Profoto Control vs Hypno Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Profoto Control
Control Profoto Bluetooth-enabled lighting equipment remotely from your smartphone. Adjust settings with intuitive touch controls and ensure your gear is up-to-date with easy firmware updates.
- Smart remote control
- View and control Profoto Bluetooth products
- Touch, swipe, and tweak lighting
- Easy firmware updates
- Update Profoto Bluetooth products
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The Profoto Control app has been created for the modern, connected photographers that want to get the most out of their creative workflow – whether using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera. This is the Profoto experience at its best. Key features: SMART REMOTE CONTROL View and control all Profoto Bluetooth-enabled products from your smartphone screen. Touch, swipe and tweak until you get the light just right. EASY UPDATES The latest updates for Profoto Bluetooth-enabled products are now available at your fingertips. Update quickly from the app, so you are ready to shoot with the latest, improved firmware. Ultimately, this app lets you be as creative as you can be. LOOKING FOR PROFOTO CAMERA APP? Looking for a way to create images with your smartphone and Profoto lights? Search App Store for “Profoto Camera” and start using it! Please send your feedback and feature ideas to hello@profoto.com! Love, Profoto team.
Hypno Pro
Streamline your photo workflow with this professional camera app. Shoot branded photos, share them instantly via QR codes, and manage everything on a real-time dashboard. Capture essential client information like waivers and contacts.
- Branded photo capture with custom graphics
- Instant photo sharing via QR codes
- Real-time dashboard for workflow management
- Capture contacts and waivers
- Support for Canon, Nikon, and Sony cameras
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The world's fastest photo workflow for Canon, Nikon and Sony cameras. Designed for brand activations and must-see events worldwide, our professional camera app empowers photographers, agencies and brands to quickly: → Shoot branded photos with custom graphics and effects → Share photos fast with QR codes for instant delivery → See everything live on our real-time dashboard → Capture contacts, waivers, opt-ins and more Post-production slowing you down? Replace traditional workflows, overnight edits, dropbox links and card drops easily with Hypno Pro. Setup https://hypno.com/setup Examples https://hypno.com/photos Support support@hypno.com Terms of Use https://hypno.com/terms Privacy Policy https://hypno.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Profoto Control at none against Hypno Pro's 10. Profoto Control also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (896 vs 17). Hypno Pro's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 38%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Hypno Pro sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Profoto Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Profoto Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Profoto Control has 896 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Profoto Control's written reviews are positive against 70% of Hypno Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Profoto Control | Hypno Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (896 ratings) — better | 4.4 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 896 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 299 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Profoto | HYPNO® |
Customer experience
Profoto Control
Hypno Pro
Bugs and requests
Profoto Control
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to register equipment in the app
- App crashes on launch or when connecting to lights
- Firmware update process is unreliable
- Inconsistent exposure and zoom support
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more Profoto light models
- Improve camera integration and functionality
- Implement independent light group control
- Provide localization in more languages
Hypno Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Profoto Control
No in-app purchases
Hypno Pro
- Creator7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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