Comparison

Blackmagic Remote Monitor vs Marker for Creators

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

Head to head
About

Blackmagic Remote Monitor

Stream your DaVinci Resolve viewer in real-time to multiple devices, including computers and mobile devices. Facilitates color-accurate HDR viewing for remote collaboration among creative professionals, enabling seamless synchronization.

Highlights
  • Live stream DaVinci Resolve viewer
  • Multi-device streaming (computers, iPads, iPhones)
  • Color accurate HDR viewing
  • Remote collaboration
  • Low latency H.264/H.265 stream
  • Firewall friendly connection
Features
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With Blackmagic Remote Monitor you can live stream from supported Blackmagic products to multiple computers, iPads or even iPhones at the same time. Remote streaming allows simultaneous color accurate HDR viewing so directors, producers, editors, colorists and other creatives can stay in sync and collaborate anywhere in the world. For example with remote color grading, you can even stream and display a very low latency H.264 or H.265, 8 or 10 bit stream as setup by the DaVinci Resolve Studio system making this ideal for colorists working remotely from their DaVinci Resolve system. Using Blackmagic Cloud to pass a unique session password to the clients, Blackmagic Remote Monitor works without complicated VPNs and passes through most firewalls so everyone can simply connect. Blackmagic products which stream: Blackmagic Streaming Encoder HD and 4K ATEM Mini, ATEM Television Studio and ATEM Constellation live production switchers Blackmagic URSA Cine, Blackmagic PYXIS, Blackmagic URSA Broadcast cameras HyperDeck Studio, HyperDeck Shuttle disk recorders DaVinci Resolve Studio Blackmagic Camera for iOS

About

Marker for Creators

Streamline video editing by marking key moments directly while filming. This app allows creators to add timecoded notes and highlights from their iPhone or Apple Watch, exporting them seamlessly into editing software to save hours of review time.

Highlights
  • Instant marker creation with single tap
  • Up to 16 customizable marker colors
  • IN/OUT markers with long-press
  • Marker notes for context
  • Apple Watch integration for on-the-go marking
  • Direct export to DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen for quick access
Features
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Edit rough cuts 4x faster by marking moments while filming. »The biggest workflow upgrade since keyboard shortcuts. We've spent years shaving seconds off our edits. This one saves hours.« Marker for Creators is the best way for videographers, podcasters, and content teams to speed up a video rough cuts.  Stop rewatching hours of footage. Set highlights while filming via your iPhone or Apple Watch - directly into your editing timeline. Perfect for long sessions, events, interviews, podcasts, and multi-camera shoots. While shooting, you notice great moments all the time. A reaction. A highlight. A take you defenitely know you will use. Or you know you’ll have to cut out. But on a busy set there’s no time to note something. And syncing notes would be super painful anyways. How cool would it be, to just press a button, which would appear in your editing timeline? That’s exactly what Marker for Creators does. "Editing a sports game used to take me 2 hours. Now I'm done in 30 minutes" – Joshua Schwartz, Sports Videographer CORE FEATUTES: Create Timeline Markers on set: • Add markers with a single tap • Markers are placed onto your video clips instead of onto the timeline (so your markers stay in the correct position in editing) • Add Notes to Markers, visible in your NLE • Lock In/Out Markers • Create Marker Presets for different kind of shoots Timeline Creation • Automatically add video clips to timelines while filming • The Companion app automatically opens up your project with your timelines prebuilt Scan to connect Camera • Scan the timecode of any camera to connect it to Marker for Creators in seconds! One-Click-Workflow The Companion app (Mac & PC) syncs & detects which footage on your PC belongs to your Marker session, connects it and you just click "Play". Marker will create a DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro project with all videos, timelines & markers onto your video clips - so you can jump into editing within 10 seconds. Academy • Easy & fast setup for all kinds for cameras and supported editing software Apple Watch Support • Add markers & create timelines – directly from your wrist • Ideal for run-and-gun setups, events, and busy shoots Timecode Modes • Time-of-Day – matches real-world TOD timecode • External Timecode – Sync to Tentacle Sync, Ambient Lockit, LTC, Visual Timecode & more! • Rec Run – follows your recording start Professional Workflow Export • Export directly into DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro • Share sessions with your editor or team Perfect for: Video production and filmmaking Podcast recording and editing Live event documentation Interviews and meetings Sports and performance analysis Any recording scenario requiring precise time markers How it works: 1. Start a recording session 2. Tap markers, add notes & create timelines while filming 3. Stop the session 4. Open the Companion on Mac or PC 5. Press play and start editing right away Marker for Creators is the fastest way to take live timecode notes while filming and get them straight into your editing tools. Edit faster, earn more, stress less. – Marker for Creators. Terms of use: https://markerforcreators.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://markerforcreators.com/privacy

Screenshots

Blackmagic Remote Monitor4 screens
Marker for Creators4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blackmagic Remote Monitor at none against Marker for Creators's 14. Marker for Creators's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Marker for Creators sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Blackmagic Remote Monitor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Blackmagic Remote Monitor against 3.8 for Marker for Creators. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Blackmagic Remote Monitor's written reviews are positive against 45% of Marker for Creators's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackmagic Remote Monitor ships an update every 3 months, Marker for Creators every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blackmagic Remote Monitor versus Marker for Creators: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackmagic Remote MonitorMarker for Creators
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (30 ratings) — better3.8 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews45.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB99 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperBlackmagic Design Incichbinjona.com

Customer experience

Blackmagic Remote Monitor

All ratings30 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative53.3%

Marker for Creators

All ratings23 ratings
Positive65.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

In-app purchases

None

Blackmagic Remote Monitor

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Marker for Creators

Subscriptions12
  • Marker Pro • Early Bird (Monthly)$1.491 Month
  • Marker Pro • Early Bird (Monthly)$3.491 Month
  • Marker Pro$3.491 Month
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  • Marker Pro$4.991 Month
  • Marker Pro (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Marker Pro (Weekly)$5.997 Days
  • Marker Pro (Weekly)$7.997 Days
  • Marker Pro (Monthly)$10.991 Month
  • Marker Pro (Yearly)$39.991 Year
  • Marker Pro (Yearly)$59.991 Year
  • Marker Pro (Yearly)1 Month trial2 variants$78.001 Year
  • Marker Pro (Yearly)$78.001 Year
One-time1
  • Marker Pro • Founders Edition$349.00

Questions

Is Blackmagic Remote Monitor free?
Blackmagic Remote Monitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marker for Creators free?
Marker for Creators is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blackmagic Remote Monitor or Marker for Creators?
Blackmagic Remote Monitor is rated higher. Blackmagic Remote Monitor averages 3.9 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Marker for Creators averages 3.8 from 23 ratings.
Do Blackmagic Remote Monitor or Marker for Creators have ads?
Neither Blackmagic Remote Monitor nor Marker for Creators shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blackmagic Remote Monitor or Marker for Creators?
Blackmagic Remote Monitor ships an update every 3 months, and Marker for Creators every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blackmagic Remote Monitor was updated on September 22, 2026 and Marker for Creators on September 18, 2026.

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