Content Browser Mobile vs amaran
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 15.0〜16.5 - For details about usage, please see the help page below. https://helpguide.sony.net/promobile/cbm/v2/en/index.html
amaran
Control your lighting setup effortlessly with a user-friendly interface. Manage multiple fixtures, adjust brightness, and save custom configurations in real-time. This app is designed to simplify your creative process, whether on location or in the studio.
- Simplified lighting control
- Real-time adjustments
- Multi-light management
- Customizable shortcuts
- Save favorite setups
- Toggle lights on/off
- Adjust brightness
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Ready to light up your creative world with ease? The amaran app brings a simplified, user-friendly interface that makes lighting control easy and hassle-free, so you can focus on what you do best – creating your content! Whether you’re shooting on-the-go or working from your studio, the app can control all your Sidus-compatible amaran and Aputure fixtures, powered by the Sidus Mesh. With real-time control, multi-light management, customizable shortcuts for quick adjustments, and the ability to save your favorite setups with just a tap, the amaran mobile app ensures you spend less time setting up and more time on your creative process. You also have the ability to toggle your lights on and off, adjust the brightness, or quickly identify the status of each light — see what color they're set to or if they're displaying an effect — all straight from the device menu. Tailored specifically for creators, this app is the perfect tool to elevate your content creation experience. With a simplified interface that’s easier to navigate, the amaran app lets you manage multiple lights, save your favorite setups, and make real-time adjustments. Just dive in, explore its intuitive features, and watch your creativity shine. Real-time control over your creative environment is just a tap away!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: amaran at 3.7 against Content Browser Mobile's 2.1. amaran also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 15%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
amaran holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Content Browser Mobile's written reviews are positive against 33% of amaran's.
Content Browser Mobile ships an update every 4 months, amaran every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Content Browser Mobile | amaran |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (30 ratings) | 3.7 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sony Corporation | Sidus Link Ltd. |
Customer experience
Content Browser Mobile
amaran
In-app purchases
Content Browser Mobile
No in-app purchases
amaran
No in-app purchases








