Comparison

RED TRIGGER vs OBS Controller

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

Head to head
About

RED TRIGGER

Control RED DSMC2 cameras wirelessly with this app. It offers easy Wi-Fi start/stop functionality and basic camera settings adjustments. Ideal for filmmakers using RED camera systems.

Highlights
  • Wireless Wi-Fi start/stop
  • Basic camera control
  • DSMC2 camera compatibility
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Wireless Start/Stop trigger and settings control for RED DSMC2 cameras. Great for anyone working with RED cameras. Used by the biggest names in the film industry. - Easy to use WIFI start/stop - Basic camera control Video Demo of RED TRIGGER, https://youtu.be/fhOhRh74bL8 Make sure you enable and connect to your camera's WIFI network before attempting to use. This is an unofficial third party application. Please do not contact RED for support or assistance with this iOS application.

About

OBS Controller

Control your OBS Studio scenes and audio directly from your mobile device. This app allows you to switch scenes, manage audio sources, and control stream outputs with ease. It offers features like hiding unwanted scenes and delaying commands for synchronization.

Highlights
  • Mobile OBS scene switching
  • Control stream/recording output
  • Mute audio sources
  • Hide unwanted scenes
  • Configure command delays
  • Show/hide scene elements
Features
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Simple is better. This app is focused on having a simple mobile scene switcher in OBS. In OBS v28 and later it should work out of the box. For earlier versions, it requires the obs-websocket plugin to be installed. You can download it here: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-websocket-remote-control-obs-studio-from-websockets.466/ - Hide scenes that you don't want to accidentally switch to - Control your stream, recording or virtual camera output - Show/hide individual scene elements - Mute audio sources - Configure a delay for the commands in case you want to sync scene switches with camera delays

Screenshots

RED TRIGGER4 screens
OBS Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RED TRIGGER at 100% against OBS Controller's 23%. RED TRIGGER also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.2). OBS Controller's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 6). On 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

RED TRIGGER is free to download; OBS Controller costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RED TRIGGER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OBS Controller has 52 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RED TRIGGER's written reviews are positive against 23% of OBS Controller's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RED TRIGGER versus OBS Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRED TRIGGEROBS Controller
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better23.1% of reviews
Number of ratings652 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB29 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKristopher PrygrockiFallen Starlight AB

Customer experience

RED TRIGGER

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OBS Controller

All ratings52 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

In-app purchases

None

RED TRIGGER

No in-app purchases

None

OBS Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RED TRIGGER free?
RED TRIGGER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OBS Controller free?
OBS Controller costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RED TRIGGER or OBS Controller?
RED TRIGGER is rated higher. RED TRIGGER averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while OBS Controller averages 4.2 from 52 ratings.
Do RED TRIGGER or OBS Controller have ads?
Neither RED TRIGGER nor OBS Controller shows ads.

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