Remote Shutter vs Rhea Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Shutter
Transform two devices into a wireless camera system without internet or Wi-Fi. Control your camera remotely with a live preview, perfect for group shots, selfies, and creative photography.
- Wireless remote shutter up to 50 feet
- Live camera preview
- Remote camera and flash control
- Adjustable photo timer
- Remote video recording
- Direct device-to-device connection
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Turn any two devices into a wireless remote camera system — no internet, no router, no account needed. Just connect and shoot. Remote Shutter uses peer-to-peer technology to link two devices directly. One becomes the camera, the other becomes your remote control with a live monitor. Perfect for group photos, selfies, tripod shots, creative angles, and hands-free photography. NEW — MULTICAM: UP TO FOUR CAMERAS, ONE DIRECTOR - Connect up to four iPhones as cameras and see every angle live in a grid - One synced shutter fires photos or video on every camera at the same instant - Footage collects automatically to the director, time-aligned for editing - Set frame rate, resolution, aspect ratio, HDR and focus for every camera from the director - Interviews, music, sports, dance, unboxings — shoot every angle at once FULL MAC SUPPORT - Use your Mac as the camera: built-in, USB and pro webcams, even your iPhone via Continuity Camera - Switch between every camera connected to your Mac, live from your iPhone - Or flip it: use your Mac's big screen as a director's monitor for your iPhone camera FEATURES - Control your camera from your Apple Watch — trigger the shutter from your wrist - Selfies and group shots on the sharp rear camera — frame yourself from the remote's live preview - Wireless remote shutter from up to 50 feet away - Live camera preview on your remote device - Switch cameras remotely — front/back on iPhone, any connected camera on Mac - Camera flash control - Adjustable photo timer - Record video remotely — choose 24/30/60 fps, 1080p or 4K, aspect ratio and HDR from the remote - Tap to focus on the remote's live preview (Pro) - Works with iPhone, iPad, and Mac - No internet or Wi-Fi network required — direct device-to-device connection (just keep Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on) HOW TO USE 1. Open Remote Shutter on two devices 2. Devices connect automatically via peer-to-peer 3. Choose which device is the camera and which is the remote 4. Start shooting from anywhere in the room! Whether you're directing four iPhones on a music video, shooting products with a pro camera on your Mac, directing from the big screen, or setting up a family photo, Remote Shutter gives you full wireless control of your camera from another device.
Rhea Cam
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Rhea Cam makes your iPhone or iPad a reels studio, a document scanner that signs and stamps, and a sharp webcam for your Mac. Reels and scans work on the device alone. The webcam needs the Rhea Cam app on a Mac on the same Wi-Fi. REELS STUDIO • Record upright 9:16 videos in 1080p or 4K at 30 or 60 fps, with stabilisation, timer, grid, safe zone and a teleprompter close to the lens • Templates guide you clip by clip: Hook + 3 tips, Before/after, Step by step, Story and Product • Auto-cut removes long pauses and "ums"; captions and zooms follow the cut • Captions word by word or as a line, recognised on your device • Fast zooms at every new sentence, five looks, film grain, cinema bars or a film strip, texts with styles and animations • Speed per clip, cut a clip in two, and picture in picture with a second video or photo • Hand gestures: an open palm starts and stops the recording, a victory sign zooms • Blur background: a sharp 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9 strip with the same picture blurred around it • Beauty with five sliders (skin, glow, slim, eyes, lips), live in the viewfinder and in the finished reel • Photos like the viewfinder; several clips make one reel • Export in 1080×1920, play it in the app, share it or save it to Photos SCAN AND SIGN • Apple's document scanner finds the page, takes it by itself and straightens it • Scanner look removes shadows and grey paper; text recognition on your device makes the PDF searchable • Sign with your finger, or use a photo of your signature or stamp: the paper becomes transparent. Place it on any page, move it, resize it and save a new PDF • PDFs from other apps ("Open with" or "Share") can be signed too • Scans and reels are in the Files app; send a scan to your Mac with one tap WEBCAM FOR YOUR MAC • Your camera goes over the local network to your Mac and becomes the camera "Rhea Cam" in FaceTime, Teams, Zoom, Meet and other apps • 480p up to 4K, or 1080p at 60 fps; front or back camera, torch, zoom, tap to focus • The viewfinder shows what the others see, with look, Beauty and effects from the Mac • Your device can also be the microphone and a remote control for Rhea Cam on the Mac • Pocket mode: black screen, the camera keeps running • Record in full quality, up to 4K; the movie goes to Movies › Rhea Cam on your Mac MORE IN THE MAC APP • Up to four cameras with a director that switches by hand, on a timer or by voice • Camera look: background blur or replacement, Beauty, lighting, name banner and logo • Rhea Studio: screen recordings with your device as the camera bubble (macOS 15 or later) • Edit: cut in the transcript, remove filler words, show notes with chapters, thumbnails and clips for reels • Live translated captions, meeting translation and minutes, transcripts of audio files (macOS 26) HOW IT WORKS WITH A MAC 1. Open Rhea Cam on your Mac and allow its camera extension once in System Settings. 2. Open Rhea Cam on your iPhone or iPad, allow access, and tap your Mac. 3. In your video call app, choose "Rhea Cam" as the camera. REQUIREMENTS • Reel captions work in the languages your device can recognise offline • For the webcam: a Mac with the Rhea Cam app (macOS 13 or later) on the same local network • Keep Rhea Cam open while streaming (iOS stops the camera when locked); use pocket mode • Your call app keeps its own microphone; the phone microphone is for Rhea Cam on the Mac PRIVACY Rhea Cam sends nothing to anyone: no account, no ads, no tracking, no telemetry, no server in between. Reels, captions, Beauty, scans and signatures are made on your device. The live video goes directly to your Mac, encrypted with WebRTC; recordings and scans go only to your own Mac on your local network. Works with FaceTime, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and other apps that let you choose a camera. Third-party names are trademarks of their respective owners; Rhea Cam is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Rhea Cam is made by Schweizerpunkt GmbH, Switzerland.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rhea Cam at none against Remote Shutter's 6. On price, update cadence, 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. Remote Shutter sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Rhea Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Remote Shutter ships an update every 6 days, Rhea Cam every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Shutter | Rhea Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Security Union LLC | Schweizerpunkt GmbH |
In-app purchases
Remote Shutter
- Tap to Focus$1.99
- 4-Camera Multicam$4.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- Torch Control$5.99
- Video Recording$7.99
- Pro: All Features$14.99
Rhea Cam
No in-app purchases
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