Lenstag vs Helicon Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lenstag
Protect your photography gear from theft with this app. Check serial numbers before buying, report stolen items, and securely transfer ownership. It also helps recover lost equipment and provides business documents for photographers.
- Theft protection for cameras and lenses
- Check serial numbers for stolen gear
- Report missing equipment
- Securely transfer gear ownership
- Recover stolen gear and images
- Gear valuation
- Photography business documents
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Free, easy theft protection for all your cameras, lenses and anything else with a serial number. Look up serial numbers of gear you're thinking about buying to see if it's stolen, report missing gear and securely transfer gear to other photographers. Lenstag also finds your stolen gear & images, tells you how much your gear is worth & gives you free documents to protect your photography and business. Used by over 150,000 photographers in nearly every country to secure their gear as well as the biggest names in photographic and video equipment rental. Lenstag for Apple Watch puts your gear list on your wrist: see what's registered, check an item's status and flag it stolen the moment you notice it's gone, before you've even reached for your phone. Lenstag Pro annual subscription • The fastest & most controllable alerts. Find out where your stolen gear and images are as soon as instantly. • Obtain all 33 photographer business documents across 4 countries, now with the ability to fill them out in the app and send them out for remote signing. The most complete, detailed & customizable set of photographer agreements & contract templates drafted by licensed attorneys anywhere. • Premium support. Get your issues fixed and advice on how to you recover your gear ASAP. • Knowledge that you are directly supporting the world's best chance for ending photographic equipment theft. ----- Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Lenstag Terms of Service: https://www.lenstag.com/terms-of-service Lenstag Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/291201
Helicon Remote
Control your Nikon or Canon DSLR remotely for tethered shooting. Features include automated focus and exposure bracketing, time-lapse, and extra-long exposures. Supports Wi-Fi and USB connections for advanced photography workflows.
- Tethered shooting
- Camera remote control
- Automated focus bracketing
- Exposure bracketing
- Time lapse shooting
- Extra long exposures
- Live View
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Helicon Remote is a utility for tethered shooting and camera remote control compatible with all recent Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras. USB connection is supported on iOS 13.0 and newer. Only Wi-Fi connection is possible on iOS 12! Key features: - Wi-Fi support (for cameras with built-in Wi-Fi unit, as well as external Nikon WT and Canon WFT units) - Automated focus bracketing (focus bracketing, exposure bracketing and time lapse shooting can be combined in any way possible) - Extra long exposures - up to 32 minutes (all Canon cameras, Nikon D750 / Df / D600 / D610 / D800 / D810 / D4 / D4s / D7100 / D5200 / D5300) - Advanced exposure bracketing - Image review - Full screen Live View - Focus peaking (areas in sharp focus can be highlighted) - Live View noise averaging - Time lapse shooting - Video recording - Hyper focal distance and DOF calculator - Live histogram (gray/RGB) Compatible cameras Canon: - EOS R, Rp, R5, R6 - M6 Mk II, M50, M50 Mk II - 1D Mark III, 1D X Mark III, 1Ds Mark III, 1D Mark IV, 1D C, 1D X, 1D X Mark II; - 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III, 5D Mark IV, 5DS, 5DS R (5DSR); - 6D, 6D Mark II; - 7D, 7D Mark II; - 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D / 9000D, 80D, 90D; - 100D / SL1 / Kiss X7, 200D / SL2 / Kiss X8, 250D; - 450D / Rebel XSi / Kiss X2, 500D / Rebel T1i / Kiss X3, 550D / Rebel T2i / Kiss X4, 600D / Rebel T3i / Kiss X5, 650D / Rebel T4i / Kiss X6, 700D / T5i / Kiss X7i, 750D / Rebel T6i / Kiss x8i, 760D / Rebel T6s / EOS 8000D, 800D / Rebel T7i / Kiss X9i, 1000D / Rebel XS / Kiss F, 1100D / Rebel T3 / Kiss X50, 1200D / T5 / Kiss X70, 1300D / Rebel T6 / Kiss X80; - 2000D / Kiss X90 / T7 / 1500D; - 4000D / 3000D. Nikon: - Z5, Z6, Z6 II, Z7, Z7 II, Z50 - D3, D3s, D3x, D4, D4s, D5, Df, D90, D300/D300s, D500, D600, D610, D700, D750, D780, D800/D800e, D810, D810A, D850, D5000, D5100, D5200, D5300, D5500, D5600, D7000, D7100, D7200, D7500. Sony: A7 III, A7 RIII Compatible Wi-Fi cameras Canon: Cameras with built-in Wi-Fi unit: - EOS R, Rp, R5, R6, M6 Mk II, M50, M50 Mk II - 1D X Mark III, 5D Mark IV, 6D, 6D Mark II, 70D, 750D, 760D, 80D, 90D, 800D, 77D, 1300D, 200D, 2000D / Kiss X90 / T7 / 1500D. Cameras that support an external wireless adapter: 5D Mark II + WFT-4A, 7D + WFT-5A, 1D C / 1D X + WFT-6A/B, 5D Mark III + WFT-E7A, 1 DX Mark II + WFT-E8A, 5DS / 5DS R + WFT-E7A, 7D Mark II + WFT-E7A (ver. 2). Nikon: Cameras with built-in Wi-Fi unit: - Z5, Z6, Z6 II, Z7, Z7 II, Z50 - D5300, D5500, D7200, D780. Wi-fi connection requiring latest firmware: D500, D750, D850, D5600, D7500. Cameras that support an external wireless adapter: D5200 / D7100 + Wu-1a, D600 / D610 + Wu-1b, D4S / D800 / D800E / D4 / D7000 / D3X / D300 / D300S / D3S / D3 / D700 + WT-4A; D810 / D810A / D7200 / D750 / D4S / D800 / D800E / D7100 / D7000 / D4 + WT-5A, Df + WU-1a.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lenstag at 3.0 against Helicon Remote's 2.4. Lenstag also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 29%). Helicon Remote's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Lenstag sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Helicon Remote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lenstag holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helicon Remote has 38 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Lenstag's written reviews are positive against 29% of Helicon Remote's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lenstag | Helicon Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | 2.4 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews — better | 29.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lenstag LLC | Helicon Soft s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Lenstag
Helicon Remote
In-app purchases
Lenstag
- Lenstag Pro$2.991 Month
- Lenstag Pro$19.991 Year
- Lenstag Pro$29.991 Year
Helicon Remote
- Lifetime license$47.99
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