Capture Pilot vs Air Remote Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capture Pilot
This app allows photographers to remotely view, zoom, rate, and tag high-resolution images during a shoot. It can also transform your device into a virtual camera display for remote camera control and capture parameter adjustments.
- Remote image viewing, zooming, and panning
- Image rating and tagging
- Live view with compatible digital backs
- Geotagging of images
- Remote camera firing and parameter control
- Virtual camera display
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Use your iOS device to remotely view, zoom, rate, and tag high-resolution images during a photography shoot. Plus, combine Capture Pilot with the additional “Camera Control” in-app purchase to transform your iOS device into a virtual camera display, so you can remotely fire your camera and control essential capture parameters from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. For use with photo editing software Capture One Pro, Capture Pilot is the perfect tool for teams and multi-user shoots, while clients can use it to review shots in real-time and better communicate with photographers. “Whether it is clients, make-up artists, wardrobe stylists or photographers, or anyone who needs to keep an eye on the shoot, Capture Pilot allows them to see every detail of what is being shot. Most importantly, it successfully engages the entire team in the photographic process." - Daryn Labier, Blast Digital Studio “In all, I’m extremely impressed with Phase One’s iOS application Capture Pilot. It enhances the creative process in ways that you won’t be able to predict.” - Mike Hagen, Nikonians --------------- KEY FEATURES --------------- VIEW AND BROWSE - Wirelessly view, zoom and pan high-resolution DSLR and medium format RAW, JPEG and TIFF images during a shoot. - Unique and easy-to-use rating and tagging feature enables clients or staff in the studio or on remote locations to participate in the shoot and to provide instant feedback. LIVE VIEW WITH PHASE ONE IQ250 and IQ3 (CMOS) DIGITAL BACKS - Work wirelessly with remote live viewing functionality with a Phase One IQ250 and IQ3 50MP camera system, turning your mobile device into an electronic viewfinder. GEOTAGGING OF IMAGES WITH PHASE ONE IQ CAMERA SYSTEMS - Record location data and geotag your images 'CAMERA CONTROL' IN-APP PURCHASE - Connect directly to a Phase One IQ2 or IQ3 series digital back to remotely fire and control your camera and check capture previews directly on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Free for Phase One Digital Back users. - Connect your camera to a Mac or Windows computer running Capture One Pro and use your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to remotely fire and control your Canon, Nikon, Sony, Phase One, Leaf or Mamiya camera. - Control your camera’s most important capture parameters on a virtual camera display: ISO sensitivity, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, and exposure compensation. ------- NOTES ------- To check for supported cameras and tethering support visit: https://www.captureone.com/features/supported-cameras Capture One Pro (11.1 or later) with supported camera tethered connection is required when pairing the camera control app with a Sony camera. Capture Pilot can connect directly over Wi-Fi to a Phase One IQ2 or IQ3 Digital back. Focus controls is currently only supported when used directly with a Wi-Fi capable IQ Digital Back running Feature Update 4. Capture Pilot can also connect over Wi-Fi to Capture One Pro (versions 20, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7 and 6) for browsing Capture One collections, or for control of supported cameras tethered to Capture One. Capture Pilot can use the GPS unit in your device to access and record location data. Synchronization of the recorded location data with images can happen either simultaneously when Capture Pilot is connected to a Phase One IQ2 or IQ3 digital back, or when the Capture Pilot connection is re-established later. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life, therefore a “Turn Geo tagging Off” timer option is available in the Capture Pilot preferences. You can download a trial version of Capture One Pro from www.captureone.com/en/download-trial
Air Remote Mobile
Control Canon and Nikon cameras wirelessly from your iOS device. Transfer images, adjust settings, and utilize advanced features like time lapse and focus stacking. Ideal for remote shooting without internet access.
- Wireless camera control
- Image transfer (RAW/JPEG)
- Live view
- Remote camera settings adjustment
- Time lapse
- Focus stacking
- Image review on iOS device
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The Air Remote Mobile Tethering App, from Tether Tools, has compatibility with Canon and Nikon cameras and is a free companion software for the Air Direct Wireless Tethering System and the Case Air Wireless Tethering System. This software will only work in conjunction with Tether Tools wireless hardware devices. To verify camera compatibility or to purchase a wireless tethering system, visit www.tethertools.com/wireless. Air Remote is a powerful and versatile camera control system providing seamless wireless communications. Transfer RAW or JPEG images from most Nikon and Canon cameras to iOS devices. Internet access is not needed, so shooting in remote locations is simple. Control many of the camera functions and settings from your iOS device including live view, creative modes, auto-focus, aperture, shutter, ISO and more. Also, Air Remote adds features which may not be available in-camera like focus-peaking and touch focus. Instantly review full resolution images as they are being shot or review images directly from the camera’s media card. Review images on larger and remote screens for composition, lighting and focus. Advanced Air Remote features include time lapse, focus stacking, bracketing, video and more. Send images to the cloud for seamless backup or instantly share on online all within the Air Remote App. For additional information please visit our FAQ page: https://www.tethertools.com/faq
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Air Remote Mobile at none against Capture Pilot's 1. Air Remote Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Capture Pilot's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 22%) and ratings volume (97 vs 27). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Capture Pilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Air Remote Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for Capture Pilot against 2.5 for Air Remote Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Capture Pilot's written reviews are positive against 22% of Air Remote Mobile's.
Capture Pilot ships an update every 4 months, Air Remote Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Capture Pilot | Air Remote Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (97 ratings) | 2.5 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews — better | 22.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Capture One A/S | Imaging Brands, Inc. |
Customer experience
Capture Pilot
Air Remote Mobile
Bugs and requests
Capture Pilot
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes every 10-15 minutes
- Server connection failures
- Camera controls not functioning
- Focus button greyed out despite camera capability
- Photos fail to load from large libraries
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- Adjustment application causes crashes
- Force quit on M1 iPad Pro with larger files
- Freezing when swiping through images during import
- In-app purchase not syncing across devices
- Restore purchase button non-functional
- App crashes after a few minutes on older iOS
- Pixelated image rendering
- Connection drops during fast shooting
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Camera not recognized despite being connected
Requested features
13 requests- Live view compatibility for remote shooting
- Full Capture One editing tools on mobile
- Camera control without additional purchase
- AppleTV wireless display support
- Bluetooth connectivity without WiFi
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- Image tagging and commenting features
- Print functionality
- Download to device option
- Cross-device purchase sharing
- Histogram display
- Shutter mode and timer controls
- Improved UI with dropdown menus instead of dial controls
- Retina display optimization
Air Remote Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Capture Pilot
- Camera Control$14.99
Air Remote Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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