Mettle Lighting vs RED_CONTROL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mettle Lighting
Control smart lights with various modes including single color, CCT, HSI, and gel colors. Customize effects with 10 different options, including RGB and white color variations. Offers advanced pixel mode for extensive customization.
- Single color mode
- CCT mode (3200K-8000K)
- HSI mode (Hue, Saturation, Integrity)
- Gel mode (40+ colors)
- 10 customizable effects (RGB & CCT)
- Pixel mode for advanced settings
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- Single color mode is for Mettle Single Color Series smart light. Only power could be controlled at this mode. - CCT mode could control 3200K-5600K or 2800K-8000K depending on different light devices. - HSI mode could control light devices with RGB function. Hue, saturation, and integrity could be controlled. - Gel mode also need light devices with RGB function. It provides 40+ different gel color. - Effect mode allows user customize their effect. It provides total 10 different effects, 3 of them are RGB effects and 7 of them are white color with different CCT effects. - Pixel mode expands massive customized setting for devices with Pixel Effects.
RED_CONTROL
Control your RED V-RAPTOR™ or KOMODO™ camera directly from your iOS device. This free app offers a customizable interface for live streaming, full menu navigation, and flexible display modes.
- Direct camera control
- Live streaming
- Full menu navigation
- Customizable interface
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Full-screen option
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The RED Control App gives users complete control over their V-RAPTOR™ or KOMODO™ Camera. This free app is easy to use and controls the camera directly from your iOS device. The app offers users a unique customizable interface and the ability to live stream from the camera, navigate the entire menu, and offers both portrait and landscape modes with a full-screen option. Note: RED Control App is compatible with V-RAPTOR, V-RAPTOR XL, V-RAPTOR X and XE, KOMODO-X, and KOMODO 6K only. Not available for use with DSMC2 or previous generation RED cameras. Lens control requires a compatible electronic lens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RED_CONTROL at 4.1 against Mettle Lighting's 3.7. RED_CONTROL also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 6). Mettle Lighting's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
RED_CONTROL holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RED_CONTROL has 53 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Mettle Lighting's written reviews are positive against 56% of RED_CONTROL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mettle Lighting ships an update every 5 months, RED_CONTROL every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mettle Lighting | RED_CONTROL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.1 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 55.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mettle Photographic Equipment Co,Ltd | RED Digital Cinema |
Customer experience
Mettle Lighting
RED_CONTROL
In-app purchases
Mettle Lighting
No in-app purchases
RED_CONTROL
No in-app purchases
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