Comparison

Frame Pro 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

Frame Pro

Transform your iPad into a high-quality digital photo frame. Enjoy customizable slideshows with various effects, time and date displays, and even music integration. Upgrade for advanced features like weather overlays and multi-user photo sharing.

Highlights
  • Full-screen image slideshows
  • Configurable slide timing
  • Optional time and date display
  • Slideshow effects and transitions
  • Text and graphics overlay
  • Music and narration integration
  • Multi-user photo sharing
Features
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Quality digital photo frames with good functionality are getting harder to find. Frame Pro can turn your iPad into a superior digital photo frame. If you have an older iPad, use the 'DP Frame' app, also in the App Store. Features There are 2 versions of Frame Pro: - FREE - UPGRADE – available as an In App Purchase FREE version features: - A slideshow of full screen images in portrait or landscape orientation - Easy slideshow navigation and pausing - Configurable slide time - Optional display of current time and/or date - Optional night-time sleep mode - Compatible with all recent generations of iPad - and recent iPhones and iPod Touches - for older iPads use the 'DPFrame' app UPGRADE additional features: - Wide range of slideshow effects (ie zoom, filters and transition effects) - Configurable text and graphics overlay - Current date and time with choice of formats - Camera metadata (when and where shot) - Personalised image/logo with text - Local weather conditions - Multimedia functions - Configurable narration track or background music playlist - Slide changes synced to narration or music - Vision and sound output to external devices via AirPlay - Flexible selection of photos and music - Multiple users can 'send' photos to a shared photo album for centralised display - Configurable sleep function

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

Frame Pro4 screens
Remote Camera Control via Air4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frame Pro at 5.0 against Remote Camera Control via Air's 4.0. Frame Pro also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Remote Camera Control via Air's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 50%) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Frame Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Remote Camera Control via Air sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frame Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote Camera Control via Air has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Frame Pro's written reviews are positive against 73% of Remote Camera Control via Air's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame Pro ships an update every 3 months, Remote Camera Control via Air every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Frame Pro versus Remote Camera Control via Air: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame ProRemote Camera Control via Air
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLindsay ArnoldDmitriy Kharutskiy

Customer experience

Frame Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

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

1 purchases

Frame Pro

One-time1
  • Frame Pro Upgrade$1.99
1 purchases

Remote Camera Control via Air

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is Frame Pro free?
Frame Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
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, Frame Pro or Remote Camera Control via Air?
Frame Pro is rated higher. Frame Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Remote Camera Control via Air averages 4.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Frame Pro or Remote Camera Control via Air have ads?
Neither Frame Pro nor Remote Camera Control via Air shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame Pro or Remote Camera Control via Air?
Frame Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Remote Camera Control via Air every 2 months. Most recently, Frame Pro was updated on September 21, 2026 and Remote Camera Control via Air on September 19, 2026.

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