Comparison

Remote Legacy vs PairCamera

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

Head to head
About

Remote Legacy

Control and monitor your Filmic Pro camera wirelessly from a separate iOS device. Offers three modes: Control for full camera adjustments, Monitor for advanced video analytics, and Director for a clean preview feed. Ideal for complex camera setups and remote production monitoring.

Highlights
  • Wireless camera control
  • Real-time video monitoring
  • Advanced video analytics (waveform, vectorscope, histogram)
  • Start/stop recording
  • Focus and exposure control
  • Preset management
  • Director's clean preview
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Filmic Remote v3 is now called Remote Legacy. Filmic Remote v4 is now integrated directly into Filmic Pro v7.5. Remote Legacy is designed for use with Filmic Pro v7.4.2 and earlier (including Filmic Legacy). It offers wireless control and monitoring of your Filmic Pro experience. Filmic Remote puts your spare iOS devices into the production process. Remote v3 offers three modes of capability: Control, Monitor and Director. Control mode provides the familiar Filmic Pro interface for complete remote camera control over hard to reach camera placements such as sliders, jib arms, car mounts, microphone stand or other compelling live event camera placements. Set up your Filmic Pro device and then control all settings and recordings from the Remote: - Start/Stop record functions. - Focus/exposure reticle placement and locking. - Dual arc slider manual controls for focus and exposure. - Pull-to-point focus and exposure pulls. - Create and load Filmic Pro presets from Filmic Remote. Monitor mode gives you cinema production capability for a fraction of the cost, offering a four-up display with the following powerful analytics: - Video preview: Reference video for use with analytics screens. - Waveform monitor: Visually identifies signal brightness segmented from left to right across a video feed. Used in conjunction with the video preview it can provide a quick snapshot of brightness in your video. - Vectorscope: Displays color saturation, by channel, across the entire image. - Histograms: RGB composite, Luminance, Zone and RGB channel. Director mode provides a clean video preview. This is perfect for providing a director, producer or crew with a device to monitor the production remotely. You can switch between modes on the fly to check analytics and composition. Remote can also be set up in ‘preview-only’ mode allowing a camera operator to perform all controls from the device running Filmic Pro and allowing the Remote to be used solely for monitoring. Create your mobile studio today with Filmic Remote! Notes: - The use of Filmic Remote on one iOS device requires the simultaneous use of Filmic Pro on an additional device. Both devices must be running iOS 13 or later. - Filmic Remote connects to Filmic Pro using Wi-Fi either on an established network or using a peer-to-peer network (for using in areas where a Wi-Fi network is not present). - Filmic Remote can connect to any iPhone or iPad running Filmic Pro and is not cross platform.

About

PairCamera

Capture photos and videos remotely with your device. Control camera functions like zoom, focus, flash, and timer from a distance. Switch between front and rear cameras for versatile shooting options.

Highlights
  • Remote photo and video capture
  • Zoom in/out control
  • Focus adjustment
  • Flash mode toggle
  • Timer settings (3s, 5s, 10s)
  • Switch between front and rear cameras
Features
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"PairCamera" can take a shoot from a distance. And you can check the photo(s) too. 【List of remote control 】 ・Taking a photo/movie ・Zoom in/out ・Focus on ・FlashMode on/off ・TimerSet 3s/5s/10s ・SwitchCamera rear/front 【You can use something like this】 ・Put iphone on Drone and shoot a movie.

Screenshots

Remote Legacy4 screens
PairCamera1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PairCamera at 4.1 against Remote Legacy's 1.9. PairCamera also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 19%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.1). Remote Legacy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. PairCamera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Remote Legacy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PairCamera holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 132 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Remote Legacy's written reviews are positive against 53% of PairCamera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Remote Legacy versus PairCamera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote LegacyPairCamera
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (114 ratings)4.1 (132 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews52.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114132 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Mako Muraoka Yudai Muraoka

Customer experience

Remote Legacy

All ratings114 ratings
Positive18.4%
Neutral7.9%
Negative73.7%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral13.9%
Negative67.2%

PairCamera

All ratings132 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral17.6%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

Remote Legacy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Remote app not detecting connected devices
  • Inability to switch between connected devices
  • Tint slider and other controls not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to control multiple devices simultaneously
  • Support for vertical video and portrait mode
  • Reduce latency for real-time monitoring
  • Add option to delete/favorite recordings from remote

PairCamera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Remote Legacy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PairCamera

One-time1
  • Paid version$0.99

Questions

Is Remote Legacy free?
Remote Legacy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PairCamera free?
PairCamera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remote Legacy or PairCamera?
PairCamera is rated higher. Remote Legacy averages 1.9 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while PairCamera averages 4.1 from 132 ratings.
Do Remote Legacy or PairCamera have ads?
Neither Remote Legacy nor PairCamera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Legacy or PairCamera?
Remote Legacy ships an update monthly, and PairCamera monthly. Most recently, Remote Legacy was updated on September 19, 2026 and PairCamera on September 22, 2026.

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