Actors Mobile ADR™ vs RED_CONTROL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Actors Mobile ADR™
This app allows actors to record dialogue in sync with video on their iPhone or iPad. It offers features like traditional beeps, wipe, preview, and playback, with options for built-in or external microphones. Actors can email preferred takes to editors.
- Record ADR in sync to picture
- Traditional beeps and wipe
- Preview and playback recorded ADR
- Use built-in or external microphones
- Email preferred takes to editors
- WAV 24/48 audio format
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Actors Mobile ADR™ is a purpose-built, cue-by-cue ADR workspace for iPhone and iPad. Actors can rehearse to picture, record multiple takes, review performances, and return selected recordings without leaving the app. Editors can prepare cue libraries and exchange encrypted AMA packages with performers. Built for a focused performance flow: • Navigate naturally from cue to cue across the library • Rehearse with traditional ADR beeps, visual wipes, subtitles, and Parrot • Record 24-bit/48 kHz WAV takes using the built-in microphone or a compatible external microphone such as a RØDE VideoMic NTG • Confirm live input with the on-screen meter before recording • Review, favorite, align, and send takes for the current video • Create and edit cue timing, ADR text, and Director Notes • Import video from Photos or Files • Export encrypted AMA packages and share each unlock code separately Try every feature free for 7 days. After that, a single $19.99 purchase unlocks Actors Mobile ADR permanently. There is no subscription. Customers who previously paid for Actors Mobile ADR keep permanent access at no charge. Production media stays on-device unless you share it. Actors Mobile ADR does not collect analytics or advertising data. Always verify delivered takes and retain an independent production archive. Microphone access is required to record ADR. Headphones are recommended when monitoring guide audio. Actors Mobile ADR™ is a trademark of TODD-AO. © 2026 TODD-AO. All rights reserved. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://actorsmobileadr.com/privacy/
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 in-app purchases: RED_CONTROL at none against Actors Mobile ADR™'s 4. RED_CONTROL also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 16). Actors Mobile ADR™'s advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Actors Mobile ADR™ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. RED_CONTROL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Actors Mobile ADR™ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Actors Mobile ADR™'s written reviews are positive against 56% of RED_CONTROL's.
Actors Mobile ADR™ ships an update every 9 days, RED_CONTROL monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Actors Mobile ADR™ | RED_CONTROL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better | 4.1 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 55.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TODD-AO | RED Digital Cinema |
Customer experience
Actors Mobile ADR™
RED_CONTROL
In-app purchases
Actors Mobile ADR™
- Yearly Editors Mobile ADR™$49.991 Year
- 7-day TrialFree
- Actors Mobile ADR Full Unlock$19.99
- Yearly Editors Mobile ADR™ NR$49.99
RED_CONTROL
No in-app purchases
Questions
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