Camera Remote Watch vs Camera Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camera Remote Watch
Control your phone's camera remotely from your smartwatch. Take photos without touching your device and preview them on your wrist. Ideal for hands-free photography.
- Remote camera shutter control
- Take photos without touching phone
- Preview photos on smartwatch
- Store photos in phone gallery
- Works with Fitbit and Garmin
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Remote control the phone camera shutter from your Fitbit or Garmin smartwatch and take a picture without touching your phone. Please watch the video and read the FAQ: http://www.CameraRemoteWatch.com/ Open the phone app "Camera Remote Watch" and adjust the camera view. On your watch: open the app "Camera Remote Watch" and tap the Camera button to trigger the camera shutter on your phone. The photo will be stored in your phone photo gallery and you can access it with the iOS "Photos" app. A copy of the photo will be shown on your watch, so that you can check if it looks good or if you should take another picture. Please make sure that the watch and the phone are connected before starting to take pictures. The Fitbit phone app "Sync" step, shown in the video, is very important. Don't skip it and make sure that the watch app Camera Remote Watch is closed during the Sync. Please be patient when downloading the new photo (the Fitbit is slow). If the watch display goes black during the download of the photo, just tap the watch screen to switch the display on again. Please read the FAQ: http://www.cameraremotewatch.com/faq/
Camera Remote
Control your iPhone camera remotely using your Apple Watch. Frame your shot, adjust settings like flash and timer, and take photos or Live Photos directly from your wrist. Review captured images instantly on your watch.
- Remote iPhone camera access
- Viewfinder on Apple Watch
- Flash control
- Shutter timer
- Live Photo capture
- On-watch photo review
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Use your Apple Watch as a viewfinder with the Camera app. - Use Apple Watch to remotely access your iPhone camera and take a photo - Camera allows you to control the flash, set a shutter timer, and take a Live photo - Review your shots right on Apple Watch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Camera Remote at Free against Camera Remote Watch's $2.49. Camera Remote also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (69 vs 11). Camera Remote Watch's advantage is chart position (#164 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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
Camera Remote is free to download; Camera Remote Watch costs $2.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Camera Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camera Remote has 69 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Camera Remote Watch's written reviews are positive against 20% of Camera Remote's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camera Remote Watch | Camera Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.5 (11 ratings) | 4.0 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppMosaic.com | Apple Inc. |
Customer experience
Camera Remote Watch
Camera Remote
In-app purchases
Camera Remote Watch
No in-app purchases
Camera Remote
No in-app purchases
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