RED_CONTROL vs ViewFinder+
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.
ViewFinder+
Discover real-world locations through user-submitted photos. Capture and share your own views, find scenic spots nearby, and save places for future exploration. See destinations through authentic perspectives.
- Photo-based location posts
- Interactive map discovery
- Save favorite spots
- User profiles and collections
- Clean browsing experience
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ViewExplorer is a visual discovery app that helps you explore real places through photos shared by the community. Capture and share views from your favorite locations, discover scenic spots nearby, and save places you want to visit later. Each post is tied to a real location, making it easy to explore destinations through authentic perspectives. Whether you're traveling, scouting photo locations, or simply exploring your city, ViewExplorer lets you see places through the lens of others. Features include: • Photo-based location posts • Interactive map discovery • Save and revisit favorite spots • User profiles and collections • Clean, simple browsing experience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ViewFinder+ at 5.0 against RED_CONTROL's 4.1. ViewFinder+ also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). RED_CONTROL's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ViewFinder+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RED_CONTROL has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RED_CONTROL ships an update every 4 weeks, ViewFinder+ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RED_CONTROL | ViewFinder+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RED Digital Cinema | Derric Chambers |
Customer experience
RED_CONTROL
ViewFinder+
In-app purchases
RED_CONTROL
No in-app purchases
ViewFinder+
No in-app purchases
