Comparison

Remote Cam X vs Remote Camera Control via Air

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

Head to head
About

Remote Cam X

This application allows you to remotely control an iPhone camera to capture photos and videos. It enables you to operate a secondary device's camera from your own iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Capture photos
  • Record videos
  • Secondary device operation
  • iPhone and iPad compatible
Features
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Control another iPhone camera remotely and take videos or pictures.

About

Remote Camera Control via Air

Control your iPhone/iPad camera remotely using another device. Features manual settings, various photo and video formats, and advanced grid overlays. Save media to external drives or custom folders.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Manual camera settings
  • Camera preview on second device
  • Multiple photo/video formats
  • Customizable grid overlays
  • Save to external drives
  • Time-lapse and slow-motion video
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The app for remote control of an iPhone/iPad camera using another iPhone/iPad. The two devices use peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, which allows the devices to communicate directly, even if they are not on the same Wi-Fi infrastructure network. This technology is used by AirPlay, AirDrop, etc. In other words, Internet access or a Wi-Fi router is NOT needed. The maximum distance at which a connection can be maintained between two devices is about 20 foot. The app has the following features: • Control the iPhone/iPad camera using another iPhone/iPad. • Show the camera preview image on another iPhone/iPad. • You can enable the use of the device's camera when the same device acts as a screen. Disabled by default. • Manual camera settings, including frame rate settings. • Save camera settings to a list of settings for different situations. Read more about this below. • Lock camera settings with one button. • Select video format from 144p to 4K. • Pause during video recording. • Capturing photos in video recording mode. With the dimensions of the selected video format. • Save photos in HEIC, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, Apple ProRAW formats (if supported by the device). • Taking photos at 48 MP resolution. If the device has cameras that support this resolution. • Various grid options, including the ability to display your own PNG grid file. PNG file must have a transparent background. It is possible to select the thickness of the grid lines. The overlay grid image of the PNG file can be shifted. The PNG file image shifting feature is made for adaptation to the Video Telescope Collimation proposed by Dr. Leon Palmer (https://rigelsys.com/video collimation.html). • A series of photos with a custom time interval between photos and the number of photos in a series. • Overlay photos for subsequent combination of different photos or videos. To overlay a PNG file grid, you need to use a different function in the grid settings. • Averaging a series of frames to remove moving objects. • Slow motion video. • Time-lapse video. • Cinematic video stabilization. • Mirror image flipping on the device acting as a screen. • Timer. • Selecting a location to save photos and videos (including an external drive). In the photo library of the "Photos" app. In the folder of this app or any other app that has a folder in the "Files" app. On an external drive connected to the iPhone/iPad, while the external drive can be encrypted. You can even record video to an external drive, but for this, the write speed to the external drive must be high enough. When saving to something other than the photo library of the "Photos" app, you can create and change subfolders for saving within the already selected location for saving photos and videos. Use the text input field "Subfolder for saving". Using the "/" symbol, you can write several nested folders. For example: "Subfolder/Subsubfolder/SubSubSubfolder/". The nesting level of folders is not limited. • Customize the file name when saving to something other than the photo library in the "Photos" app. Sequence number, date and time, prefix, suffix. • Control the camera "shutter" using the volume buttons or "shutter" remote control button (a selfie stick button, a bluetooth "shutter" remote control button). • Silent mode. • Selecting a camera if the device has several cameras. The frame rate of the device acting as a screen is also adjustable. By reducing the frame rate, you can reduce energy consumption and, therefore, battery life. This is especially important if you are using a very old iPhone/iPad with a weak battery as a screen. The app can be used without a second device, for taking photos and videos with manual camera settings. In the app settings, you can configure the app to launch as a camera, without having to select. The app can work on iOS 12 and newer. This makes it possible to use old iPhones starting with the iPhone 5S and newer as a screen. IMPORTANT!!! SEE THE "HELP" SECTION IN THE APP!

Screenshots

Remote Cam X3 screens
Remote Camera Control via Air4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Remote Camera Control via Air at Free against Remote Cam X's $0.99. Remote Camera Control via Air also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 4). Remote Cam X's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Remote Camera Control via Air is free to download; Remote Cam X costs $0.99 up front. Remote Camera Control via Air sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Remote Cam X asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Cam X holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote Camera Control via Air has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Remote Cam X's written reviews are positive against 70% of Remote Camera Control via Air's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Cam X ships an update monthly, Remote Camera Control via Air every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Remote Cam X versus Remote Camera Control via Air: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote Cam XRemote Camera Control via Air
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.0 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.5% of reviews
Number of ratings422 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKip MorganDmitriy Kharutskiy

Customer experience

Remote Cam X

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Remote Camera Control via Air

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral11.4%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

Remote Cam X

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Remote Camera Control via Air

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is Remote Cam X free?
Remote Cam X costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remote Camera Control via Air free?
Remote Camera Control via Air is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remote Cam X or Remote Camera Control via Air?
Remote Cam X is rated higher. Remote Cam X averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Remote Camera Control via Air averages 4.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Remote Cam X or Remote Camera Control via Air have ads?
Neither Remote Cam X nor Remote Camera Control via Air shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Cam X or Remote Camera Control via Air?
Remote Cam X ships an update monthly, and Remote Camera Control via Air every 2 months. Most recently, Remote Cam X was updated on November 3, 2026 and Remote Camera Control via Air on November 7, 2026.

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