VILTROX Lens vs Ulanzi Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VILTROX Lens
This utility app connects to Viltrox lenses via Bluetooth, enabling remote control for focusing, including a one-touch infinity focus for astrophotography. It displays real-time focal length and aperture information and supports online firmware updates for improved performance. Users can also customize screen display styles.
- Bluetooth lens connection
- Remote focus control
- One-touch infinity focus
- Real-time focal length and aperture display
- Online lens firmware updates
- Customizable screen display styles
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主要功能： 1. 通过蓝牙连接唯卓仕镜头，进行控制。 2. 控制唯卓仕镜头进行对焦操作，并支持一键自动到达无限远。拍摄星空，一键可得。 3. 控制唯卓仕镜头获取实时的焦距光圈信息，掌握实时参数。 4. 在线热更新唯卓仕镜头，保持最新版本获得更优秀的对焦性能。 5. 设置不同风格的屏幕显示，更具有独特性。
Ulanzi Creator
This app offers smart control for lighting devices with customizable modes and effects. It also features a teleprompter for easy script reading and management, supporting various file formats and orientation changes.
- Bluetooth smart device control
- Adjustable bi-colour and RGB lighting
- Multiple light effects and custom adjustments
- Teleprompter with script import
- Portrait/landscape orientation support
- Customizable script display settings
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Ulanzi Creator provides creators with a smart, professional, and convenient all-in-one device control experience, helping you work more efficiently throughout the shooting and creative process. With Ulanzi Creator, you can quickly connect and manage Ulanzi smart devices, adjust device settings in real time, and easily create your ideal creative environment with multi-device control. Smart Connectivity • Fast Bluetooth device connection • Automatic discovery of nearby devices • Easy addition and management of smart devices Intelligent Control • Individual device control • Real-time device parameter adjustment • Multi-device control and coordination Professional Lighting & Ambience Control • Control bi-color and RGB lighting devices • Adjust brightness, color temperature, hue, saturation, and more • Multiple lighting effects for different scenes • Control fog machines to create a variety of shooting atmospheres • Adjust fog effects and duration Smart Teleprompter • Flexible teleprompter display settings • Quickly switch between teleprompter scripts • Supports image recognition and fast file import Ulanzi Creator will continue to expand its range of creative tools and smart devices, building a more complete smart creative ecosystem for creators.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ulanzi Creator at 2.0 against VILTROX Lens's 1.5. Ulanzi Creator also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 5%). VILTROX Lens's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (42 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ulanzi Creator holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VILTROX Lens has 42 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of VILTROX Lens's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ulanzi Creator's.
VILTROX Lens ships an update monthly, Ulanzi Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VILTROX Lens | Ulanzi Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (42 ratings) | 2.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳市雷影光电科技有限公司 | Shenzhen VIJIM Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
VILTROX Lens
Ulanzi Creator
Bugs and requests
VILTROX Lens
Reported bugs
11 issues- 🐛 Cannot create account
- 🐛 Verification codes not received
- 🐛 App hangs/freezes on login/register screen
- 🐛 Firmware update fails (stuck at 0%)
- 🐛 Cannot connect to lens via Bluetooth
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- 🐛 App cannot find lens
- 🐛 Email verification link not working
- 🐛 Login screen leads to black screen
- 🐛 App not working on iOS 26
- 🐛 Lenses bricked after app issues
- 🐛 Incompatible with USB-C lenses
Requested features
9 requests- Allow firmware download and manual transfer
- Improve server compatibility
- Offer descriptions in more languages
- Provide English language option
- Enable account creation on website to work with app
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- Fix app to work on iOS 26
- Allow manual firmware installation
- Improve app design and ease of use
- Make app fully bilingual
Ulanzi Creator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VILTROX Lens
No in-app purchases
Ulanzi Creator
No in-app purchases
