Maxima Control vs BLUESHAPE GRANITE SMART
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Maxima Control
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Maxima Control lets you monitor and interact with all the features of your Maxima devices. Easily set power, control effects, create array of lamps and extend your workflow with powerful networking and synchronization features.
BLUESHAPE GRANITE SMART
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The BLUESHAPE GRANITE SMART professional camera battery series offer integrated wireless connectivity features as standard. This App allows users to have remote control at their fingertips on the field, in any studio environment, TV or cinematic production. They will be able to visualise on a single screen in real time, data being transmitted from one or several BLUESHAPE batteries. Through this App, users can read or monitor several performance and status parameters for each of the batteries, and get pre-alerts from batteries that are going to be empty or full within minutes. Parameters that can be read directly on the App: - Voltage - Current - State of Charge - Capacity - Residual runtime to empty (or to full, if in charge) - Temperature - Cycle life, and other useful diagnostic details The App is compatible with all the BLUESHAPE batteries of the GRANITE SMART series, either B-Mount 28V and V-Lock 14V, and the 14V Pocket series. The GRANITE SMART wireless connectivity boosts the usage in the field: compatible with most smartphone and tablets, connects immediately out of the box and helps to control all the batteries in real time during use without lengthy pairing operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Maxima Control at every 3 weeks against BLUESHAPE GRANITE SMART's every 21 months. Maxima Control also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Maxima Control ships an update every 3 weeks, BLUESHAPE GRANITE SMART every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maxima Control | BLUESHAPE GRANITE SMART |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks โ better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 14.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enrico Ripalti | NEW CELL TOP SRL |
In-app purchases
Maxima Control
No in-app purchases
BLUESHAPE GRANITE SMART
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Maxima Control or BLUESHAPE GRANITE SMART have ads?
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