Comparison

ReactCam vs Phone Cam Controller

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

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About

ReactCam

Create engaging reaction videos with this all-in-one facecam recorder and editor. Add multiple facecam reactions, generate automatic subtitles, and transform your appearance with AI characters and voices. Export polished videos in 4K for social media platforms.

Highlights
  • AI Characters and Voice Changer
  • Automatic Subtitle Generation
  • Screen Recording
  • Multiple Facecam Overlays
  • Teleprompter
  • 4K Video Export
  • Background Removal/Blur
Features
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ReactCam is the all-in-one facecam recorder and reaction video editor for iPhone — now with AI characters and voices. Record your screen or import any video from your library, add multiple facecam reactions, generate subtitles automatically from your voice, and export polished videos in 4K — ready for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and beyond. Then react as anyone: turn your facecam into a pirate, a robot, a cartoon cat or a character you design, and give it a voice to match. KEY FEATURES • AI Characters — Transform any facecam take into a character. Start from 10 ready-made characters, describe your own, or turn a photo into one. Your original take is always one tap away. • AI Voice Changer — Give any take a new voice: your character's, a ready-made one, or one you describe in a few words. • Teleprompter — Write, dictate or snap a photo of your script and read it while you record your face cam, a voice-over or both cameras. Or let an AI character say it for you. • Screen Recording — Capture any app, game, or content on your iPhone with one tap. • Video Library Reactions — React to any video from your photo library, or use a video you already have as a facecam. • FaceCam Overlay — Add multiple face reactions as picture-in-picture overlays. • FaceCam Subtitles — Generate subtitles from recorded FaceCam audio, then style, edit, and remove them right inside your project. • FaceCam Controls — Set up your shot before recording: size, shape, position, front or back camera. Mirror it, adjust opacity and volume, round the corners from square to circle. • Framing — Rotate anything with a snap at every right angle, pinch to zoom and reframe inside a facecam, and give every clip its own fill or fit. • No Black Bars — Clips that don't fill a vertical frame get their own blurred copy, a color or an image behind them. • Background Effects — Remove or blur your facecam background using person segmentation. No green screen needed. • Trim, Merge & Transitions — Trim every clip, combine them into one video, and choose a cut or a crossfade at every join. • Playback Speed — Play any clip from 0.5x to 2x. Voices keep their natural pitch, so sped-up commentary still sounds like you. • Blur Box — Hide a name, a message or a face with a soft blur or a mosaic. It covers facecams too, and exports exactly as previewed. • Animated Stickers — Browse thousands of GIPHY stickers, add them to your video, and watch them animate in preview and export. • Text Overlays — Add captions, titles, and callouts directly onto your recordings. • 4K Export — Export your final video in crisp 4K resolution for maximum quality on any platform. WHO IT’S FOR • Reaction creators making react videos for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram • Gamers recording gameplay with facecam commentary and highlight clips • Educators and tutorial makers producing walkthroughs and how-tos • Sports fans, music and movie reviewers building commentary content • Social media creators responding to trends, memes, and news • Anyone who wants to react as someone else — a pirate, a robot, or their own character PURCHASE OPTIONS • Free — Record, react, edit, caption and export with a small watermark. • Pro — One-time purchase with lifetime access. Removes the watermark and unlocks all export qualities. Includes 30 AI credits. • ReactCam AI — Everything in Pro, plus credits for AI characters and voices: 60 credits every week on the weekly plan, or every month on the yearly plan. The weekly plan starts with a 3-day free trial that includes 20 credits. • Credit Packs — 60 or 200 credits that never expire. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Plan credits don’t roll over to the next period. Privacy Policy: https://reactcam.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://reactcam.app/terms.html Support: apps@threeaxis.xyz

