NDI PTZ Control vs Portable Softbox Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Portable Softbox Pro
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Transform Your Device into a Professional Studio Light Softbox Pro is the most advanced portable lighting solution designed for photographers, video content creators, and vloggers. Transform your iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a high-quality, flicker-free light source in seconds. Featuring a modern Liquid Glass interface, Softbox Pro lets you control the light you need in your shots with professional precision. Key Features: - Full Spectrum Color Control: Choose any color you want. Instantly change the atmosphere with Hue, Saturation, and Brightness adjustments. - Cinematic Dynamic Effects: - Police and Ambulance: Fast and realistic strobe modes for emergency scenes. - Candle and Fire: Warm tones, randomly flickering soft light simulation to create a natural ambiance. - RGB Cycle: Smooth and fluid transitions across the entire color spectrum for creative backgrounds. - Professional Customization: Precisely adjust color temperature from ice blue to sunset orange. - Clean View Mode: Hide the entire interface with a single touch and use every pixel of the screen as a pure light source. - Universal Compatibility: Natively designed for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Use your Mac's large screen or your iPhone's portability. Why Softbox Pro? - Flicker-Free Lighting: Optimized for high frame rate (FPS) video recordings. - Modern Design: Offers a user-friendly experience with its sleek, translucent Liquid Glass design. - Performance Focused: Thanks to its infrastructure developed with SwiftUI, it is battery-friendly and offers smooth animations. - Take your visual storytelling to the next level. Say goodbye to harsh flashes and start shaping your light with Softbox Pro!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Portable Softbox Pro at $4.99 against NDI PTZ Control's $19.99. NDI PTZ Control's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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
NDI PTZ Control costs $19.99 and Portable Softbox Pro $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NDI PTZ Control ships an update every 3 months, Portable Softbox Pro every 15 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | NDI PTZ Control | Portable Softbox Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BirdDog Australia PTY LTD | Yusuf Karan |
In-app purchases
NDI PTZ Control
No in-app purchases
Portable Softbox Pro
No in-app purchases
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