TricCam Lite vs Profoto Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TricCam Lite
This camera app offers advanced control for photography, allowing users to save images in JPEG, TIFF, and RAW formats. It features manual ISO control and can sync with external flash units for enhanced lighting in low-light conditions.
- JPEG, TIFF, and RAW (DNG) photo formats
- Auto exposure
- Manual ISO control
- Tap to focus and focus lock
- External Xenon flash trigger support
- Low-light photography enhancement
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TricCam Lite is a camera app which can act as a point-and-shoot camera, and saves photos in JPEG, TIFF and RAW (DNG) formats with auto exposure feature. It can also trigger conventional Xenon photo flash through Tric flash trigger* with manual ISO control. More information about Tric flash trigger: http://www.tricflash.com Photo File Format: * JPEG * RAW in DNG format Manual control: * ISO Focus: * tap to focus * Lock focus Flash Sync Speed: iSight Camera (back) * iPhone 5s, 6/6 Plus: 1/30 sec. * iPhone 6s/6s Plus, SE, 7/7 Plus (wide camera only): 1/45 sec. When taking a photo at low light conditions, you are not limited by iPhone LED lights anymore. For the first time, you can use speedlight or studio strobe for iPhone photography.
Profoto Control
Control Profoto Bluetooth-enabled lighting equipment remotely from your smartphone. Adjust settings with intuitive touch controls and ensure your gear is up-to-date with easy firmware updates.
- Smart remote control
- View and control Profoto Bluetooth products
- Touch, swipe, and tweak lighting
- Easy firmware updates
- Update Profoto Bluetooth products
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The Profoto Control app has been created for the modern, connected photographers that want to get the most out of their creative workflow – whether using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera. This is the Profoto experience at its best. Key features: SMART REMOTE CONTROL View and control all Profoto Bluetooth-enabled products from your smartphone screen. Touch, swipe and tweak until you get the light just right. EASY UPDATES The latest updates for Profoto Bluetooth-enabled products are now available at your fingertips. Update quickly from the app, so you are ready to shoot with the latest, improved firmware. Ultimately, this app lets you be as creative as you can be. LOOKING FOR PROFOTO CAMERA APP? Looking for a way to create images with your smartphone and Profoto lights? Search App Store for “Profoto Camera” and start using it! Please send your feedback and feature ideas to hello@profoto.com! Love, Profoto team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Profoto Control at 4.7 against TricCam Lite's 2.3. Profoto Control also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 0%) and ratings volume (897 vs 6). TricCam Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Profoto Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Profoto Control has 897 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TricCam Lite's written reviews are positive against 37% of Profoto Control's.
TricCam Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Profoto Control every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | TricCam Lite | Profoto Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (897 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 897 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Potech Co., Ltd. | Profoto |
Customer experience
TricCam Lite
Profoto Control
Bugs and requests
TricCam Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Profoto Control
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to register equipment in the app
- App crashes on launch or when connecting to lights
- Firmware update process is unreliable
- Inconsistent exposure and zoom support
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more Profoto light models
- Improve camera integration and functionality
- Implement independent light group control
- Provide localization in more languages
In-app purchases
TricCam Lite
No in-app purchases
Profoto Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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