Comparison

Control Wifi Sony Camera App vs Remote Camera Control via Air

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

Head to head
About

Control Wifi Sony Camera App

Wirelessly control your Sony camera from your smartphone. Capture photos and record videos remotely, adjusting settings like shutter speed and ISO. Supports a wide range of Alpha, Cyber-shot, and Action Cam models.

Highlights
  • Wireless remote shooting
  • Adjust shutter speed
  • Adjust exposure
  • Adjust ISO
  • Adjust exposure compensation
  • Take photos
  • Record movies
Features
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Control your Sony camera wirelessly with just a few touches. The applications support a wide range of Alpha and Cyber-shot Sony cameras, just connect and do the captures remotely through the app. It will walk you through for detailed steps when you first launch. Features: - Take pictures from up to as much as Wifi range allow - Adjust different parameter with ease, including: shutter speed, exposure, ISO, exposure compensation - Take photo/ record movies Supported devices: RX100 V (Dsc-RX100M5) RX10 M III (DSC-RX10M3) HX80 (DSC-HX80) RX1R II (DSC-RX1RM2) RX100 IV (DSC-RX100M4) RX10 II (DSC-RX10M2) HX90 (DSC-HX90) WX500 (DSC-WX500) RX100 III HX60V (DSC-HX60V) HX400V (DSC-HX400V) α6500 (ILCE-6500) α6300 (A6300) α7S II (ILCE-7SM2) α7R II (ILCE-7RM2) α7S (A7S) α5100 (A5100) α6000 (ILCE-6000) α5000 (ILCE-5000) α7R (ILCE-7R/B) α7 (ILCE-7/B) Alpha NEX-5R Alpha NEX-5T (NEX-5T) Alpha NEX-6 (NEX-6) Action Cam FDR-X3000 (FDR-X3000) Action Cam HDR-AS50 (HDR-AS50) Action Cam HDR AS20 (HDR-AS20) Action Cam HDR-AS100 (HDR-AS100) Action Cam HDR-AS300 (HDR-AS300) Action Cam HDR-AS200 Action Cam FDR-X1000 (FDR-X1000) Action Cam Mini HDR-AZ1 (HDR-AZ1) Action Cam HDR-AS15 (HDR-AS15) Action Cam HDR-AS30 (HDR-AS30) α1 (I, II) α7 II α7 III α7 IV α7R III α7R IV α7R V α7S III α7C (I, II) α7C R α9 (I, II, III) α6100 α6400 α6600 α6700 FX3 FX30 RX1R III RX10 III RX10 IV RX100 VI RX100 VII ZV-1 ZV-1 II ZV-1F ZV-E1 ZV-E10 ZV-E10 II HX90V HX99 Developed with Camera Remote API by Sony If you choose to purchase the subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. If you don’t choose to purchase any subscription, you can simply continue using the app for free with limited functions. Privacy:https://sites.google.com/view/huong-nguyen-privacy/home Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/huongnguyenterms/home

