CamRanger 2 vs Buff Flash Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Wireless camera tethering
- Remote camera control
- Live View
- Quick image previews
- Automatic focus stacking
- Intervalometer
- HDR/Advanced Bracketing
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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
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
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CamRanger 2 at 54% against Buff Flash Control's 0%. CamRanger 2 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (337 vs 7). Buff Flash Control's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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 337 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of CamRanger 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Buff Flash Control's.
CamRanger 2 ships an update every 4 weeks, Buff Flash Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CamRanger 2 | Buff Flash Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (337 ratings) — better | 2.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 337 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CamRanger | Paul C. Buff, Inc. |
Customer experience
CamRanger 2
Buff Flash Control
Bugs and 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
Buff Flash Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CamRanger 2
No in-app purchases
Buff Flash Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CamRanger 2 free?
Is Buff Flash Control free?
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