Sony | Content Browser Mobile vs FSI IPRemoteUtility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sony | Content Browser Mobile
Control Sony professional camcorders and recorders remotely. Monitor live video, adjust settings like focus and zoom, and manage clips. Upload, download, and even perform rough cut edits directly from your mobile device.
- Live video monitoring
- Remote focus and zoom control
- Rec start/stop
- Clip list browsing and playback
- Metadata editing
- Clip uploading and downloading
- Rough cut editing
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Content Browser Mobile is an application to remotely control CBK-WA100/101 Wireless Adapter and Wi-Fi compatible Sony professional camcorders/recorders. LIVE OPERATION - Monitoring live video from camcorders/recorders - Displaying the status of connected devices - Remotely controlling focus, zoom, rec start/stop, and etc. - Live logging (Essence Mark) BROWSE - Displaying the clip list - Playing clips - Editing metadata of clips TRANSFER - Uploading clips to FTP, FTPS, or other servers - Uploading clips partially by marking in and out points - Downloading clips to mobile devices - Managing transfer jobs via job lists STORYBOARD - Rough cut editing - Uploading clips partially and an EDL based on storyboards PLANNING METADATA - Naming clips - Assigning Essence Mark lists to buttons - Browsing and uploading related clips TC LINK - Synchronizing the timecode of multiple camcorders DEVICE SETTINGS - Making setting of network functions for connected devices NOTES: - System Requirements OS: iOS/iPadOS 18.0〜27.0 - For details about usage, please see the help page below. https://helpguide.sony.net/promobile/cbm/v2/en/index.html
FSI IPRemoteUtility
Control FSI monitors and BoxIO devices remotely from your iOS device. Offers frame capture and ScopeStream functionality for compatible equipment when on the same network.
- Remote control for FSI monitors
- BoxIO device integration
- Frame Capture functionality
- ScopeStream for BoxIO/DM series
- Network-based control
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The IP Remote Utility App is made specifically to integrate with FSI (Flanders Scientific, Inc.) monitors and BoxIO. Once connected, the IP Remote utility allows control of any number of applicable FSI devices. Beyond basic remote control, the app allows Frame Capture and ScopeStream functionality for BoxIO and DM series monitors. Please note that the IP Remote Utility requires your iOS device and FSI equipment to be on the same network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FSI IPRemoteUtility at 100% against Sony | Content Browser Mobile's 15%. FSI IPRemoteUtility also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Sony | Content Browser Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FSI IPRemoteUtility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sony | Content Browser Mobile has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Sony | Content Browser Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of FSI IPRemoteUtility's.
Sony | Content Browser Mobile ships an update every 5 months, FSI IPRemoteUtility every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sony | Content Browser Mobile | FSI IPRemoteUtility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sony Corporation | Flanders Scientific, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sony | Content Browser Mobile
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In-app purchases
Sony | Content Browser Mobile
No in-app purchases
FSI IPRemoteUtility
No in-app purchases
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