Flashpoint R2 vs Buff Flash Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Buff Flash Control
Control your lighting setups remotely from your phone. Adjust flash and modeling lamp power, save custom setups, and update firmware for compatible units. Designed for photographers using specific hardware.
- Smart remote control for flash units
- Adjust power output
- Control modeling lamps
- Save and recall lighting setups
- Firmware updates for LINK800WS
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The Buff Flash Control app was created to help photographers take control of their lighting setups directly from their phone. - KEY FEATURES - SMART REMOTE CONTROL Use the HUB remote to find Paul C. Buff, Inc. flash units in your setup. Once added to your setup, you can control the power outputs of both the flash and modeling lamp, turn them on/off directly from your phone, and save your setups for future use. LINK800WS FIRMWARE UPDATES Update the firmware of the LINK800WS Flash Unit directly from the app using the HUB remote. *Note: The Buff Flash Control app is only compatible with the Paul C. Buff, Inc. HUB remote and Paul C. Buff, Inc. flash units (AlienBees and newer). At this time this app is only capable of controlling the flash and model light outputs and saving lighting setups. Additional features are in development and will be released periodically.
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Verdict
Flashpoint R2 and Buff Flash Control both sit at 2.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 17% of Flashpoint R2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Buff Flash Control's. Flashpoint R2 also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for Flashpoint R2 against 2.4 for Buff Flash Control. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashpoint R2 has 35 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of Flashpoint R2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Buff Flash Control's.
| Parameter | Flashpoint R2 | Buff Flash Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (35 ratings) | 2.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adorama inc. | Paul C. Buff, Inc. |
Customer experience
Flashpoint R2
Buff Flash Control
In-app purchases
Flashpoint R2
No in-app purchases
Buff Flash Control
No in-app purchases
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