Portacapture Control vs COLBOR STUDIO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Portacapture Control
Control your Portacapture device remotely with this app. Adjust settings, monitor recording status, and manage parameters like gain and effects from your smartphone or tablet. Requires a Bluetooth adapter for connectivity.
- Remote REC start/stop
- Gain adjustment
- Mixer control
- Mark registration
- Input level monitoring
- Recording progress/remaining time
- Parameter settings (low-cut, limiter)
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■Portacapture’s operability at the palm of your hands The Portacapture Control is an app that provides operability with the same user interface as the touch panel on Portacapture. In addition to the basic REC start/stop, gain adjustment, mixer control, mark registration, and all the other controls that can be performed on the main unit are available on this app. Moreover, you can always check information about the input level, recording progress/remaining time, battery level, as well as set various parameters including low-cut, limiter, and many more effects. ※The AK-BT1 Bluetooth adapter (separately sold) is needed to be able to control the main unit via the Portacapture Control app. For more information on how to connect Portacapture and AK-BT1 or how to use Portacapture Control, please refer to the instruction manual. ※This app does not support monitoring of the main unit’s input sound. To monitor this, please use the headphones output or the speaker function on Portacapture. Please carefully read the license agreement below before using this application. http://tascam.jp/content/downloads/products/862/license_e_app_license.pdf
COLBOR STUDIO
Control multiple lighting fixtures wirelessly from your mobile device. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and apply various lighting effects for photography and videography. Easily share custom scene settings via QR codes.
- Wireless control of multiple lights
- Adjustable brightness and color temperature
- Scene sharing via QR code
- Daylight and GEL color modes
- Visual HSI color palette
- Multiple color effects
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COLBOR presents applicable and superior products for users on every level to improve photos and videos. Therefore, let us present the COLBOR Studio to pair with COLBOR lighting fixtures, providing a novel solution for lighting fixtures management. ● The interface is clearly displayed and easy to operate. Slider design can provide steady and smooth adjustment so that users can regulate the parameter at will; ● The powered-on lighting fixtures would automatically pair after users tap the one-button on the interface, saving the complicated pairing process; ● After a scene is set, users can generate a QR code to share the scene with others. The joining effort of all would greatly improve the efficiency; ● Under White mode, users can adjust the INT and CCT of fixtures, and in the SOURCETYPE, users can find some daylight types that are commonly used, such as Day, Filming, Modeling, Dysprosium 5600K,White Halogen, Short-arc Xenon, etc; ● Based on Tungsten and Dysprosium, the GEL mode offers CTB and CTO modes, with more flexibility in color changing in variety of levels; ● COLBOR Studio presents a visual HSI palette, where all the colors are optional. Users can enter the values manually, or drag to select/delete a color block; ● Multiple color effects build a special circumstance for each specific shooting, for example, Flash, Faulty Bulb, Lightning, Pulsing. This wireless control system allow users to control multiple lighting fixtures with one mobile device. Whether it’s indoor or outdoor environment, COLBOR Studio will assist users to control their fixtures in pursuit of the most satisfying result for photography or videography.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Portacapture Control at 3.6 against COLBOR STUDIO's 1.7. Portacapture Control also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 11%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). COLBOR STUDIO's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Portacapture Control holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Portacapture Control's written reviews are positive against 11% of COLBOR STUDIO's.
Portacapture Control ships an update every 4 months, COLBOR STUDIO fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portacapture Control | COLBOR STUDIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better | 1.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TEAC CORP. | Moman Technology Limited |
Customer experience
Portacapture Control
COLBOR STUDIO
In-app purchases
Portacapture Control
No in-app purchases
COLBOR STUDIO
No in-app purchases
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