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NDI Capture vs NDI Viewer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
NDI Capture: Screen Sharing
NDI Capture

Send your screen to any device

$9.99
📷 Photo & Video
★ 2.747 ratingsView app →
NDI Viewer
NDI Viewer

NDI camera view and control

Free
📷 Photo & Video
★ 1.147 ratingsView app →
About

NDI Capture

Easily share your iPhone screen to your network with this application. It allows seamless integration with NDI-enabled software and hardware, offering a simple push-button experience for screen sharing.

Highlights
  • Screen sharing from iPhone
  • NDI integration
  • Push-button sharing
  • Personalize sender name
  • Define NDI Grouping
  • Select transport protocol
Features
Currently charting
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Screen-sharing your iPhone to your network has never been easier! NDI Capture is the official app that enables you to share your iPhone screen with any NDI-enabled software or hardware, with the push of a button. New features with v1.8: - Modernized UI for a cleaner look New features with v1.7: - Personalize sender name for added privacy - Define NDI Grouping and preferred transport protocol

About

NDI Viewer

View and control NDI-enabled cameras in real-time. Stream video and audio directly from your device and utilize PTZ controls for camera adjustments. Essential for users working with NDI video production.

Highlights
  • Real-time NDI video/audio streaming
  • PTZ camera control
  • View NDI-enabled cameras
  • Live stream monitoring
Features
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NDI viewer is a must-have app for everyone using a NDI-enabled camera. This app allows you to view in real-time a NDI video/audio stream, and control the camera using PTZ controls.

Screenshots

NDI Capture4 screens
NDI Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NDI Viewer at Free against NDI Capture's $9.99. NDI Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). NDI Capture's advantage is rating (2.7 vs 1.1) and review sentiment (28% vs 0%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NDI Viewer is free to download; NDI Capture costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NDI Capture holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of NDI Capture's written reviews are positive against 0% of NDI Viewer's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
NDI Capture versus NDI Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNDI CaptureNDI Viewer
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (47 ratings) — better1.1 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4747
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#179 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVi(z)rt, IncTwine Labs

Customer experience

NDI Capture

All ratings46 ratings
Positive37.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative54.3%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive27.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative63.1%

NDI Viewer

All ratings45 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative97.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative96.0%

Bugs and requests

NDI Capture

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Frequent disconnections after recent updates
  • App crashes shortly after starting
  • Invalid broadcast session error
  • Black screen on iPhone 14
  • Source not recognized by OBS
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  • Lag and stuttering issues
  • Broadcast drops out after a few minutes
  • Resolution issues on iPad
  • Last few changes on screen not sent in landscape
  • App stops every 2-3 minutes
  • Connection drops constantly after update
  • App closes transmission constantly after update
  • Cannot find NDI source from laptop
  • NDI HX only, not decodable by NDI SDK on Linux

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add audio transmission
  • Improve iPad resolution
  • Add bitrate/FPS settings
  • Option to disable audio
  • Native iPad support
Show 3 more
  • Allow selection of active apps to share
  • Support landscape mode on iPhone
  • Add 720p resolution option

NDI Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NDI Capture

No in-app purchases

None

NDI Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NDI Capture free?
NDI Capture costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NDI Viewer free?
NDI Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NDI Capture or NDI Viewer?
NDI Capture is rated higher. NDI Capture averages 2.7 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while NDI Viewer averages 1.1 from 47 ratings.
Do NDI Capture or NDI Viewer have ads?
Neither NDI Capture nor NDI Viewer shows ads.

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