Comparison

Flashpoint R2 vs CamRanger 2

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

Head to head
About

Flashpoint R2

Control professional lighting systems wirelessly from your smartphone. Adjust exposure, modes, and settings for a wide range of compatible flash and LED products. This app enhances your camera's capabilities for advanced photographic control.

Highlights
  • Wireless TTL system control
  • Remote flash and LED management
  • Exposure and mode adjustment
  • Channel and group designation
  • Save and recall settings
  • Real-time parameter control
Features
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The Flashpoint APP operates in tandem with the Flashpoint R2 Pro Mark II transmitter as a mobile phone gateway to the graphical control of the R2 2.4GHz Wireless Radio Remote TTL System. The combination links seamlessly to a wide range of Flashpoint professional flash and LED products, from the mighty Rapid 1200 AC monolight to the lithium powered XPLOR’s and eVOLV’s portable strobes and on to the Zoom and Streaklight speedlights – all for use with Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm and Panasonic/Olympus cameras. The FP APP expands the capabilities of your built-in smartphone camera to gain membership in the R2 Family. Capture like never before as part of the most expansive, elite club of flash and LED available for the imaging world. Every aspect of lighting nuance is before you on the screen; exposure, mode, modeling lamp, audio tones, stroboscopic range, as well as the 32 secure channels and 16 group designations. You can set it, test it, change it and memorize the stored settings for future events. Customize the R2 Family experience as you want it, without ever getting near your gear. No less than 16 pages of micromanagement of every exacting parameter relating to your lighting for studio or on location. It’s the discerning photographer’s dream come true.

About

CamRanger 2

Wirelessly control your Canon, Nikon, Sony, or Fujifilm camera from your iPad or iPhone. Offers advanced features like live view, remote capture, and automatic focus stacking for professional-level tethering.

Highlights
  • Wireless camera tethering
  • Remote camera control
  • Live View
  • Quick image previews
  • Automatic focus stacking
  • Intervalometer
  • HDR/Advanced Bracketing
Features
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The CamRanger 2 provides reliable, professional level wireless camera tethering and control of your Canon, Nikon, Sony, or Fujifilm camera with your iPad or iPhone. From simple, fast image previews to advanced controls, you will be amazed at what you can do with the CamRanger 2 and your camera. A separate CamRanger 2 device is required. The CamRanger 2 only works with supported cameras: https://camranger.com/knowledge-base/supported-cameras/ - Quick Image Previews - Live View - View and set camera parameters (Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO, White Balance, Focus Mode, Capture Mode, etc.) - Touch focusing and focus adjustments - Remote capture - View full resolution images with meta data and histogram - Movie Recording - Automatic Focus Stacking - Intervalometer (Time-Lapse) - Bulb Mode - HDR/Advanced Bracketing - Send images to multiple devices - Save images to iOS Photo Library, upload to social media, backup to CamRanger 2 SD card See https://camranger.com for full details and supported cameras

Screenshots

Flashpoint R23 screens
CamRanger 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CamRanger 2 at 4.6 against Flashpoint R2's 2.4. CamRanger 2 also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 17%) and ratings volume (346 vs 37). Flashpoint R2's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CamRanger 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamRanger 2 has 346 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Flashpoint R2's written reviews are positive against 54% of CamRanger 2's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flashpoint R2 versus CamRanger 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashpoint R2CamRanger 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (37 ratings)4.6 (346 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews54.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37346 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB60 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAdorama inc.CamRanger

Customer experience

Flashpoint R2

All ratings35 ratings
Positive25.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral12.5%
Negative70.8%

CamRanger 2

All ratings346 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral25.0%
Negative20.8%

Bugs and requests

Flashpoint R2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CamRanger 2

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • CamRanger2 causing Canon R5C to crash in video mode
  • Software would not let me download images to my camera
  • Doesn’t pair with Fuji XT4
  • Connection is lost at random times
  • Error - Unable to connect to CamRanger
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  • Not working for Fuji
  • No full screen function
  • App incompatible with iPadOS 13.1
  • Not yet compatible with iPad Os
  • Cannot get Dropbox to connect

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to build macros
  • Fix the toggle button for connection mode
  • Full screen function for Sony A7RIII
  • Fix Dropbox connection

In-app purchases

None

Flashpoint R2

No in-app purchases

None

CamRanger 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flashpoint R2 free?
Flashpoint R2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CamRanger 2 free?
CamRanger 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flashpoint R2 or CamRanger 2?
CamRanger 2 is rated higher. Flashpoint R2 averages 2.4 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while CamRanger 2 averages 4.6 from 346 ratings.
Do Flashpoint R2 or CamRanger 2 have ads?
Neither Flashpoint R2 nor CamRanger 2 shows ads.

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