Pluto Trigger vs Mavis
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
Mavis
This professional filmmaking app offers advanced manual controls for focus, exposure, and color. It provides essential shooting assistants like focus peaking, waveform monitors, and zebras for precise image capture. Record in various resolutions and frame rates with high-quality encoding options.
- Manual focus, exposure, and color control
- Focus peaking and waveform monitor
- Zebras and false color exposure assist
- HD, 2K, and 4K recording
- Custom frame rates up to 240fps
- High bitrate HEVC and ProRes encoding
- Manual audio gain control and metering
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Mavis Camera Classic is the original pro filmmaking and broadcast camera for the iPhone. It provides a classic landscape experience and includes filming tools such as focus peaking, waveform monitor, vectorscope, false color and zebras. It gives you audio controls, audio metering, custom resolutions, framerates and recordings formats. It also brings a natural interface to give you full flexible manual control while shooting. MAIN FEATURES: - Focus peaking and expanded focus for manual focus assist - Zebras and False Color exposure assist - Manual focus, exposure and color - HD, 2K and 4K recording - High bitrate, HEVC and ProRes encoding - Custom frame rates up to 240fps - Digital Zoom in 1080p - Dual camera support - Full screen mode - Custom audio inputs - Audio metering and manual audio gain control where available - Real-time audio passthrough for monitoring in headphones - Real-time full-scale vectorscope for color work - Real-time full-scale waveform monitor for exposure monitoring - Timecode - Support for UltraSync BLUE from Timecode Systems - Global Presets - Custom Function (FN) button - Multiple saving and sharing options - Apple Watch record start/stop remote - Support Docs SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS: - 4K (UHD) - 4K (4:3) - record at maximum camera resolution without audio - 2K (4:3) - HD CUSTOM FRAME RATES: - Presets available include 23.98fps, 24fps, 25fps, 29.97fps, 30fps, 50fps, 60fps - Select any frame rate from 3fps up to 240fps - Record up to 240fps in 1080p ADVANCED EXPOSURE CONTROLS - View shutter in angles and speed - Shutter lock (e.g. lock at 180°) - Separate target focus and exposure reticles FULL MANUAL CONTROLS FOR: - Focus - Exposure - ISO - Shutter - Color temperature SHOOTING ASSISTANTS: - Focus peaking and Expanded focus helps ensure your shots are always in focus - Waveform monitor helps you shoot with the optimum dynamic range - Vectorscope ensures your colors are consistent and your white balance is correct - Zebra overlay helps ensure your shots are never over exposed - False color support for Gradient and Ranges with full details about color representations - False color helps ensure your shots are never over/under exposed ENCODING BIT RATES: - 10Mbit/s (Make your storage last longer) - 20Mbit/s (Standard) - 30Mbit/s (High quality production) - 50Mbit/s (Great for post and color grading) - 100Mbit/s (Great for very high quality productions, color grades and visual effects) AUDIO CONTOL: - Custom external inputs - Select external audio input from Lightning connector or analog input - Stereo audio from Lightning connected inputs - Internal mic selection and polar pattern - Manual gain control where available - Audio pass-through/monitoring with headphones - VU metering VIEWFINDER SUPPORT: - Recording Tally - De-Squeeze support for Moondog Anamorphic Lens - Image flip support for DOF adaptors - Support for different aspect ratios in the viewfinder - Support for guide overlays in viewfinder THIRD PARTY SUPPORT - Support for Timecode Systems UltraSync BLUE Device restrictions apply.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pluto Trigger at Free against Mavis's $4.99. Pluto Trigger also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Mavis's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.9) and chart position (#182 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Pluto Trigger is free to download; Mavis costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mavis holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pluto Trigger has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
| Parameter | Pluto Trigger | Mavis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (23 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #182 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baicheng Innovations | Mavis Broadcast |
Customer experience
Pluto Trigger
Mavis
In-app purchases
Pluto Trigger
No in-app purchases
Mavis
No in-app purchases









