RED_CONTROL vs str33m
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
str33m
A gamified social media platform where users post photos to a feed, build their "source," and compete on leaderboards. Customize your profile, engage with friends through direct messaging, and level up through in-app quests.
- Rating-based feed for content discovery
- Friend-focused chronological feed
- App-wide and friend leaderboards
- Flexible photo aspect ratio support
- 24-hour disappearing direct messages
- In-app quests for leveling up
- Customizable profile "aura card"
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gamified social media is here. post photos to the str33m. find new users and content served by user consensus and build your source. compete app wide or amongst friends with our leaderboard systems. customize your aura card. whisper your friends. have fun. level up. gain aura. grow. come play in the str33m. features: str33m feed: a rating based feed to explore new content where you give aura, restack, or pass photos source feed: a chronological feed of your friends leaderboards: compete based on your aura or level on an app wide basis or see which friend has the most aura posting: use any aspect ratio you want. our feeds support any aspect ratio and even provide a rotated full screen view on horizontals without compromising your grid whisper: direct messaging that resets after 24 hours. users must have established a friendship to whisper. quests: gain EXP and level up your stats based on your engagements in app. profile: customize your aura card and enjoy freedom from gridlock. show off your personality with custom colors for your aura card, badges, and even export and share your aura card as a new digital business card. your str33m of photos is shown here with no aspect restrictions, alongside your restacks, and best performing photos feed. no ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: str33m at 4.7 against RED_CONTROL's 4.1. str33m also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 56%). RED_CONTROL's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
str33m holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of RED_CONTROL's written reviews are positive against 90% of str33m's.
RED_CONTROL ships an update every 4 weeks, str33m every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RED_CONTROL | str33m |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (53 ratings) | 4.7 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RED Digital Cinema | Digital Str33m LLC |
Customer experience
RED_CONTROL
str33m
In-app purchases
RED_CONTROL
No in-app purchases
str33m
No in-app purchases
