Comparison

CamMonitor vs Camera Remote Controller

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

Head to head
About

CamMonitor

Features
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See yourself the way the camera sees you. Camera Monitor turns a second iPhone or iPad into a big live viewfinder for your iPhone camera. Put your phone on a tripod, walk into the frame, and watch yourself on the big screen — adjust your pose, framing and lighting without running back and forth. HOW IT WORKS • Open the app on two devices on the same Wi-Fi (or nearby — direct peer-to-peer works too) • One device is the Camera, the other is the Monitor • The live picture appears on the monitor in a fraction of a second MADE FOR REAL SHOOTS • Low-latency HEVC stream over your local network — no internet, no servers, no accounts • Remote shutter: take photos right from the monitor • Reference overlay: lay a photo over the frame and match a pose or a composition — move, zoom, rotate and mirror it, adjust opacity and contrast, or reduce it to outlines. It never appears in your photos • Full-quality photos (HEIF up to 48 MP or Apple ProRAW where supported) saved to the camera device • Real lens switching: 0.5x / 1x / 2x / telephoto buttons, exactly like the stock Camera • Tap to focus, exposure adjustment, AE/AF lock • Rule-of-thirds grid on both screens • Several monitors can watch one camera at the same time • Optional connection password — the stream stays yours PRIVATE BY DESIGN Video never leaves your local network. Perfect for solo creators, vloggers, dance and fitness videos, interviews, product shots, family portraits — any time the person in front of the camera wants to see the frame.

About

Camera Remote Controller

Features
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Camera Remote Controller turns your iPhone into a camera and your Mac or iPad into the monitor and remote. Put the iPhone on a tripod, sit down at your desk and see exactly what the camera sees, in real time, while you control every setting. Made for bloggers, streamers, teachers and anyone who records alone and wants to check framing, focus and exposure without running back to the phone. WHAT YOU GET • Live preview with low delay over your Wi-Fi network or a direct device-to-device link • Full camera control from the Mac or iPad: lenses and smooth zoom, tap to focus, exposure compensation, focus, exposure and white balance locks, torch, stabilization, resolution and frame rate up to 4K 60 • Photos and videos recorded on the iPhone in full quality, with sound, saved straight to Photos • Several iPhones at once: connect two or three cameras and switch between them from one screen • Battery and temperature of the iPhone right on the monitor • Dim the iPhone screen while it works to save battery • Keyboard shortcuts on the Mac: Space to record, P for a photo, Command-1, 2, 3 to switch cameras HOW IT CONNECTS Open the app on the iPhone. Open it on the Mac or iPad. The iPhone appears in the list. Tap Connect, tap Allow on the iPhone. Next time it connects on its own. Both devices need to be on the same Wi-Fi, or simply near each other with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. PRIVACY Everything stays on your devices. The preview travels directly from the iPhone to your Mac or iPad on the local network. There are no servers, no accounts, no analytics and no ads. Recordings are stored only on the iPhone. ONE APP, TWO ROLES The iOS app runs as the camera on iPhone and as the remote on iPad. You can switch the role on any device, so an iPhone can also control another iPhone. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 18 or later as the camera. Mac with macOS 15 or later, or iPad with iPadOS 18 or later, as the remote. The app on the iPhone must stay in the foreground while it streams.

Screenshots

CamMonitor4 screens
Camera Remote Controller3 screens

Verdict

The call

CamMonitor and Camera Remote Controller are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CamMonitor versus Camera Remote Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamMonitorCamera Remote Controller
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrei KozlovskiiAleksandr Pozharov

In-app purchases

None

CamMonitor

No in-app purchases

None

Camera Remote Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CamMonitor free?
CamMonitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Camera Remote Controller free?
Camera Remote Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CamMonitor or Camera Remote Controller have ads?
Neither CamMonitor nor Camera Remote Controller shows ads.

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