Comparison

BENRO GIMBAL vs YCOnion

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

Head to head
About

BENRO GIMBAL

Enhance your mobile photography with this app, designed to work with a stabilizer for smoother footage. It offers remote camera control and motion time-lapse capabilities for creative video projects.

Highlights
  • Stabilized image shooting
  • Remote camera control
  • Motion time-lapse
  • App and stabilizer integration
Features
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Benro App and Stabilizer are used together, users can shoot more stable image through app The main features include: remote control camera, Motion time-lapse shooting.

About

YCOnion

Control various YCOnion smart devices like electric chocolate slides and pipe lights via Bluetooth. This program offers a central hub for managing your YCOnion product ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device control
  • Manage electric chocolate slide track
  • Control electric hot dog slide track
  • Operate pipe light
  • Pudding SE control
Features
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This is a multi-functional control program launched by YCOnion, which USES Bluetooth to control its "electric chocolate slide track", "Electric Hot dog 3 electric slide track", "pipe light" and "Pudding SE".

Screenshots

BENRO GIMBAL4 screens
YCOnion3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BENRO GIMBAL at 3.4 against YCOnion's 2.2. BENRO GIMBAL also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 15%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

BENRO GIMBAL holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of BENRO GIMBAL's written reviews are positive against 15% of YCOnion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BENRO GIMBAL ships an update monthly, YCOnion every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BENRO GIMBAL versus YCOnion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBENRO GIMBALYCOnion
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings) — better2.2 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews — better15.0% of reviews
Number of ratings916 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenro Image Technology Industrial Co., Ltd.Dongguan YC Onion Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

BENRO GIMBAL

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral23.8%
Negative52.4%

YCOnion

All ratings15 ratings
Positive26.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

BENRO GIMBAL

No in-app purchases

None

YCOnion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BENRO GIMBAL free?
BENRO GIMBAL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YCOnion free?
YCOnion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BENRO GIMBAL or YCOnion?
BENRO GIMBAL is rated higher. BENRO GIMBAL averages 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while YCOnion averages 2.2 from 16 ratings.
Do BENRO GIMBAL or YCOnion have ads?
Neither BENRO GIMBAL nor YCOnion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BENRO GIMBAL or YCOnion?
BENRO GIMBAL ships an update monthly, and YCOnion every 3 weeks. Most recently, BENRO GIMBAL was updated on October 24, 2026 and YCOnion on October 29, 2026.

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