NDI Camera vs goWatch for GoPro®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NDI Camera
Transform your smartphone into a professional live-streaming camera. Easily send high-quality, low-latency video and audio to popular platforms like Zoom and MS Teams. Enhance your broadcasts with new camera angles and perspectives.
- Professional live-streaming camera
- Low-latency video and audio
- Seamless integration with popular platforms
- Add new camera angles
- Mobile source for live production
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The easiest live-streaming camera you will ever use! Turn your phone into a professional live-streaming NDI camera and start streaming high-quality, low-latency video and audio with the touch of a button. NDI Camera is the official NDI app that makes your phone seamlessly capable of sending video into popular platforms like MS Teams, Skype, Zoom, and many more. For professionals, it's the ideal tool to bring mobile phones as a source into your live production system. More flexibility and additional perspectives: introduce new camera angles and add vantage points to your coverage to bring completely new dimensions to your live broadcasts, webcasts, and presentations. Note: Requires support for NDI 4 or newer. Download NDI Camera and start streaming from your phone to your network today!
goWatch for GoPro®
Control your GoPro camera directly from your Apple Watch. Start/stop recording, change modes, and get camera information like battery level and free space. Compatible with a wide range of GoPro Hero models.
- Start/stop recording
- Power off camera
- Tag moments
- Change camera mode
- Locate camera
- View camera information
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The goWatch app for GoPro® cameras allows you to remote control your GoPro® cameras directly from your Apple Watch. Demo video: https://youtu.be/FjfV_0xoDIw ### Compatible GoPro® cameras: GoPro® Hero 5 Black Edition, GoPro® Hero 5 Session, GoPro® Hero 6 Black Edition, GoPro® Hero 7 White/Silver/Black Edition, GoPro® Hero13 Black, Hero12 Black, Hero11 Black, Hero10 Black, Hero9 Black, and Hero8 Black, Mission 1 Pro, GoPro® Hero 11 Mini, GoPro® Max, Max 2 360°, and GoPro® Fusion 360° cameras. ### IMPORTANT: If you do not find the app after purchase on your watch: Please install the app with the App Store app on your watch (not on the iPhone!). ### Features: - Start/stop recording - Power off the camera - Tag moment - Change the camera mode (photo, video, multi-shot) and presets (*new*) - Locate the camera - Show camera information (battery level, free space, number of videos and images, ...) - *New*: Show the last camera state (connected, recording) on the watch front screen (camera status complication). - *New*: Keep camera connection alive while app is in background. - *New*: Capture countdown (3/5/10/15/20 s). ### Disclaimer This product and/or service is not affiliated with, endorsed by or in any way associated with GoPro Inc. or its products and services. GoPro, HERO and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: goWatch for GoPro® at $2.99 against NDI Camera's $19.99. goWatch for GoPro® also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). NDI Camera's advantage is rating (3.1 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (187 vs 40). On review sentiment, 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
NDI Camera costs $19.99 and goWatch for GoPro® $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NDI Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 40 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of NDI Camera's written reviews are positive against 41% of goWatch for GoPro®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NDI Camera ships an update every 2 months, goWatch for GoPro® every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | NDI Camera | goWatch for GoPro® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (187 ratings) — better | 2.3 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.6% of reviews | 41.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #34 — better | #49 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vi(z)rt, Inc | Harald Meyer |
Customer experience
NDI Camera
goWatch for GoPro®
User reviews
NDI Camera
From 187 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great quality video
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Low latency
- 👍 Works well with OBS
- 👍 Useful for live streaming
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes after updates
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with new devices
- 🔋 Overheating and battery drain
- 🐛 Unstable video transmission
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with open access
goWatch for GoPro®
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🚀 Fast pairing and connection when working
- 💰 Affordable alternative to official GoPro remote
- 🔋 Shows battery level of camera
- ⚡ Instant control without touching camera
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection drops and disconnections
- ❌ Installation/download failures after purchase
- 🔗 Inconsistent pairing with various GoPro models
- ⏱️ Slow response time between commands
- 📺 No live preview feature
Bugs and requests
NDI Camera
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on iPhone 17
- Freezing and loss of video feed
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
- Horizontal mirroring of video
- Inability to detect device on Mac
Requested features
5 requests- Support for multiple camera lenses
- Ability to select frame rate
- More camera settings (white balance, ISO, etc.)
- Remote control options
- Portrait mode support
goWatch for GoPro®
Reported bugs
9 issues- App fails to download after payment
- App doesn't appear on Apple Watch after purchase
- Bluetooth pairing fails or hangs indefinitely
- Connection drops within minutes of pairing
- App crashes during recording
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- Pairing process shows cryptic device names (???) instead of camera names
- Grey 'Purchased' button instead of download option
- Incompatibility with GoPro Hero 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 models (inconsistent)
- Watch Series compatibility issues
Requested features
7 requests- Live preview/real-time video feed
- Ability to rename cameras for multiple device users
- Improved connection stability
- Better troubleshooting documentation
- Updated tutorial videos
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- Faster response times
- Persistent connection without screen timeout
In-app purchases
NDI Camera
No in-app purchases
goWatch for GoPro®
No in-app purchases
Questions
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