About

Phone Cam Controller

Transform your iPhone into a wireless virtual camera for 3D animation software. Control your 3D camera in real-time with your phone's motion and record keyframes by physically moving through your scene. Stream live previews and adjust camera settings directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Wireless virtual camera for After Effects & Blender
  • Real-time 6DOF camera control via phone motion
  • One-tap and continuous keyframe recording
  • Live preview streaming to phone
  • Adjust camera settings (zoom, focus, aperture) from phone
  • Timeline control (play, pause, scrub) from phone
  • Multi-phone support for multiple angles
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a wireless virtual camera for Adobe After Effects and Blender. Move your phone to control the 3D camera in real time, and record keyframes by physically walking through your scene. Phone Cam Controller is the companion app for the free Phone Camera Control plugin for After Effects and the free Phone CamController add-on for Blender. Your computer and iPhone find each other automatically over Wi-Fi — no IP addresses, no pairing codes, no setup. NEW: BLENDER SUPPORT The same live preview, motion control, and keyframe recording you know from After Effects now work with Blender too. Install the free add-on, click Start Server in the Phone Cam sidebar, and your iPhone connects automatically. LIVE PREVIEW ON YOUR PHONE See your After Effects composition or Blender scene camera streamed to your phone in real time. Walk around the room, check framing, show a client — all without rendering. 6DOF CAMERA CONTROL Full six degrees of freedom — position (X, Y, Z) and orientation (pan, tilt, roll) — driven by your phone's motion and AR sensors. The camera on your computer mirrors your physical movement precisely. ONE-TAP & CONTINUOUS RECORDING Single-tap the shutter to drop a keyframe at the current time. Press and hold to record continuously — the host captures your motion frame by frame as real keyframes, creating smooth, natural camera animation. CAMERA SETTINGS FROM YOUR PHONE Control zoom (focal length), focus distance, aperture, blur level, and depth of field directly from your phone. Changes apply to the camera in real time. TIMELINE CONTROL Play, pause, scrub, step, and jump to start or end — all from your phone. No reaching for the keyboard mid-take. MULTI-PHONE SUPPORT Connect several phones at once. Each phone drives its own camera — perfect for scouting multiple angles or collaborating with a team. ZERO CONFIGURATION The plugin and app discover each other automatically via Bonjour/mDNS on your local network. Just open both and they connect. REQUIREMENTS • Adobe After Effects 2024 or later, OR Blender 4.2 or later (macOS, Windows, or Linux) • The free Phone Camera Control plugin (After Effects) or Phone CamController add-on (Blender) • iPhone and computer on the same local Wi-Fi network (5 GHz recommended) FREE TO USE The app is free with all features included. Recording keyframes uses Ad Credits (30 free on sign-up); watch a short ad to earn more, or upgrade to Ad-Free with a one-time in-app purchase for unlimited, ad-free recording. Everything else — streaming, camera control, camera settings, timeline, multi-phone — is unlimited and free. Your composition and scene data are streamed locally over your own Wi-Fi and are never uploaded to any server.

Screenshots

ReactCam4 screens
Phone Cam Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReactCam at 100% against Phone Cam Controller's 50%. ReactCam also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ReactCam sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Phone Cam Controller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReactCam holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReactCam has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ReactCam's written reviews are positive against 50% of Phone Cam Controller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReactCam ships an update every 3 days, Phone Cam Controller every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ReactCam versus Phone Cam Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReactCamPhone Cam Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAxis SAAbdolvahab Saniselbachary

Customer experience

ReactCam

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Phone Cam Controller

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

ReactCam

Subscriptions4
  • ReactCam Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ReactCam AI Weekly (no trial)$4.997 Days
  • ReactCam AI Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • ReactCam AI Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 60 AI Credits$4.99
  • ReactCam Pro$8.99
  • 200 AI Credits$14.99
1 purchases

Phone Cam Controller

One-time1
  • Ad Free$14.99

Questions

Is ReactCam free?
ReactCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phone Cam Controller free?
Phone Cam Controller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReactCam or Phone Cam Controller?
ReactCam is rated higher. ReactCam averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Phone Cam Controller averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ReactCam or Phone Cam Controller have ads?
Phone Cam Controller shows ads; ReactCam does not.
Which is updated more often, ReactCam or Phone Cam Controller?
ReactCam ships an update every 3 days, and Phone Cam Controller every 3 weeks. Most recently, ReactCam was updated on November 7, 2026 and Phone Cam Controller on November 9, 2026.

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