Comparison

CyanCamera App vs NDI Toolkit PRO

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

Head to head
About

CyanCamera App

Features
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CyanCamera Your phone becomes a numbered camera on your CyanView gateway, shaded live from the same RCP your team already uses on every other camera in the show. Same panel, same workflow, same look as the 210+ camera models CyanView controls. Remote control from the RCP ISO, shutter, iris, exposure compensation, white balance (temperature, tint or 5600K preset), focus, auto focus and zoom respond to the RCP over REMI, with precise fine clicks and configurable knob steps. Custom buttons switch lenses, toggle the look, flip the camera, start recording, switch RTP and SRT, nudge the bit rate, toggle HDMI, lock, zen mode and stabilization. Red, green and call tally light a border around the picture. The RCP sees battery, thermal state, HDMI, codec and free space. REMI Cloud connects the phone to an RCP over the internet, with auto, regional (Asia, Australia, Brazil, EU, US) or manual server selection and a latency probe. Iris priority on iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture lenses (iOS 27). Auto exposure can be fenced inside an operator-set ISO and shutter window, like a limited AGC. Manual values survive restarts and fall back to auto when the RCP is lost, by policy. External control VISCA over IP. Blackmagic zoom and focus demand over USB MIDI. A REST settings API with export, import, reset and status, so a gateway or script configures the phone. Capture HEVC 8 or 10-bit, ProRes 422 Proxy to HQ, Apple ProRes RAW on supported iPhones. Rec.709, P3 D65, Rec.2020 HLG, Apple Log and Apple Log 2, with Log and HLG at 10 bits end to end. Bit rate automatic or fixed up to 240 Mbps, to the photo library, an SSD or any Files folder, with custom file names. Presets from 23.98 to 60 fps in 1080p and 4K, plus 120 and 240 fps. The sensor clock is pinned to the exact fractional cadence. Still photos, stabilization modes, lens-locked or physical-only zoom, 180 degree flip, microphone policies, frame guides, shutter angle display and a thermal monitor that sheds load before iOS throttles. Genlock and timecode With the Blackmagic Camera ProDock, genlock and LTC on BNC lock the phone to house sync, so the feed cuts frame-accurately. Recordings carry a timecode track with offset trim. Timecode can also come from MIDI timecode over the network or NTP. Genlock needs iPhone 17 Pro or later. HDMI output Rec.709, HLG or Apple Log 2 at up to 10 bits through a USB-C adapter, with audio monitoring and anamorphic de-squeeze. Preview and Output modes bake the look on the GPU. Broadcast mode (iOS 27) sends the sensor feed straight to the link at exact cadence with SMPTE ancillary metadata for the lowest latency. Live color shading A GPU port of the CyanView multimatrix: lift, gamma, gain, saturation, hue, local contrast, a 16-vector multimatrix and gate/select, all live from the panel and baked into a 3D LUT scoped per consumer: preview, HDMI, recording or stream. LiveLab LUT stream Load any .cube as your base look. CyanView LiveLab pushes LUTs live over the network and grabs frames for grading. Look and Apple Log to Rec.709 conversions ship in the app. Scopes Native GPU RGB parade, histogram and vectorscope with a configurable refresh rate, plus an audio meter. Streaming RTP for ultra low latency on the local network, a few frames glass to glass, with a lossless path and a control channel into FXVP. SRT for the public internet in caller or listener mode with encryption, AAC audio and NTP timecode SEI for Makito MultiSync. H.264 or H.265, bit rate changes live from the phone or the RCP. Requirements Remote control and shading need a CyanView RCP. Everything else runs standalone. Genlock and LTC need a ProDock. Apple Log 2 needs iOS 26. Broadcast HDMI and iris need iOS 27.

About

NDI Toolkit PRO

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a professional streaming tool. Stream your camera, microphone, or screen as an NDI source to video mixers. Monitor NDI signals for audio/video return. The PRO version removes watermarks and enables mic audio.

Highlights
  • Stream camera feed as NDI source
  • Stream screen share as NDI source
  • Monitor NDI signals
  • Enable mic audio (PRO)
  • Remove watermark (PRO)
Features
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Turn your Iphone or Ipad into a great streaming tool. Send the front or back camera, microphone, or screen share as an NDI source to your Favorite Video Mixer. Monitor NDI signals from your network so they can be used as an Audio/Video Return. Use it with OBS, vMix, Resolume and other NDI receivers. Test all device-available resolutions with a watermark. Pro removes the watermark and enables mic audio where available.

Screenshots

CyanCamera App3 screens
NDI Toolkit PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CyanCamera App at none against NDI Toolkit PRO's 1. CyanCamera App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). NDI Toolkit PRO's advantage is iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. NDI Toolkit PRO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CyanCamera App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CyanCamera App ships an update fortnightly, NDI Toolkit PRO every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CyanCamera App versus NDI Toolkit PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCyanCamera AppNDI Toolkit PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCyanViewEl Litoral

In-app purchases

None

CyanCamera App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NDI Toolkit PRO

One-time1
  • NDI Toolkit PRO$12.00

Questions

Is CyanCamera App free?
CyanCamera App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NDI Toolkit PRO free?
NDI Toolkit PRO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CyanCamera App or NDI Toolkit PRO have ads?
Neither CyanCamera App nor NDI Toolkit PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CyanCamera App or NDI Toolkit PRO?
CyanCamera App ships an update fortnightly, and NDI Toolkit PRO every 2 months. Most recently, CyanCamera App was updated on October 31, 2026 and NDI Toolkit PRO on October 31, 2026.

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