Comparison

PanTiltZoom vs Cyclops 1.0

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PanTiltZoom

This app provides intuitive control for PTZ cameras, allowing users to adjust settings like exposure and color with variable speed touch controls. It supports fast switching between up to eight cameras and saving custom recall positions with snapshots.

Highlights
  • Variable speed touch controls
  • Exposure and color settings
  • Fast camera switching
  • Save up to 16 recall positions
  • Customizable saved positions with snapshots
  • Supports VISCA Over IP (TCP/UDP)
Features
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Take control of your PTZ camera with PanTiltZoom, the ultimate camera control app. PanTiltZoom gives you easy access to your settings like exposure and color, and a smooth and intuitive camera operating experience using variable speed touch controls. With fast camera switching, PanTiltZoom can control up to eight cameras and save up to 16 recall positions per camera. You can customize your saved positions using automatic snapshots of your scene or custom images. Because you control the pan, tilt, and zoom speeds, recalling saved positions can be lightning-fast or slow and smooth for single camera productions. Designed to work seamlessly with PTZOptics™ cameras, PanTiltZoom now supports a broad range of network PTZ camera brands like Sony™, Lumens™, BirdDog™, Marshall™, Minrray™, and many more that support VISCA Over IP commands using both TCP and UDP protocols. Upgrade your camera operating experience with PanTiltZoom. Download now and take control of your PTZ camera like never before!

About

Cyclops 1.0

Control your Wi-Fi camera remotely to live stream, capture photos and videos, and apply effects. Download edited content to your device and share it on social media.

Highlights
  • Live camera stream preview
  • Trigger photo and video capture
  • Apply effects to media
  • Download media to device
  • Share edited files on social media
  • Format camera SD card
Features
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The “Cyclops 1.0" app is a remote controller of the Cyclops Gear CGX3 Wi-Fi camera. You can connect the CGX3 via Wi-Fi by the iPhone or iPad with Cyclops 1.0 App. After you establish the connection, you can live view the camera video stream, trigger start movie record, take a picture, view the thumbnail, Edit and Apply Effects on both picture and Video, and download the video or picture to your phone or tablet. Also now you can share these edited files to your social media platforms. Connection Step: 1. Open camera Wi-Fi 2. Connect to the camera WiFi, the password is: recordlife. 3. Open the Cyclops 1.0 App Features: 1. Preview stream, live streaming from camera. 2. Trigger action, in the preview stream, you can trigger camera to take a video or picture. 3. Support delay capture. 4. Support video quality change. 5. Support image size change. 6. Support white-balance change 7. Format the camera SD card. 8. Listing photo & video files and download or delete files. 9. Single photo playback. 10. Automatic time correction with iPhone or iPad when established the connection. 11. Photo & video capture by Device camera. 12. Apply effects on Video & Pictures. 13. Share the files on your social media platforms.

Screenshots

PanTiltZoom4 screens
Cyclops 1.01 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PanTiltZoom at 65% against Cyclops 1.0's 13%. PanTiltZoom also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (41 vs 11). Cyclops 1.0's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cyclops 1.0 is free to download; PanTiltZoom costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PanTiltZoom holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of PanTiltZoom's written reviews are positive against 13% of Cyclops 1.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PanTiltZoom ships an update every 6 weeks, Cyclops 1.0 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PanTiltZoom versus Cyclops 1.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanTiltZoomCyclops 1.0
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (41 ratings) — better1.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings41 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorldwide Missionary OutreachCYCLOPS GEAR LLC

Customer experience

PanTiltZoom

All ratings41 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral14.0%
Negative20.9%

Cyclops 1.0

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

In-app purchases

None

PanTiltZoom

No in-app purchases

None

Cyclops 1.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PanTiltZoom free?
PanTiltZoom costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cyclops 1.0 free?
Cyclops 1.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PanTiltZoom or Cyclops 1.0?
PanTiltZoom is rated higher. PanTiltZoom averages 4.0 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Cyclops 1.0 averages 1.7 from 11 ratings.
Do PanTiltZoom or Cyclops 1.0 have ads?
Neither PanTiltZoom nor Cyclops 1.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PanTiltZoom or Cyclops 1.0?
PanTiltZoom ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cyclops 1.0 every 3 months. Most recently, PanTiltZoom was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cyclops 1.0 on October 24, 2026.

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