Hohem Studio vs CamRanger 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hohem Studio
Enhance your smartphone videography with intelligent features designed to work with exclusive stabilizing gimbals. Capture professional-looking footage using automatic face recognition, auto-tracking, and panoramic shots.
- Smart Bluetooth gimbal connection
- Automatic face recognition
- Face auto-tracking video
- 180/360 degree panorama
- Multi-functional remote support
- Exclusive gimbal compatibility
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Hohem Studio can perfectly match the exclusive stabilizing gimbals for smartphone, supports a variety of intelligent features based on the stabilizing gimbals. Smartphone filming in a whole new light with you. Main functions: 1.Smart Bluetooth connection with stabilizing gimbal for smartphone 2.Automatic face recognition 3.Single/Duo/Multiple people recognition & auto-shooting 4.Take video with face auto-tracking 5.One key for 180 degree/360 degree panorama 6.Support multi-functional remote 7.Support S1,D1,T2 exclusive stabilizing
CamRanger 2
Wirelessly control your Canon, Nikon, Sony, or Fujifilm camera from your iPad or iPhone. Offers advanced features like live view, remote capture, and automatic focus stacking for professional-level tethering.
- Wireless camera tethering
- Remote camera control
- Live View
- Quick image previews
- Automatic focus stacking
- Intervalometer
- HDR/Advanced Bracketing
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The CamRanger 2 provides reliable, professional level wireless camera tethering and control of your Canon, Nikon, Sony, or Fujifilm camera with your iPad or iPhone. From simple, fast image previews to advanced controls, you will be amazed at what you can do with the CamRanger 2 and your camera. A separate CamRanger 2 device is required. The CamRanger 2 only works with supported cameras: https://camranger.com/knowledge-base/supported-cameras/ - Quick Image Previews - Live View - View and set camera parameters (Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO, White Balance, Focus Mode, Capture Mode, etc.) - Touch focusing and focus adjustments - Remote capture - View full resolution images with meta data and histogram - Movie Recording - Automatic Focus Stacking - Intervalometer (Time-Lapse) - Bulb Mode - HDR/Advanced Bracketing - Send images to multiple devices - Save images to iOS Photo Library, upload to social media, backup to CamRanger 2 SD card See https://camranger.com for full details and supported cameras
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CamRanger 2 at 54% against Hohem Studio's 6%. CamRanger 2 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (346 vs 24). Hohem Studio's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CamRanger 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamRanger 2 has 346 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Hohem Studio's written reviews are positive against 54% of CamRanger 2's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hohem Studio | CamRanger 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (24 ratings) | 4.6 (346 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 346 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Hohem Technology Co.,Ltd | CamRanger |
Customer experience
Hohem Studio
CamRanger 2
Bugs and requests
Hohem Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CamRanger 2
Reported bugs
10 issues- CamRanger2 causing Canon R5C to crash in video mode
- Software would not let me download images to my camera
- Doesn’t pair with Fuji XT4
- Connection is lost at random times
- Error - Unable to connect to CamRanger
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- Not working for Fuji
- No full screen function
- App incompatible with iPadOS 13.1
- Not yet compatible with iPad Os
- Cannot get Dropbox to connect
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to build macros
- Fix the toggle button for connection mode
- Full screen function for Sony A7RIII
- Fix Dropbox connection
In-app purchases
Hohem Studio
No in-app purchases
CamRanger 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hohem Studio free?
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