering an uparalleled experience in long-distance photography. [Polaris Smart Electric Tripod Head] With the app connected to Polaris, you can remotely control the shooting angle and preview your shots in real-time on your mobile device via Wi-Fi or cellular networks, offering great flexibility. The app supports various programmable shooting modes such as time-lapse, panoramic shooting, and sunrise/sunset time-lapse. Additionally, when paired with the optional Astro kit, Polaris can be transformed into a professional equatorial mount, allowing you to easily capture stars using the GoTo feature and automatically track stars for long-exposure shots without star trails. [Fine-Tuning and Remote Control] By wirelessly connecting the app with Battery Module and Camera Control Module, you can not only fine-tune the leveling but also achieve precise remote camera control, including live view, parameter adjustments, and media file management, making the shooting process more efficient and flexible. [Holy Grail Time-Lapse Shooting] By wirelessly connecting the app with Battery Module, Camera Control and Optical Sensor Module, enabling real-time ambient light detection. The Camera Control Module can then combine sensor input with advanced algorithms to dynamically adjust exposure settings, ensuring smooth transitions from day to night (and vice versa) for Holy Grail time-lapse photography. [Live Streaming] By wirelessly connecting the app to Battery Module and GoLive Module, you can easily enable real-time live streaming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pluto Trigger at 2.9 against Benro Connect's 2.3. Pluto Trigger also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Benro Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pluto Trigger holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 28 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Pluto Trigger's written reviews are positive against 41% of Benro Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pluto Trigger ships an update every 5 months, Benro Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pluto Trigger | Benro Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (23 ratings) — better | 2.3 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 40.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 327 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baicheng Innovations | Benro Image Technology Industrial Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Pluto Trigger
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In-app purchases
Pluto Trigger
No in-app purchases
Benro Connect
No in-app purchases









