Comparison

ComeCloser Camera vs RemoteLens Pro

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

Head to head
About

ComeCloser Camera

This app utilizes your iPhone's multiple lenses simultaneously to capture photos that retain the depth and spatial feel of the original scene. It offers intuitive foreground depth control and processes all data locally on your device for speed and privacy.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous multi-lens capture (wide, ultra-wide, telephoto)
  • Real-time depth sensing
  • Foreground Depth control
  • On-device processing
  • Preserves spatial feel and proportions
Features
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You already have one of the most advanced cameras on earth in your pocket. So why does all that depth disappear the moment you tap the shutter? Every iPhone since the 11 Pro ships with multiple lenses — wide, ultra-wide, telephoto — each one engineered to see the world differently. Open the stock Camera app and take a photo, though, and only one of those lenses ever fires. The rest sit idle, every single time you tap the shutter. The result? Photos that look close, but never quite like the moment you were actually standing in. ComeCloser changes that. Instead of locking you into a single lens, ComeCloser runs a live multi-lens capture session — wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto all active at once. Depth and motion data flow in alongside the image in real time, letting the app understand the actual geometry of the scene you're shooting: how close your subject is, how the background sits behind it, where the natural depth of the room or landscape begins and ends. The result isn't a filter or a stitched composite. It's a photo that holds onto the proportions and depth your eyes actually perceived — the spatial feel of being there — rather than the stretch or compression a single fixed lens introduces depending on how far you were standing. FOREGROUND DEPTH Set your distance, and ComeCloser handles the rest. Using your iPhone's depth sensor, ComeCloser lets you define how far into the scene your foreground extends — giving you intuitive control over what the camera treats as close versus far, without needing to think about focal lengths or aperture settings. Point, set, shoot. The depth takes care of itself. FULLY ON-DEVICE Everything processes locally on your iPhone, frame by frame, using Apple's Metal framework. No cloud upload. No waiting. No quality loss from re-compression. Your photos stay on your phone and process as fast as you shoot. WHAT YOU GET — Multi-lens capture from your iPhone's wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto lenses simultaneously — Real-time depth sensing that understands the geometry of your scene — Foreground Depth control: set your reach, ComeCloser does the rest — On-device processing — private, fast, and works anywhere — Photos that look like you were actually there If you've ever looked back at a photo and felt like something was missing — the way the room felt, how close that person actually was, the sense of depth in the scene — ComeCloser was built for that exact feeling. Your iPhone's camera has always been capable of this. ComeCloser is what unlocks it.

About

RemoteLens Pro

Features
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Turn two nearby iPhones or iPads into a camera and remote. Place one device where the shot looks best. Use the other to see the view, adjust the camera and capture photos or video without touching the camera device. RemoteLens Pro is useful for group photos, self-portraits, overhead setups, product photography and content creation. CAMERA AND REMOTE • Choose Camera on the device that takes and saves the original. • Choose Remote on your second nearby device to frame and control the shot. • Trigger photos, start or stop video, and use timer and interval controls. • Adjust zoom, select available lenses, and change supported camera controls. COMPOSE WITH MORE INFORMATION • Live viewfinder with connection quality and estimated picture-delay indicators. • Framing guides, optional exposure histogram and Focus Check magnification. • Session Review for reviewing captures on the Remote. • Flexible controls for compact windows and wider iPhone Duo and iPad layouts. KEEP YOUR ORIGINALS Full-quality originals remain on the Camera device, with options for saving to Photos and recovering originals that still need saving. Approve each connection on the Camera. Manage remembered devices in Settings and forget one without clearing the others. No account is required. OPTIONAL USAGE SHARING Usage analytics starts off. Choose Yes, Share Usage or No Thanks, and change your choice in Settings. Returning-use measurement requires a separate opt-in. Analytics excludes photos, video, audio, private content and nearby-device information. It does not provide automatic crash uploads. RemoteLens Pro requires two compatible nearby iPhones or iPads for the camera-and-remote workflow. Allow Local Network access and keep Wi-Fi and Bluetooth available for discovery. Camera access is required on the Camera device; microphone access is used when recording with audio. Lens choices and capture capabilities depend on the Camera device. Connection conditions affect preview quality and delay.

Screenshots

ComeCloser Camera4 screens
RemoteLens Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ComeCloser Camera at Free against RemoteLens Pro's $2.99. On update cadence, 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

ComeCloser Camera is free to download; RemoteLens Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ComeCloser Camera ships an update every 11 days, RemoteLens Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ComeCloser Camera versus RemoteLens Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComeCloser CameraRemoteLens Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerception Labs, LLCBrent Gaddis

In-app purchases

None

ComeCloser Camera

No in-app purchases

None

RemoteLens Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ComeCloser Camera free?
ComeCloser Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RemoteLens Pro free?
RemoteLens Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ComeCloser Camera or RemoteLens Pro have ads?
Neither ComeCloser Camera nor RemoteLens Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ComeCloser Camera or RemoteLens Pro?
ComeCloser Camera ships an update every 11 days, and RemoteLens Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, ComeCloser Camera was updated on November 5, 2026 and RemoteLens Pro on October 31, 2026.

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