Comparison

NDI PTZ Control vs ATOMOS

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

Head to head
About

NDI PTZ Control

Control your NDI PTZ cameras with this app, offering full Pan, Tilt, and Zoom functionality. It includes a live joystick, preset recall, and a built-in monitor for viewing NDI sources. BirdDog users gain access to advanced color matrix tools.

Highlights
  • Full Pan, Tilt, Zoom control
  • Live joystick interface
  • Save and recall PTZ presets
  • In-built NDI source viewing monitor
  • BirdDog Cam Control integration
  • Color Matrix tools for BirdDog cameras
Features
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NDI PTZ Control is the ultimate iOS app with support for all NDI PTZ regardless of manufacturer. Featuring full Pan, Tilt, Zoom control including a live joystick, and save and recall pre-set PTZ positions. The inbuilt viewing monitor allows viewing of any NDI, NDI HX2, and NDI HX3 source in full screen. NDI PTZ Control becomes even more powerful for BirdDog PTZ Camera users with Cam Control built in to access all the Colour Matrix tools to shade your BirdDog PTZ camera. All this from an iPad or iPhone.

About

ATOMOS

Control your ATOMOS Neon 17 or 24 device remotely via Bluetooth LE. Adjust input and output settings, manage playback, apply LUTs, and utilize image analysis tools for easier monitoring and recording.

Highlights
  • Remote configuration and operation
  • Bluetooth LE wireless communication
  • Input and output setting adjustments
  • Playback control
  • Custom 3D LUT application
  • Image analysis tools
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The Neon app provides external controls for ATOMOS devices NEON 17, and NEON 24. The app communicates wirelessly via Bluetooth LE to perform remote configuration and operation tasks. Input options let you select connection type, select gamma/EOTF, and adjust gamut settings. For monitoring, application can control playback, select dynamic-range settings, apply custom 3-D LUTs, and use default color-space transformations. Output controls provide options for 4K-to-HD downconversion and HDR output. In addition to starting and stopping a recording, Atomos - Neon can activate a full suite of image-analysis tools, including exposure and focus assistance.  Being able to adjust these settings remotely is ideal for situations where it is difficult or unsafe to access your rig.

Screenshots

NDI PTZ Control4 screens
ATOMOS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ATOMOS at Free against NDI PTZ Control's $19.99. ATOMOS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). NDI PTZ Control's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ATOMOS is free to download; NDI PTZ Control costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NDI PTZ Control holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NDI PTZ Control versus ATOMOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNDI PTZ ControlATOMOS
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBirdDog Australia PTY LTDAtomos Ltd.

Customer experience

NDI PTZ Control

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

ATOMOS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

NDI PTZ Control

No in-app purchases

None

ATOMOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NDI PTZ Control free?
NDI PTZ Control costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATOMOS free?
ATOMOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NDI PTZ Control or ATOMOS?
NDI PTZ Control is rated higher. NDI PTZ Control averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while ATOMOS averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do NDI PTZ Control or ATOMOS have ads?
Neither NDI PTZ Control nor ATOMOS shows ads.

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