Action Camera Toolbox vs SportCams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Camera Toolbox
Control multiple action cameras from various brands like GoPro, Ricoh, and Xiaomi. Offers live preview, advanced scripting for custom scenarios like time-lapses and bracketing, and media download. Real camera support requires in-app purchases.
- Control multiple action cameras
- Live camera preview
- Powerful scripting language
- Download media from camera
- Customizable camera settings presets
- Exposure/focus bracketing scripts
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The Action Camera Toolbox controls action cameras from different companies, including GoPro, Ricoh, and Xiaomi. The app offers live preview, multi-camera support, and a powerful scripting language, which gives you full control over the camera settings. Now you can write your own scripts for instance for exposure/focus bracketing, time-lapse, event driven scripts, etc. !!! Import - Read before download !!! The app ships with a free virtual camera device which you can use for playing around with the app and test the scripting language. Real cameras are available as one-time in-app-purchases. Please take also a look at the "Model information" section on http://www.tequnique.com/acthelp for device specific information (not all action cameras support everything!). +++ Supported models +++ - GoPro Hero 2 (with Wifi bacpac), Hero 3 (White/Silver/Black), Hero 3+ (Silver/Black), Hero 4 (Silver/Black), Hero 5, Hero Session, and Hero+. - Ricoh Theta m15 and Theta S. - Xiaomi Yi and Yi 4K. - In-device/system camera (e.g. front/back camera). +++ App features +++ - Change settings, start recording, change camera power state*, etc. - Live preview*. - Control multiple action cameras at the same time (including preview)*. This feature is currently only supported by Xiaomi Yi and Yi 4K and requires manual work. - Download media from the camera to your device*. - A powerful, Javascript-like, scripting language allows you to realize your own capturing scenarios. - Presets allow you to store different, and fast accessible sets of camera settings. *Note: The app features vary between camera models, and sometimes even between firmware versions. Check http://www.tequnique.com/acthelp for details. +++ Example use cases +++ - Change action camera settings without having to worry about privacy or deal with automatic sharing features found in stock action camera apps. - Control multiple action cameras. - Script custom camera scenarios for instance for exposure bracketing (e.g. for HDR), focus stacking, surveillance, time-lapse, repeating tasks, etc. - ... +++ Disclaimer +++ - We are not affiliated with GoPro, Ricoh, Xiaomi/Yi cooperation. - The app uses GPS to set the GPS coordinates for cameras which support this (e.g. Ricoh Theta).
SportCams
Capture, record, and manage your photos and videos. Easily download and share your content directly to social media platforms.
- Photo taking
- Video shooting
- Settings customization
- Content downloading
- Social media sharing
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The App has a collect of function like taking photos, shooting videos, setting, also downloading and sharing function of the photos and videos to social media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SportCams at 3.5 against Action Camera Toolbox's 1.8. SportCams also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Action Camera Toolbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SportCams asks for nothing beyond the download.
SportCams holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Action Camera Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 21% of SportCams's.
Action Camera Toolbox ships an update every 7 months, SportCams every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Action Camera Toolbox | SportCams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (4 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harald Meyer | Shenzhen Zhencheng Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Action Camera Toolbox
SportCams
In-app purchases
Action Camera Toolbox
- Enable scripting support for system (device) camera.$2.99
- Enable ACT remote camera feature.$2.99
- Enable GoPro Hero 4.$4.99
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- Enable GoPro Hero 3 cameras.$4.99
- Enable Xiaomi Yi.$4.99
- Enable GoPro Hero Session.$4.99
- Enable GoPro Hero+ camera.$4.99
- Enable Xiaomi Yi 4K.$4.99
- Enable GoPro Hero 5 camera.$4.99
- Enable all current and future action cameras.$39.99
SportCams
No in-app purchases
Questions
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