Comparison

Camera Remote Watch vs Remote Camera Control via Air

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote camera shutter control
  • Take photos without touching phone
  • Preview photos on smartwatch
  • Store photos in phone gallery
  • Works with Fitbit and Garmin
Features
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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/

About

Remote Camera Control via Air

Control your iPhone/iPad camera remotely using another device. Features manual settings, various photo and video formats, and advanced grid overlays. Save media to external drives or custom folders.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Manual camera settings
  • Camera preview on second device
  • Multiple photo/video formats
  • Customizable grid overlays
  • Save to external drives
  • Time-lapse and slow-motion video
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The app for remote control of an iPhone/iPad camera using another iPhone/iPad. The two devices use peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, which allows the devices to communicate directly, even if they are not on the same Wi-Fi infrastructure network. This technology is used by AirPlay, AirDrop, etc. In other words, Internet access or a Wi-Fi router is NOT needed. The maximum distance at which a connection can be maintained between two devices is about 20 foot. The app has the following features: • Control the iPhone/iPad camera using another iPhone/iPad. • Show the camera preview image on another iPhone/iPad. • You can enable the use of the device's camera when the same device acts as a screen. Disabled by default. • Manual camera settings, including frame rate settings. • Save camera settings to a list of settings for different situations. Read more about this below. • Lock camera settings with one button. • Select video format from 144p to 4K. • Pause during video recording. • Capturing photos in video recording mode. With the dimensions of the selected video format. • Save photos in HEIC, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, Apple ProRAW formats (if supported by the device). • Taking photos at 48 MP resolution. If the device has cameras that support this resolution. • Various grid options, including the ability to display your own PNG grid file. PNG file must have a transparent background. It is possible to select the thickness of the grid lines. The overlay grid image of the PNG file can be shifted. The PNG file image shifting feature is made for adaptation to the Video Telescope Collimation proposed by Dr. Leon Palmer (https://rigelsys.com/video collimation.html). • A series of photos with a custom time interval between photos and the number of photos in a series. • Overlay photos for subsequent combination of different photos or videos. To overlay a PNG file grid, you need to use a different function in the grid settings. • Averaging a series of frames to remove moving objects. • Slow motion video. • Time-lapse video. • Cinematic video stabilization. • Mirror image flipping on the device acting as a screen. • Timer. • Selecting a location to save photos and videos (including an external drive). In the photo library of the "Photos" app. In the folder of this app or any other app that has a folder in the "Files" app. On an external drive connected to the iPhone/iPad, while the external drive can be encrypted. You can even record video to an external drive, but for this, the write speed to the external drive must be high enough. When saving to something other than the photo library of the "Photos" app, you can create and change subfolders for saving within the already selected location for saving photos and videos. Use the text input field "Subfolder for saving". Using the "/" symbol, you can write several nested folders. For example: "Subfolder/Subsubfolder/SubSubSubfolder/". The nesting level of folders is not limited. • Customize the file name when saving to something other than the photo library in the "Photos" app. Sequence number, date and time, prefix, suffix. • Control the camera "shutter" using the volume buttons or "shutter" remote control button (a selfie stick button, a bluetooth "shutter" remote control button). • Silent mode. • Selecting a camera if the device has several cameras. The frame rate of the device acting as a screen is also adjustable. By reducing the frame rate, you can reduce energy consumption and, therefore, battery life. This is especially important if you are using a very old iPhone/iPad with a weak battery as a screen. The app can be used without a second device, for taking photos and videos with manual camera settings. In the app settings, you can configure the app to launch as a camera, without having to select. The app can work on iOS 12 and newer. This makes it possible to use old iPhones starting with the iPhone 5S and newer as a screen. IMPORTANT!!! SEE THE "HELP" SECTION IN THE APP!

Screenshots

Camera Remote Watch2 screens
Remote Camera Control via Air4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Remote Camera Control via Air at 73% against Camera Remote Watch's 18%. Remote Camera Control via Air also leads on price (Free vs $2.49) and rating (4.0 vs 1.5). Camera Remote Watch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Remote Camera Control via Air is free to download; Camera Remote Watch costs $2.49 up front. Remote Camera Control via Air sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Camera Remote Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Camera Control via Air holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Camera Remote Watch's written reviews are positive against 73% of Remote Camera Control via Air's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera Remote Watch ships an update every 8 months, Remote Camera Control via Air every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Camera Remote Watch versus Remote Camera Control via Air: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera Remote WatchRemote Camera Control via Air
Price$2.49Free — better
Rating1.5 (11 ratings)4.0 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.3% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppMosaic.comDmitriy Kharutskiy

Customer experience

Camera Remote Watch

All ratings11 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive18.3%
Neutral12.2%
Negative69.5%

Remote Camera Control via Air

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Camera Remote Watch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Remote Camera Control via Air

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is Camera Remote Watch free?
Camera Remote Watch costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remote Camera Control via Air free?
Remote Camera Control via Air is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Camera Remote Watch or Remote Camera Control via Air?
Remote Camera Control via Air is rated higher. Camera Remote Watch averages 1.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Remote Camera Control via Air averages 4.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Camera Remote Watch or Remote Camera Control via Air have ads?
Neither Camera Remote Watch nor Remote Camera Control via Air shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera Remote Watch or Remote Camera Control via Air?
Camera Remote Watch ships an update every 8 months, and Remote Camera Control via Air every 2 months. Most recently, Camera Remote Watch was updated on October 20, 2026 and Remote Camera Control via Air on October 22, 2026.

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