Action Control vs OWC Drive Speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Control
Transform your Apple Watch into a powerful remote for your GoPro. Seamlessly control recording, monitor battery and storage, and tag key moments. Find your misplaced camera with an audible alert.
- GoPro remote control
- Real-time battery and storage alerts
- Multi-camera synchronization
- Highlight key moments
- Switch shooting modes
- Camera locator with sound
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Action Control: Your GoPro's Perfect Partner Turn your Apple Watch into a powerful GoPro remote controller. Designed for adventurers, Action Control ensures you capture every thrilling moment without missing a beat. Compatible with a wide range of GoPro models including Hero8 Black, Hero9 Black, Hero10 Black, Hero11 Black, Hero11 Black Mini, Hero12 Black, Hero13 Black offering seamless integration. Key Features: Quick Capture: Start/stop recording on your GoPro with a simple tap. Real-Time Alerts: Monitor your GoPro's battery and storage status live. Multi-Camera Sync: Control multiple GoPros for epic multi-angle shots. Effortless Tagging: Highlight key moments for easy editing. Flexible Shooting Modes: Switch between photo, video, and timelapse modes effortlessly. One hand control: Start/stop recording and make highlights with just a single hand. Camera Locator: Misplaced your GoPro? With a simple touch, activate the camera's sound to easily find it, whether it's hidden in the grass or behind cushions. Upgrade your GoPro experience with Action Control. Capture every adventure perfectly with just a touch. Master your moments.
OWC Drive Speed
Monitor and optimize video transfer speeds between your iPhone and external drives. Verify data transfer rates and storage limits to ensure seamless file exchanges and prevent dropped frames.
- Real-time speed monitoring
- Supports SSDs, USB drives, and memory card readers
- Customizable transfer tests (format, FPS, duration)
- Historical data analysis
- Export and share speed results
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OWC Drive Speed is designed for iOS users who need to monitor and optimize video transfers between their iPhone and external drives. Whether you’re a motion picture or family video filmmaker, you can’t leave the perfect shot up to chance. OWC Drive Speed verifies video data transfer rates and storage limits with attached drives to your iPhone. Now you can ensure seamless, efficient file exchanges, fewer dropped frames, and the peace of mind knowing you have the storage capacity needed to capture everything. Drive Speed Highlights Real-Time Speed Monitoring Accurate data rates to understand whether your phone and storage setup can support high-quality video. Multiple Device Support Drive Speed supports a wide range of external storage devices, including SSDs, USB drives, and even memory card readers. Find Your Setting Customize iPhone transfer tests by choosing the video format, frames per second, and duration. Measure transfer speeds for options so you have a comprehensive overview of your device's performance under different scenarios. Historical Data Analysis Track and analyze historical transfer speeds over time. Save your results with different settings and drives to help you optimize your workflow. Sharing Your Results Export speed data and share your transfer speed results with colleagues or friends. Analyze the data on different platforms or collaborate with others for troubleshooting or optimizing data transfer processes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OWC Drive Speed at Free against Action Control's $4.99. OWC Drive Speed also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Action Control's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
OWC Drive Speed is free to download; Action Control costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OWC Drive Speed holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Action Control's written reviews are positive against 50% of OWC Drive Speed's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Action Control ships an update every 3 weeks, OWC Drive Speed every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Action Control | OWC Drive Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gribovski Sergey | OWC |
Customer experience
Action Control
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In-app purchases
Action Control
No in-app purchases
OWC Drive Speed
No in-app purchases
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