Tachyon vs Capture Genie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tachyon
Control your camera remotely to start/stop recordings, play back footage in slow motion, and download videos directly to your iOS device. This app enhances your camera's functionality for seamless video capture and management.
- Remote recording control
- Slow-motion playback
- Video download to device
- iOS device as remote
- Compatible with Tachyon cameras
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Tachyon iOS App is designed to use with Tachyon cameras. The user can use iOS device as a remote controller to start and stop the recording, to playback in slo-mo, and to download the videos to their devices.
Capture Genie
This app acts as a smart personal robot cameraman, automatically capturing selfies and videos with intelligent tracking. It allows for seamless movement during video calls and live broadcasts, enhancing your smartphone's capabilities.
- Face Tracking
- Object Tracking
- 360° Rotation
- Video Call Support
- Multi-stream Live Broadcasting
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Capture Genie,your smart personal robot-cameraman.Smart tracking and smart capture,automatically take selfies and videos, move and groove while you video call and broadcast live. Features on the Capture Genie app include:Face Tracking, Object Tracking, 360° Rotation, Video Call , Multi-stream Live . Make your smartphone even smarter with Capture Genie.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Capture Genie at 50% against Tachyon's 0%. Capture Genie also leads on rating (2.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Capture Genie holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Capture Genie has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tachyon's written reviews are positive against 50% of Capture Genie's.
Tachyon ships an update every 6 weeks, Capture Genie every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tachyon | Capture Genie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Whitehouse | 华伦 曾 |
Customer experience
Tachyon
Capture Genie
In-app purchases
Tachyon
No in-app purchases
Capture Genie
No in-app purchases
