Focus Chart vs RED_CONTROL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Chart
This tool displays focus charts with a siemens star to assist with camera lens adjustments and testing. It keeps your device awake during critical focus calibration, offering two distinct charts for easy switching.
- Two focus charts with siemens star
- Prevents device standby
- Back focus adjustment
- Lens testing
- Swipe left/right for chart switching
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This app displays two different focus charts with a siemens star. It prevents the phone from going to stand-by while you're adjusting the back focus of your camera or testing your lenses. Swipe left and right two switch between the two charts. It's a simple yet effective tool for cinematographers, photographers and camera assistants.
RED_CONTROL
Control your RED V-RAPTOR™ or KOMODO™ camera directly from your iOS device. This free app offers a customizable interface for live streaming, full menu navigation, and flexible display modes.
- Direct camera control
- Live streaming
- Full menu navigation
- Customizable interface
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Full-screen option
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The RED Control App gives users complete control over their V-RAPTOR™ or KOMODO™ Camera. This free app is easy to use and controls the camera directly from your iOS device. The app offers users a unique customizable interface and the ability to live stream from the camera, navigate the entire menu, and offers both portrait and landscape modes with a full-screen option. Note: RED Control App is compatible with V-RAPTOR, V-RAPTOR XL, V-RAPTOR X and XE, KOMODO-X, and KOMODO 6K only. Not available for use with DSMC2 or previous generation RED cameras. Lens control requires a compatible electronic lens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus Chart at 100% against RED_CONTROL's 56%. Focus Chart also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). RED_CONTROL's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 9). 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.
Focus Chart holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RED_CONTROL has 53 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Focus Chart's written reviews are positive against 56% of RED_CONTROL's.
Focus Chart ships an update every 16 months, RED_CONTROL every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Chart | RED_CONTROL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | 4.1 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cadrage GmbH | RED Digital Cinema |
Customer experience
Focus Chart
RED_CONTROL
In-app purchases
Focus Chart
No in-app purchases
RED_CONTROL
No in-app purchases
