Comparison

GoSmart Cam vs Knurl Camera

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

Head to head
About

GoSmart Cam

Control your GoSmart Cam directly from your iOS device. Stream live video, record movies, take pictures, and manage your media files. Connect wirelessly to your camera for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Record movies and take pictures
  • View and download media
  • Format camera SD card
  • Burst shot and delay capture
  • Automatic time correction
Features
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For controlling your GoSmart Cam. You can connect your GoSmart Cam cam by using IOS Smart Phone or Tablet, after established the connection, you can live view the camera video stream, trigger start movie record, take a picture, view the thumbnail, and download the video or picture. Connection Step: 1.Open camera WiFi 2.Connect to the camera WiFi,the password is on the manual 3.Open the GoSmart Cam App 4.Click on the Add New Camera button, then choose Wi-Fi Connect. 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 burst shot 4.Support delay capture. 5.Support video quality change. 6.Support image size 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 IOS Smart Phone or iPad when established the connection. 11.Preview streaming is more smoothing. 12.Support video playback with audio before download. Some features are depending on camera device; Please make sure your camera have these features.

About

Knurl Camera

Capture unprocessed RAW image data directly from your device's sensor. Offers granular manual controls for ISO, shutter speed, and focus, allowing for complete creative freedom in post-processing.

Highlights
  • Bayer RAW capture
  • Full manual controls (ISO, Shutter, Aperture)
  • Physical control dials
  • Relative focus ring
  • Native focal length lenses
  • Exposure compensation scale
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Knurl is a camera for people who would rather develop the photo themselves. It captures true Bayer RAW: the sensor's own mosaic, written straight to a DNG with none of the computational photography that normally happens on the way. No multi-frame fusion, no tone curve, no sharpening. What lands in your library is undeveloped data with all of its latitude intact, ready for Lightroom or Photos to interpret however you like. THE CONTROLS ARE THE POINT A mode wheel you turn, with the real designations: P for program, Tv for shutter priority, Sv for ISO priority, M for full manual. Every position clicks. ISO and shutter move in thirds of a stop along the standard photographic ladders, on a dial that detents at every rung. Whole stops click harder than thirds, so you can count them by feel without looking. The ends of each ladder are the sensor's genuine limits rather than round numbers, which means base ISO, the cleanest the sensor gets, is actually reachable. Exposure compensation on its own scale, in thirds, with a firmer detent at zero. In manual it becomes the meter, because compensation has nothing left to act on when both controls are already fixed. An AF/MF switch and a focus ring you turn like a ring: relative, so touching it never jumps focus, and marked near to far rather than in invented distances. Three lenses, each at its native focal length, read from the hardware. HONEST ABOUT ITSELF Bayer RAW is 12 MP and does not permit zoom. The 48 MP path would mean Apple ProRAW, which is demosaiced and partially processed, so Knurl does not offer it. When the exposure you have asked for is not achievable, it says so rather than pretending. Your shots go to a Knurl album you can browse in the app, pinch to zoom, and swipe through. Volume buttons fire the shutter. Add the Control to your Action Button, Lock Screen or Control Center to open it without unlocking.

Screenshots

GoSmart Cam4 screens
Knurl Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Knurl Camera at 5.0 against GoSmart Cam's 3.0. GoSmart Cam's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knurl Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GoSmart Cam versus Knurl Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoSmart CamKnurl Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDawnwin Mdt Info Tech.Co.,LtdDimitrios Zarkadas

In-app purchases

None

GoSmart Cam

No in-app purchases

None

Knurl Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoSmart Cam free?
GoSmart Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knurl Camera free?
Knurl Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GoSmart Cam or Knurl Camera?
Knurl Camera is rated higher. GoSmart Cam averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Knurl Camera averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GoSmart Cam or Knurl Camera have ads?
Neither GoSmart Cam nor Knurl Camera shows ads.

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