Comparison

PanTiltZoom vs TouchDirector

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

TouchDirector

Control your ATEM switcher with a broadcast panel-style interface. Manage audio, playback, auxiliary outputs, keys, media players, and SuperSource animations. Streamline your production with real-time macro generation and easy setup.

Highlights
  • Broadcast panel-style ATEM control
  • Audio and HyperDeck playback control
  • Auxiliary output management
  • SuperSource/DVEK animation
  • Real-time macro generation
  • Easy streaming setup
  • Multi PIP composition saving and loading
Features
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TouchDirector ATEM Panel app to control every ATEM switcher from ATEM Mini to the ATEM Constellation in broadcast panel style. In addition to PVW/PGM, quick macros and transition area, you can select one of the following sections: • Audio • HyperDeck playback control • Aux control (up to 24 with Constellation 8K) • M/E 1 Key and DSK sources control in broadcast panel style • ATEM internal media player control(up to 4 by Constellation 8K) • SuperSource/DVEK with box animation • WorldTally system • Streaming/recording • All macros Macro driven animation of SuperSource boxes and also up to 4 DVE key boxes with real-time generated macros. TouchDirector is generating, sending and executing animation macros in real-time. This revolutionary solution makes animation much smoother, for SuperSource animation in progressive formats and for DVE Key animation in broadcast quality in all progressive and interlaced formats. More TouchDirector features: • Save your Multi PIP compositions to your iCloud or other cloud services or share it with other iOS devices • Load compositions instantly or use Quick Composition buttons to prepare your upcoming Multi PIP events, it's like having multiple SuperSources! • Zoom up and down every single box e.g., to bring a talk guest from a discussion into front and back to the composition. Simply switch on the “single box zoom button”, and every box tapped by your finger will expand or collapse again, with just a touch on the visualized Multi PIP tool in the app! • Send all PIP boxes out of the screen after preparing. Then bring only the background on air and all boxes with a quick composition button animated back to the screen - an amazing effect! • Easy streaming setup for ATEM Mini Pro/ISO/Extreme with TouchDirector App for iPad. Copy and paste your streaming data and start streaming instantly without complicated XML editing. • Monitor your stream quality with the "Streaming data rate monitor", which records the data rates every second. Export streaming protocol e.g. for your client as chart in PNG format. • Select sources for all aux out in a broadcast panel design with customizable buttons. • Select sources for all upstream keys and all DSK keys in a broadcast panel design with customizable buttons. • Macros, Audio control, PVW/PGM row, AUX control, worldwide Tally, Media Player control, HyperDeck control. • PGM/PVW row is visible and switchable all the time, you can also swap PGM/PVW row to switch more comfortably on the iPad. • Manage and start up to 100 ATEM macros arranged in 10 groups and up to Quick macro buttons in definable number of rows between PGM/PVW and key area. • See the audio levels live and adjust them while controlling other part of the ATEM. Audio setup popup for every channel with on/off, tie, volume and balance slider. • See all AUX sources in one view and set them in broadcast panel style. • Send tally to your remote camera people and connect to them with team chat.(free: max. 4 participants) • Choose stills and clips in the ATEM integrated Media Player, tie clips with DSK or Transition (Media player 1 - 4). • Connect 1 or 2 HyperDecks (all models) and use it as fully automated integrated media player for pre-produced clips or key-animations (use fill and key output at the HyperDeck Mini for alpha channel clips). • Generate clip lists with mark in and out and set repeat for your clips stored on your HyperDeck and HyperDeck Mini. • Assign your HyperDeck inputs related to their physical inputs in the Deck Assignments, also for Key and Fill. • Control your Key and DSK pre multiplying in one view in the Key Assignment settings. • Assign your DVEK boxes to your desired upstream key in the Key Assignment settings. • Recording functionality, you are able to control the recording functionality of an ATEM Mini/Extreme with up to 2 connected SSDs. • Timecode functionality: TouchDirector can now set ATEM time code type and preset time code in the new recording area.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PanTiltZoom at $9.99 against TouchDirector's $69.99. PanTiltZoom also leads on device support (3 vs 1). TouchDirector's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (80% vs 65%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PanTiltZoom costs $9.99 and TouchDirector $69.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TouchDirector holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of PanTiltZoom's written reviews are positive against 80% of TouchDirector's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PanTiltZoom versus TouchDirector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanTiltZoomTouchDirector
Price$9.99 — better$69.99
Rating4.0 (41 ratings)4.5 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorldwide Missionary OutreachLiveSkills Menssen & Ebelt GbR

Customer experience

PanTiltZoom

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

TouchDirector

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

PanTiltZoom

No in-app purchases

None

TouchDirector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PanTiltZoom free?
PanTiltZoom costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TouchDirector free?
TouchDirector costs $69.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PanTiltZoom or TouchDirector?
TouchDirector is rated higher. PanTiltZoom averages 4.0 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while TouchDirector averages 4.5 from 14 ratings.
Do PanTiltZoom or TouchDirector have ads?
Neither PanTiltZoom nor TouchDirector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PanTiltZoom or TouchDirector?
PanTiltZoom ships an update every 6 weeks, and TouchDirector every 6 weeks. Most recently, PanTiltZoom was updated on October 26, 2026 and TouchDirector on October 21, 2026.

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