Comparison

Smart Trigger vs Camerama

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

Head to head
About

Smart Trigger

Control your compatible DSLR camera wirelessly from your smartphone. Offers modes for regular shots, long exposures, and time-lapses, allowing for advanced photography techniques up to 50 feet away.

Highlights
  • Wireless camera shutter release
  • Timed photography tasks
  • Delay starting moment
  • Manage exposure time
  • Set shooting interval
  • Control up to 50 ft away
  • Regular, Manual, and Timed Shot modes
Features
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Note: Smart Trigger apps requires Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Trigger hardware that is available through: http://www.satechi.net/smart-trigger Smart Trigger is an advanced DSLR camera shutter release app which can be used to release camera shutter, as well as to be programmed to run timed photography task, etc. Delay the starting moment, manage exposure time, set shooting interval or organize numbers of shots. It allows you to control camera shutter up to 50 ft away from a compatible DSLR camera. Using Bluetooth technology to link your DSLR camera to your smart phone, the Smart Trigger allows for precise control of your pictures with three different shooting modes: Regular Shot mode allows your smart phone to act as a wireless shutter for your camera. Simply touch the button on your smart phone to capture a picture – perfect for including the photographer in group shots! Manual Shot mode allows you to take long exposures in bulb mode. Featuring a focus button and a shutter lock, use Manual Shot for photographic techniques like star trails and light painting. Timed Shot mode converts your smart phone to a full-featured intervalometer. Use this mode to perform advanced photography techniques like time-lapses.

About

Camerama

Control multiple camera brands simultaneously with a single shutter press. Ideal for photographers, videographers, and live-streamers needing multi-angle shots and precise timing. Offers seamless switching between photo and video modes.

Highlights
  • One-shutter control for multiple cameras
  • Supports both video and photography
  • Ideal for multi-angle shots
  • Easy setup and syncing
  • Wide camera compatibility
  • Precise timing and synchronization
  • Streamlined interface
Features
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Got an iPhone and an iPad? Mirrorless? You've already got a multicam setup. Camerama brings the cameras you already own together into one simple, wireless multicamera workflow. No special hardware. No cables. ONE TAP. EVERY CAMERA. Start and stop your Bluetooth-enabled cameras together from your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. Running Sony and Canon? Add an iPhone. Throw in a GoPro. Mix brands. Camerama brings them together. GOT AN iPAD? YOU'VE GOT MULTICAM. Use your iPhone for one angle and your iPad for another. Just bought your first mirrorless? Your iPhone didn't stop being a great 4K camera. Use it as your B-cam. Or C-cam. Or D-cam! SHOOT ONCE. PUBLISH EVERYWHERE. Shoot 16:9 on your mirrorless or your iPad and 9:16 on a vertically mounted iPhone — at the same time. One performance gives you content ready for YouTube, Shorts, Reels and TikTok. And because your cameras start and stop together, your clips arrive in post already closely aligned. MAGIC MODE™ With compatible Sony and Canon cameras, press the shutter or record control on your main camera and Camerama triggers the others. No phone in your hand. No walking around starting cameras. YOUR CAMERAS. YOUR WAY. Camerama supports compatible cameras from Sony, Canon, Panasonic Lumix, Fujifilm, Nikon, Blackmagic Design and GoPro — plus iPhone and iPad. All trademarks are acknowledged. Camerama and Rocket Technology Group LLC are not affiliated with or endorsed by the manufacturers named above. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://support.camerama.us/t/camerama-privacy-policy/14 Our thanks to the manufacturers for creating the fabulous camera technology that makes Camerama possible. Each camera keeps doing what makes it special — Camerama brings them together through technology invented and patented by Rocket Technology Group LLC. Camerama Pro unlocks 3+ simultaneous cameras, unlimited video recording and automated FTP/NAS media ingest. You're already carrying a multicam studio. NOW USE IT Camerama — the wireless multicam kit for solo creators.

Screenshots

Smart Trigger4 screens
Camerama4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camerama at 100% against Smart Trigger's 29%. Camerama also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Smart Trigger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 15 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Camerama sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Smart Trigger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Camerama holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Smart Trigger's written reviews are positive against 100% of Camerama's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Trigger ships an update every 6 weeks, Camerama every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Smart Trigger versus Camerama: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart TriggerCamerama
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatechiRocket Technology Group LLC

Customer experience

Smart Trigger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

Camerama

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Trigger

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Camerama

Subscriptions4
  • One month subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • One Month Pro$7.991 Month
  • Six months subscription7 Days trial$24.996 Months
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  • One Year Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Smart Trigger free?
Smart Trigger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Camerama free?
Camerama is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Trigger or Camerama?
Camerama is rated higher. Smart Trigger averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Camerama averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Smart Trigger or Camerama have ads?
Neither Smart Trigger nor Camerama shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Trigger or Camerama?
Smart Trigger ships an update every 6 weeks, and Camerama every 15 months. Most recently, Smart Trigger was updated on October 5, 2026 and Camerama on September 28, 2026.

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