About

Remote Camera Control via Air

Control your iPhone/iPad camera remotely using another device. Features manual settings, various photo and video formats, and advanced grid overlays. Save media to external drives or custom folders.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Manual camera settings
  • Camera preview on second device
  • Multiple photo/video formats
  • Customizable grid overlays
  • Save to external drives
  • Time-lapse and slow-motion video
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The app for remote control of an iPhone/iPad camera using another iPhone/iPad. The two devices use peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, which allows the devices to communicate directly, even if they are not on the same Wi-Fi infrastructure network. This technology is used by AirPlay, AirDrop, etc. In other words, Internet access or a Wi-Fi router is NOT needed. The maximum distance at which a connection can be maintained between two devices is about 20 foot. The app has the following features: • Control the iPhone/iPad camera using another iPhone/iPad. • Show the camera preview image on another iPhone/iPad. • You can enable the use of the device's camera when the same device acts as a screen. Disabled by default. • Manual camera settings, including frame rate settings. • Save camera settings to a list of settings for different situations. Read more about this below. • Lock camera settings with one button. • Select video format from 144p to 4K. • Pause during video recording. • Capturing photos in video recording mode. With the dimensions of the selected video format. • Save photos in HEIC, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, Apple ProRAW formats (if supported by the device). • Taking photos at 48 MP resolution. If the device has cameras that support this resolution. • Various grid options, including the ability to display your own PNG grid file. PNG file must have a transparent background. It is possible to select the thickness of the grid lines. The overlay grid image of the PNG file can be shifted. The PNG file image shifting feature is made for adaptation to the Video Telescope Collimation proposed by Dr. Leon Palmer (https://rigelsys.com/video collimation.html). • A series of photos with a custom time interval between photos and the number of photos in a series. • Overlay photos for subsequent combination of different photos or videos. To overlay a PNG file grid, you need to use a different function in the grid settings. • Averaging a series of frames to remove moving objects. • Slow motion video. • Time-lapse video. • Cinematic video stabilization. • Mirror image flipping on the device acting as a screen. • Timer. • Selecting a location to save photos and videos (including an external drive). In the photo library of the "Photos" app. In the folder of this app or any other app that has a folder in the "Files" app. On an external drive connected to the iPhone/iPad, while the external drive can be encrypted. You can even record video to an external drive, but for this, the write speed to the external drive must be high enough. When saving to something other than the photo library of the "Photos" app, you can create and change subfolders for saving within the already selected location for saving photos and videos. Use the text input field "Subfolder for saving". Using the "/" symbol, you can write several nested folders. For example: "Subfolder/Subsubfolder/SubSubSubfolder/". The nesting level of folders is not limited. • Customize the file name when saving to something other than the photo library in the "Photos" app. Sequence number, date and time, prefix, suffix. • Control the camera "shutter" using the volume buttons or "shutter" remote control button (a selfie stick button, a bluetooth "shutter" remote control button). • Silent mode. • Selecting a camera if the device has several cameras. The frame rate of the device acting as a screen is also adjustable. By reducing the frame rate, you can reduce energy consumption and, therefore, battery life. This is especially important if you are using a very old iPhone/iPad with a weak battery as a screen. The app can be used without a second device, for taking photos and videos with manual camera settings. In the app settings, you can configure the app to launch as a camera, without having to select. The app can work on iOS 12 and newer. This makes it possible to use old iPhones starting with the iPhone 5S and newer as a screen. IMPORTANT!!! SEE THE "HELP" SECTION IN THE APP!

Screenshots

Control Wifi Sony Camera App4 screens
Remote Camera Control via Air4 screens

Verdict

The call

Control Wifi Sony Camera App and Remote Camera Control via Air both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Remote Camera Control via Air's written reviews are positive against 6% of Control Wifi Sony Camera App's. Control Wifi Sony Camera App's advantage is ratings volume (144 vs 22). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Control Wifi Sony Camera App sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Remote Camera Control via Air sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Control Wifi Sony Camera App against 4.0 for Remote Camera Control via Air. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control Wifi Sony Camera App has 144 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 6% of Control Wifi Sony Camera App's written reviews are positive against 70% of Remote Camera Control via Air's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Wifi Sony Camera App ships an update monthly, Remote Camera Control via Air every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Control Wifi Sony Camera App versus Remote Camera Control via Air: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Wifi Sony Camera AppRemote Camera Control via Air
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (144 ratings)4.0 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews5.6% of reviews70.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144 — better22
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuong NguyenDmitriy Kharutskiy

Customer experience

Control Wifi Sony Camera App

All ratings144 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive5.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative88.9%

Remote Camera Control via Air

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral11.4%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Control Wifi Sony Camera App

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly with 3 days trial3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly with 7 days trial$2.991 Month
  • Weekly plus with 3 days trial$2.997 Days
Show 6 more
  • 6 Months with 7 days trial$3.996 Months
  • 1 Year with 7 days trial$4.991 Year
  • Weekly Offer7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • 6 Months plus - 7 days trial7 Days trial$9.996 Months
  • 1 Year Plus with 7 days trial7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annually Offer1 Month trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$4.99
1 purchases

Remote Camera Control via Air

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is Control Wifi Sony Camera App free?
Control Wifi Sony Camera App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remote Camera Control via Air free?
Remote Camera Control via Air is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control Wifi Sony Camera App or Remote Camera Control via Air?
Control Wifi Sony Camera App and Remote Camera Control via Air are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 144 and 22 ratings respectively.
Do Control Wifi Sony Camera App or Remote Camera Control via Air have ads?
Neither Control Wifi Sony Camera App nor Remote Camera Control via Air shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control Wifi Sony Camera App or Remote Camera Control via Air?
Control Wifi Sony Camera App ships an update monthly, and Remote Camera Control via Air every 2 months. Most recently, Control Wifi Sony Camera App was updated on November 3, 2026 and Remote Camera Control via Air on November 4, 2026.

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