Comparison

RED_CONTROL vs archportal tracker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Direct camera control
  • Live streaming
  • Full menu navigation
  • Customizable interface
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Full-screen option
Features
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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.

About

archportal tracker

Features
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ArchPortal Tracker turns an iPhone or iPad into a camera tracking source for Unreal Engine. It streams ARKit position and rotation data over UDP to a LONET 2 Live Link source, registering as the subject ArchPortal_Rig on port 60608. Point it at your workstation's IP address, mount the device to your camera, and drive a CineCameraActor in real time. Built for virtual production work and released free. WHAT IT DOES Streams ARKit world tracking position and rotation to Unreal Engine LONET 2 Live Link protocol over UDP, port 60608 Live telemetry readout — position in centimetres, rotation as a quaternion Socket status indicator so you can see the connection state Reset origin to set world zero from your current position Framing reticle for lining up before you reset Works over Wi-Fi or a wired USB Ethernet adapter WHAT YOU NEED A device that supports ARKit Unreal Engine with the LONET 2 plugin Both on the same local network, or connected directly by Ethernet The app sends transform data only. Focal length, aperture and frame rate are set on the CineCameraActor in Unreal. MOUNTING Mount the device right-side horizontal. The mount orientation is built into the coordinate transform and cannot be changed in the app. PRIVACY No account. No analytics. No advertising. No data collection of any kind. Camera access is used only by ARKit to determine device position — no image data is recorded, stored, or transmitted. The only network traffic is the tracking data you send to an address you type in yourself. SUPPORT Setup guide and troubleshooting: archportals.com/pages/tracker Built by Archportals, a virtual production studio in downtown St. Louis. If you would rather not configure this yourself, we do paid setup sessions, remote or on site.

Screenshots

RED_CONTROL4 screens
archportal tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

RED_CONTROL and archportal tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RED_CONTROL versus archportal tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRED_CONTROLarchportal tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRED Digital CinemaKENT ALAN RICHARDSON

In-app purchases

None

RED_CONTROL

No in-app purchases

None

archportal tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RED_CONTROL free?
RED_CONTROL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is archportal tracker free?
archportal tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RED_CONTROL or archportal tracker have ads?
Neither RED_CONTROL nor archportal tracker shows ads.

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