Comparison

Content Browser Mobile vs LiveU Control+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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 15.0〜16.5 - For details about usage, please see the help page below. https://helpguide.sony.net/promobile/cbm/v2/en/index.html

About

LiveU Control+

This app allows users to manage and control LiveU broadcasting equipment remotely. It enables configuration of unit parameters, connectivity control, metadata addition, and transmission initiation. Users can also monitor live video feeds and network performance.

Highlights
  • Remote equipment management
  • QR code or credential login
  • Configure unit parameters
  • Control connectivity
  • Add metadata
  • Start transmission
  • Monitor live video feeds
  • View network performance
Features
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Effortlessly manage your LiveU equipment on the go with LiveU Control+. Simply pair a unit via QR code or log in with your LiveU credentials, and you're ready to go! Configure the unit’s parameters, control connectivity, add metadata, and start the transmission. You can also monitor ongoing transmissions by previewing the video feeds and even view network performance through the bit rate graphs. Our app supports a range of LiveU equipment, including single-camera units like LU200, LU300, and LU600/610 series, as well as the multi-camera-capable LU800 field unit and the new LU810 fixed encoder.

Screenshots

Content Browser Mobile4 screens
LiveU Control+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LiveU Control+ at 5.0 against Content Browser Mobile's 2.1. LiveU Control+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Content Browser Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiveU Control+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Content Browser Mobile has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Content Browser Mobile ships an update every 4 months, LiveU Control+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Content Browser Mobile versus LiveU Control+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContent Browser MobileLiveU Control+
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSony CorporationLiveU

Customer experience

Content Browser Mobile

All ratings30 ratings
Positive23.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive14.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative81.3%

LiveU Control+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Content Browser Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

LiveU Control+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Content Browser Mobile free?
Content Browser Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveU Control+ free?
LiveU Control+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Content Browser Mobile or LiveU Control+?
LiveU Control+ is rated higher. Content Browser Mobile averages 2.1 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while LiveU Control+ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Content Browser Mobile or LiveU Control+ have ads?
Neither Content Browser Mobile nor LiveU Control+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Content Browser Mobile or LiveU Control+?
Content Browser Mobile ships an update every 4 months, and LiveU Control+ every 2 months. Most recently, Content Browser Mobile was updated on September 21, 2026 and LiveU Control+ on September 11, 2026.

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