Comparison

Remote Lens vs MySkyPics

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

Head to head
About

Remote Lens

Features
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Remote Lens is your ultimate companion for Canon camera enthusiasts and will never require an account. Seamlessly connect your Canon camera to your device and unlock a world of photographic possibilities. With Remote Lens, you can effortlessly capture stunning photos, add GPS tags to keep track of your shooting locations, and utilize the intervalometer feature for time-lapse photography. Key Features: Easy Connection: Quickly connect your Canon camera to your device without the hassle of account creation. GPS Tagging: Automatically add GPS tags to your photos, making it easy to remember where each shot was taken. Intervalometer: Set up time-lapse sequences with ease, perfect for capturing dynamic scenes over time. User-Friendly Interface: Enjoy a smooth and intuitive user experience designed to enhance your photography workflow. Remote Lens is designed to provide a seamless and efficient photography experience, allowing you to focus on what matters most: capturing the perfect shot. Download Remote Lens today and take your photography to the next level for free. Tested with a Canon EOS R6, most likely works with all cameras in the R series, and probably M series too.

About

MySkyPics

Organize and share your astronomy photos and observations. Catalog thousands of celestial objects, add custom tags, and record sightings without photos. Access Wikipedia and NASA articles for more information.

Highlights
  • Smart telescope photo album
  • Record observations without photos
  • Catalog thousands of sky objects
  • Custom tagging for photos and sightings
  • Link to Wikipedia and NASA articles
  • Search and browse celestial objects
Features
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MySkyPics organizes astronomy experiences and makes them easy to share with others. • Add smart telescope photos into a sky object focused photo album. • Add observations without a photo as a Sighting. ASTRO PHOTO GALLERY Start by picking an object in the app and add its photo from your Camera Roll. MySkyPics is designed to hold photos of thousands of sky objects — sun, moon, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, planets & moons, comets, meteor showers, asteroids, dwarf planets, stars, star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae - including all Messier and Caldwell objects. It even has a special place for photos of objects not included in the app, labeled ‘My Objects’. As a photo is added for a sky object, it is instantly tagged with that object’s tags. Any custom tag(s) you’ve created can also be attached. Expand your record with optional place and notes. Objects added to the album can be quickly found with Search and browsed with a swipe. SIGHTINGS RECORD Sightings makes MySkyPics a reference resource of your astronomy experiences. Because not all astronomy viewing can be recorded in a photograph, Sightings is a special option for recording details of observations without photos. Record the details of a sighting — date, confidence, magnitude, opposition, place, notes, and tags. WEB RESOURCES Most sky objects also link to a Wikipedia article with more information on the object. Many also have links to a NASA ‘Picture of the Day’ article. (Internet access needed to access these links.) One can also add Wikipedia and NASA links for sky objects that are added to the app.

Screenshots

Remote Lens4 screens
MySkyPics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Remote Lens at every 2 weeks against MySkyPics's every 2 months. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Lens ships an update every 2 weeks, MySkyPics every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Remote Lens versus MySkyPics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote LensMySkyPics
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaphael DerensyNNN Software

In-app purchases

None

Remote Lens

No in-app purchases

None

MySkyPics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Lens free?
Remote Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MySkyPics free?
MySkyPics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote Lens or MySkyPics have ads?
Neither Remote Lens nor MySkyPics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Lens or MySkyPics?
Remote Lens ships an update every 2 weeks, and MySkyPics every 2 months. Most recently, Remote Lens was updated on October 14, 2026 and MySkyPics on October 11, 2026.

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