Comparison

Retinly vs Camera Red

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

Head to head
About

Retinly

Features
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Turn your screen recording into a polished app demo, right on your phone. Retinly gives your recording a device frame, a backdrop and smooth camera movement. Show what your app does, highlight the details, and make videos for your product page, launch or social posts. MAKE YOUR APP THE FOCUS • Choose flat device frames or 3D iPhone models, with colours for iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air. • Tilt and turn a 3D model, then guide the viewer with smooth zoom and multi-point paths. • Pick a Look, gradient, wallpaper or your own photo for the background. • Trim clips, adjust playback speed, and add music. • Create portrait, square and landscape videos. EXPORT AND KEEP CREATING • Export flat-frame videos up to 4K and 3D videos up to 1080p, without a watermark. • Export HDR when your source recording and device support it. • Save still frames and frame sets from your project. • Organize projects in folders and recover deleted projects from Recently Deleted for up to 30 days. • Save one custom Look for free and reuse your styling. RETINLY PRO An optional one-time purchase unlocks additional saved Looks, portrait App Preview export at 886 × 1920, and 3D export with the folding iPhone Duo. No subscription. Retinly Pro bought here also unlocks Pro in Retinly for Mac on the same iCloud account, and Pro you already have in Retinly for Mac works here too. HDR export, all flat device frames and every other iPhone’s 3D export are free. Posing and previewing the Duo are free too. OPTIONAL ICLOUD PROJECT SYNC Choose supported iPhone or iPad screen-recording projects to upload to your private iCloud storage. With compatible Retinly versions and the same iCloud account, download and import editable copies on your other device. Saved edits sync while Retinly is open; iOS background sync is not guaranteed. Some frames, finishes and edits are not supported, and conflicting versions need your review. Retinly Pro also enables sync. Your iCloud storage quota applies. EDIT ON YOUR DEVICE No Retinly account is needed to edit. Video editing and rendering happen on your device. Optional sync sends selected projects to iCloud. When you’re signed in to iCloud, a Retinly Pro purchase is verified through Retinly’s server so Pro can also work in Retinly for Mac. Purchases use RevenueCat, and feedback is sent only when you choose to submit it. Start with a recording. Finish with a demo you can share.

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Camera Red

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MODERN CONTROLS FOR OLDER SONY CAMERAS Many older Sony cameras are still excellent—but the apps available for them are often limited, outdated or no longer supported. Camera Red gives compatible cameras a modern companion app with live view, full remote control, advanced timelapse shooting, memory-card browsing and several ways to transfer photos to your iPhone. REMOTE SHOOTING FROM ANYWHERE Connect directly to your camera over its own Wi‑Fi and use your iPhone as a wireless viewfinder. See the live image, release the shutter, control focus and adjust shutter speed, aperture, ISO and white balance. Settings are placed on dials you can drag instead of tapping through values one at a time. Frame the picture, focus and take the shot without standing behind the camera. CREATE TIMELAPSES YOUR CAMERA CAN’T Add interval shooting to cameras that do not have it built in. Choose the interval and number of frames, and Camera Red shows the total shooting time and finished video length before you begin. While the timelapse is running, scrub through the captured frames to watch the light and scene change. When shooting is complete, the app assembles the video automatically. Every frame is kept, so you can rebuild the timelapse later at a different frame rate—or at a higher resolution after transferring the full-size originals. BROWSE THE MEMORY CARD Explore your camera’s memory card by date or folder, select the photos you want and transfer them to your iPhone. If the camera offers several transfer sizes, you choose which version to download. RECEIVE RAW AND JPEG FILES AS YOU SHOOT Camera Red supports several ways of working with your files. Use the camera’s “Send to Smartphone” function to browse and download photos, or configure its FTP function to send RAW and JPEG files directly to the app as they are captured. FTP transfer can also work with supported cameras from other manufacturers. Nothing is uploaded to the cloud. Your iPhone is the destination. REVIEW EVERY SHOT Camera Red includes a complete photo library and viewer: • Pinch to zoom • View a histogram with numerical values • Check the exposure settings recorded by the camera • Pick or reject photos to quickly narrow down a session • Play videos • Share or save your files wherever you choose TRY EVERYTHING FREE FOR SEVEN DAYS Every camera feature is available free for seven days. After that, one purchase unlocks the complete app permanently—no subscription and nothing to cancel. Photos already stored on your iPhone remain accessible whether or not you purchase the app. A built-in demo camera lets you explore the app before connecting a real camera. CAMERA COMPATIBILITY Remote shooting requires a Sony camera that supports Sony’s Camera Remote API and includes “Ctrl w/ Smartphone” in its network menu. This includes many models released from approximately 2014 to 2019, such as: • Sony α7 III and α7R III • Sony α9 • Sony α6000, α6300 and α6400 • Sony RX100 IV and later compatible models Memory-card browsing uses the camera’s “Send to Smartphone” function. Automatic file transfer requires a camera with FTP support. Available features may vary depending on the camera model, firmware and selected file format. Camera Red is an independent application and is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Sony Group Corporation.

Screenshots

Retinly4 screens
Camera Red4 screens

Verdict

The call

Retinly and Camera Red are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Retinly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Camera Red sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retinly ships an update every 5 days, Camera Red every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Retinly versus Camera Red: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetinlyCamera Red
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVan Nguyen DangOleksii Baliuk

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Retinly

One-time1
  • Retinly Pro$19.99
1 purchases

Camera Red

One-time1
  • Unlock Camera Red$2.99

Questions

Is Retinly free?
Retinly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camera Red free?
Camera Red is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Retinly or Camera Red have ads?
Neither Retinly nor Camera Red shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retinly or Camera Red?
Retinly ships an update every 5 days, and Camera Red every 4 days. Most recently, Retinly was updated on October 25, 2026 and Camera Red on October 18, 2026.

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