RED control pro vs CyanCamera App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RED control pro
This application provides advanced control for select RED cinema cameras, enabling multi-camera setups and live stream monitoring. It offers features like FTP access, LUT management, and independent image orientation, with a redesigned interface for larger screens and macOS compatibility.
- Advanced control for V-RAPTOR and KOMODO cameras
- Multi-camera array management
- Live stream monitoring
- FTP file access
- Advanced LUT, CDL, and PRESET management
- Independent image orientation
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The RED Control Pro App gives users advanced control over their V-RAPTOR™, KOMODO™ and multi camera arrays. The Pro app offers advanced features and an enhanced experience, including native iPad support, multi-camera control, quick settings overview, FTP file access, advanced LUT, CDL and PRESET management, or independent image orientation setting . The app is also fully redesigned for larger screens and monitoring of live streaming from several cameras simultaneously. RED Control Pro can be installed as a native version on MacOS, which includes even more options such as clip auto download, detachable and resizable windows. Note: RED Control Pro App is compatible with V-RAPTOR, V-RAPTOR XL, V-RAPTOR X, V-RAPTOR 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. Multi-camera control requires all devices to be connected to the same local network.
CyanCamera App
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CyanCamera Your phone becomes a numbered camera on your CyanView gateway, shaded live from the same RCP your team already uses on every other camera in the show. Same panel, same workflow, same look as the 210+ camera models CyanView controls. Remote control from the RCP ISO, shutter, iris, exposure compensation, white balance (temperature, tint or 5600K preset), focus, auto focus and zoom respond to the RCP over REMI, with precise fine clicks and configurable knob steps. Custom buttons switch lenses, toggle the look, flip the camera, start recording, switch RTP and SRT, nudge the bit rate, toggle HDMI, lock, zen mode and stabilization. Red, green and call tally light a border around the picture. The RCP sees battery, thermal state, HDMI, codec and free space. REMI Cloud connects the phone to an RCP over the internet, with auto, regional (Asia, Australia, Brazil, EU, US) or manual server selection and a latency probe. Iris priority on iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture lenses (iOS 27). Auto exposure can be fenced inside an operator-set ISO and shutter window, like a limited AGC. Manual values survive restarts and fall back to auto when the RCP is lost, by policy. External control VISCA over IP. Blackmagic zoom and focus demand over USB MIDI. A REST settings API with export, import, reset and status, so a gateway or script configures the phone. Capture HEVC 8 or 10-bit, ProRes 422 Proxy to HQ, Apple ProRes RAW on supported iPhones. Rec.709, P3 D65, Rec.2020 HLG, Apple Log and Apple Log 2, with Log and HLG at 10 bits end to end. Bit rate automatic or fixed up to 240 Mbps, to the photo library, an SSD or any Files folder, with custom file names. Presets from 23.98 to 60 fps in 1080p and 4K, plus 120 and 240 fps. The sensor clock is pinned to the exact fractional cadence. Still photos, stabilization modes, lens-locked or physical-only zoom, 180 degree flip, microphone policies, frame guides, shutter angle display and a thermal monitor that sheds load before iOS throttles. Genlock and timecode With the Blackmagic Camera ProDock, genlock and LTC on BNC lock the phone to house sync, so the feed cuts frame-accurately. Recordings carry a timecode track with offset trim. Timecode can also come from MIDI timecode over the network or NTP. Genlock needs iPhone 17 Pro or later. HDMI output Rec.709, HLG or Apple Log 2 at up to 10 bits through a USB-C adapter, with audio monitoring and anamorphic de-squeeze. Preview and Output modes bake the look on the GPU. Broadcast mode (iOS 27) sends the sensor feed straight to the link at exact cadence with SMPTE ancillary metadata for the lowest latency. Live color shading A GPU port of the CyanView multimatrix: lift, gamma, gain, saturation, hue, local contrast, a 16-vector multimatrix and gate/select, all live from the panel and baked into a 3D LUT scoped per consumer: preview, HDMI, recording or stream. LiveLab LUT stream Load any .cube as your base look. CyanView LiveLab pushes LUTs live over the network and grabs frames for grading. Look and Apple Log to Rec.709 conversions ship in the app. Scopes Native GPU RGB parade, histogram and vectorscope with a configurable refresh rate, plus an audio meter. Streaming RTP for ultra low latency on the local network, a few frames glass to glass, with a lossless path and a control channel into FXVP. SRT for the public internet in caller or listener mode with encryption, AAC audio and NTP timecode SEI for Makito MultiSync. H.264 or H.265, bit rate changes live from the phone or the RCP. Requirements Remote control and shading need a CyanView RCP. Everything else runs standalone. Genlock and LTC need a ProDock. Apple Log 2 needs iOS 26. Broadcast HDMI and iris need iOS 27.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CyanCamera App at Free against RED control pro's $499.99. RED control pro's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
CyanCamera App is free to download; RED control pro costs $499.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RED control pro ships an update every 2 weeks, CyanCamera App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RED control pro | CyanCamera App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $499.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RED Digital Cinema | CyanView |
In-app purchases
RED control pro
No in-app purchases
CyanCamera App
No in-app purchases
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