Comparison

UPhoto vs Relay Camera Transfer

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

Head to head
About

UPhoto

Features
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From camera to live event gallery—without a laptop. UPhoto is built for event, wedding and commercial photographers who need to deliver photos fast. Import images from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Lumix cameras to your iPhone or iPad, review and edit your shots, then upload them to a cloud album for clients to view and share. CAMERA CONNECTIONS • Connect Canon, Nikon, Sony and Lumix cameras over USB • Transfer wirelessly from supported Sony cameras • Receive photos from cameras with FTP upload support using the built-in FTP server LIVE PHOTO WORKFLOW • Import and upload photos automatically or on demand • Organize images by album and capture date • Filter by upload status, star rating or protection status • Track uploads and retry interrupted tasks • Keep uploaded photos public or private REVIEW AND EDIT • Adjust exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, white balance, saturation and vibrance • Crop with custom or standard aspect ratios • Reset edits at any time • Work with JPEG files and retrieve matching RAW originals in supported workflows Ideal for weddings, conferences, sports, launches and other live events. Capture, transfer, select, edit, upload and deliver—all from your iPhone or iPad. Connection methods and available features vary by camera brand, model and shooting mode.

About

Relay Camera Transfer

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Relay pulls your original photos straight off your Sony camera and onto your iPhone. No cable, no card reader, no cloud, no account. HOW IT WORKS Your camera sends images over your own Wi-Fi, or over your iPhone's hotspot. Relay catches them and puts them in your library. Out in the field with no network around, the hotspot works fine — and the address stays the same every time, so you set the camera up once. ORIGINALS, NOT COPIES RAW files arrive untouched, alongside or instead of the JPEG. You choose whether you want both, RAW only or JPEG only. WHILE IT ARRIVES You see the photo while it is still coming in, with the file name and how many megabytes have landed. AFTERWARDS Browse, zoom, mark favourites, select several shots at once by swiping across them, save to Photos or pass them on through the share sheet. Relay shows up in the Files app too, so other apps can reach your shots directly. SETTING UP Pick your model and Relay shows the exact menu steps for that body — they differ from camera to camera. If something goes wrong, you can see precisely what the camera and Relay are saying to each other. PRIVACY Everything stays on your iPhone and on your own network. Relay sends nothing out, collects nothing and has no account. Works with cameras that can send images over FTP.

Screenshots

UPhoto4 screens
Relay Camera Transfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Relay Camera Transfer at daily against UPhoto's every 2 weeks. UPhoto's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

UPhoto ships an update every 2 weeks, Relay Camera Transfer daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
UPhoto versus Relay Camera Transfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUPhotoRelay Camera Transfer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUPHOTOReuring Groep B.V.

In-app purchases

None

UPhoto

No in-app purchases

None

Relay Camera Transfer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UPhoto free?
UPhoto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relay Camera Transfer free?
Relay Camera Transfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UPhoto or Relay Camera Transfer have ads?
Neither UPhoto nor Relay Camera Transfer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UPhoto or Relay Camera Transfer?
UPhoto ships an update every 2 weeks, and Relay Camera Transfer daily. Most recently, UPhoto was updated on October 31, 2026 and Relay Camera Transfer on October 31, 2026.

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